This mild pepper from Japan has become quite the culinary rage over the last handful of years. I first had them as a snack in a benefit cooking master class for Slow Food NYC, and have been growing them in my garden ever since. Shishito peppers are slender, bright green, and about the length… Continue reading Eat these now: Shishito Peppers
Month: August 2013
Trick of the Trade: the Bottle Brush
Never had one of these in my life until I had a kid. Should have had one decades earlier. (this is the one I own. A friend recently captioned a photo on facebook of the same one, titling it “Ziggy Starbrush”) My bottle brush sits in our dish rack right next to the sink. It… Continue reading Trick of the Trade: the Bottle Brush
Salad Dressing of the Week: Yogurt Blue Cheese
This is a rich, luxurious, and even slightly healthier take on a classic blue cheese dressing. It certainly marries beautifully with a big old bacon-scattered wedge salad, or as a spread on a tomato and wheat toast sandwich. But also try it alongside grilled zucchini, eggplant, and even grilled peaches. Blue cheeses tend to… Continue reading Salad Dressing of the Week: Yogurt Blue Cheese
Trick of the Trade: Pot Lid meets Corks
Most of our cookware have lids that are completely constructed of metal of some variety. Especially the copper pieces. They are my favorite to cook with, stellar conductors of heat, but OUCH if you grab the lid without thinking. Above is the lid from our prized giant stock pot that forever sits on our stovetop,… Continue reading Trick of the Trade: Pot Lid meets Corks