
It is with great sadness I write my last Seasonal Chef post for the LoHud Food Blog. It has been a glorious four-plus years of creating…
It is with great sadness I write my last Seasonal Chef post for the LoHud Food Blog. It has been a glorious four-plus years of creating…
March is one of my favorite months. We finally begin to emerge from the bleak Winter. Tiny bits of green are pushing their way through…
What’s for dinner? I ask myself that question frequently, as I am sure you do too. When I get to Wednesday it’s pretty much time…
We are at the lowest point of the year in terms of seasonal ingredients. I am very close to being at the end of my…
Strata, a layered casserole, is an invention of the 20th century. The dish became mainstream in the ’80s after being featured in the famous Silver…
I am fond of saying that inspiration comes in many ways to me. Some times I will see a dish at a restaurant, something in…
December has arrived. While it’s not snowing (thank goodness!) it has been pretty rainy and dreary this week. I tend to gravitate, as many off…
The Long Island Cheese pumpkin, named for it’s resemblance to a wheel of cheese, is an American heirloom domesticated in New York in the 1860s.…
Thanksgiving is a week away. Plans have started in earnest for the great dinner of thanks. I was thinking that it might be interesting to…
Daylight Savings is here and the Northeast is slowly making its way towards Winter. The vegetables have also evolved around us too. If you look…
Every now and then challenge yourself to cook a dish with just a few ingredients you have on hand. Open the fridge, check the pantry,…
Winter squash is here for the duration. Stunning autumn colors piled high in huge containers everywhere. There are so many to choose from. I thought…
Fall has arrived. There is a slight chill in the air most mornings and the farmers markets are certainly transitioning. Noodling around the web for…
The autumnal equinox arrived precisely this morning at 4:21 a.m. It is the moment, happening twice a year, when the sun passes directly over the…
I am pleased to let you know that I will be participating in a fundraiser for Gaia’s Breath Farm on Saturday September 12, at the Bronxville…
We’ve just past the midway point of summer and zucchini, corn and tomatoes are everywhere. This recipe brings all those wonderful fresh summer flavors together…
We’ve just past the midway point of summer and the farmers market and CSA baskets are overflowing with beautiful ingredients. This week I found zucchini,…
Whether I am speaking to people in a cooking class, demo at a farmers market, or just in conversation at home, I am invariably asked…
Eggplant has hit the markets in a big way this week. You can find them in a variety of color, shapes and sizes. Typically you…
This week pole beans have hit the farmers market stands in a BIG way. Oodles and oodles of beans stacked high on almost all of…
We’re heading into the best part of the summer: farmers markets are bursting with all kinds of great finds and so are our CSA’s. This week…
This week my CSA was gigantic. It’s summer and the fields are hitting their stride. Some first things popping up on the farms now are cabbages…
This week sugar snap peas are making an appearance at the farmers market. Not to be confused with snow peas, their sibling, sugar snap peas are…
Kale, the ubiquitous leafy green everyone talks about. Good in smoothies, dried as chips and of course sautéed. I almost never, boil it, unless it’s…
The summer solstice is upon us. This coming Sunday the sun will be at its highest peak and we will enjoy the longest day of…
We are just eleven days away from summer. The sun, for the most part, is shining high in the sky and all the farmers markets…
This is a little riff on my Grilled Eggplant Salad, swapping out the eggplant for grilled asparagus. Zucchini would work very well too. [amd-zlrecipe-recipe:697] Grilled Asparagus…
Summer is just about here and that means out door grilling is the way to go. Grilling doesn’t have to mean fish, meat or vegetables.…
Some of the first bundles you see at the farmers markets in May are leafy greens. They are the easiest thing to cultivate in the…
Pestos are an easy way to utilize your herbs and leafy greens. Using radish greens in a pesto, gives your dish a little extra interest.…