Heirloom tomatoes taste like real tomatoes. Every Saturday during the summer, I attend an open market in my hometown of Greenwich to buy tomatoes. These organic heirloom tomatoes are harvested on a farm in Connecticut and I will normally select tomatoes at various stages of ...
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Richard III and a Leisurely Walk in York
Editor's Note: This is a reprint of a Blog Post about Richard III and our visit to York published a year ago on a sister site, GourMay.net, which documents one of our trips to Great Britain. Slightly irreverent, this blog post is pitched more to our family than readers of ...
Tuscan Cannellini Bean Soup with Shallots and Pancetta
Some time ago, I enjoyed lunch at Tarry Market in Port Chester, New York. Tarry Market is the brain-child of Mario Batali and Joe Bastianach and is a mini-Eataly for Greenwich residents who detest traveling to New York City. Tarry Market has undergone a bit of makeover toward the ...
Diet Fads Trumped by the Mediterranean Diet
The AARP Bulletin for May 2018 has a very interesting article called "Health Fixes: What Really Works (and what not to waste a nickel on) to help you live longer and better."In the article, ARRP dissects most of the diet fads and concludes that the Mediterranean diet is ...
Lemon Bars with Extra Virgin Olive Oil
My husband rarely eats dessert unless it has that tangy taste of lemon. Therefore, I was delighted to see a recipe from Melissa Clark in the New York Times for lemon bars calling for a "fruity" extra virgin olive oil.Needless to say, I was thrilled since it was a great ...
Tuscan Cranberry Bean and Shrimp Salad
One of our favorite late summer recipes is Tuscan Cranberry Bean and Shrimp Salad. Fresh cranberry beans are rather difficult to find unless you frequent the farmer's market in your neighborhood. When you do find them, buy plenty and freeze the ones you don't use.I am not ...
Chicken with Shallots Recipe
Some of my best friends are vegetarians, but I never let someone's eating habits prejudice my opinion of their character. If, however, they insist on extemporizing on new-found knowledge acquired from reading organic food blogs, I immediately dismiss them as quacks.I freely ...
Banana Bread: Award Winning Recipe from King Arthur
While I occasionally come across people who think that banana bread is a rather pedestrian dessert or tea snack, it certainly gets eaten in a hurry. This theory was confirmed when the sliced banana bread disappeared before the main course was served last Easter.This year ...
Were You Invited to Prince Harry’s and Meghan Markle’s Wedding?
It you haven't received one of the 600 "Royal" invitations, you probably were not invited to Prince Harry's and Meghan Markle's wedding. I too failed to receive an invitation, but Lord Cheseline of Maiden Lot Farm invited us to celebrate the wedding at his palatial estate along ...
Chile Roasted Chicken and Sweet Potatoes via Food52
Maybe it is the colder weather, but this year I have found that the rich flavor of sweet potatoes adds a new dimension to enjoying food.It has long been acknowledged that sweet potatoes are very healthy. Sweet potatoes are an excellent source of vitamin A (in the form ...
Rhubarb and Candied Ginger Crostata from Food and Wine
I am not sure whether rhubarb is classified as a fruit or a vegetable, but I have found that a rhubarb and strawberry pie is about as good as it gets when it comes to a great dessert.This year for Easter, I decided to prepare a Rhubarb and Candied Ginger Crostata that was ...
Smoked Octopus and Citrus Salad
Octopus has become quite a fashionable appetizer on the menus of trending restaurants. Sadly, many people can't overcome their initial reaction to seeing the tentacles on this unusual sea creature.I will generally opt for octopus, particularly if it is grilled. Eating ...