Market Watch: Green Almonds

Recently I was in the Batali/Bastianich Italian food megastore Eataly in NYC.  Always a recipe-provoking stop, particularly mid-week when not utterly tourist-jammed and you can actually see the counters and food.  The variety of food and ingredient offerings is as impressive as the block-wide size of this culinary cathedral.  Rarely do I go there and… Continue reading Market Watch: Green Almonds

Technique Tuesday: How to Clean Soft Shell Crabs

It’s soft shell crab season!  From mid-May to early September for the east coast, and longer if you are near the gulf coast, we are in the time of year when these sweet, oceany delicacies are popping up practically all over. Soft shell crabs are regular crabs who have outgrown their current hard exoskeleton, and… Continue reading Technique Tuesday: How to Clean Soft Shell Crabs

Technique Tuesday: How to Supreme Citrus

As committed to a locavore diet as I am, for sanity’s sake, a little citrus is a welcome addition at this seemingly endless point in the winter season.  Lemons, oranges, limes, tangerines and just recently, blood oranges, have made their way into salads, dressings, marinades and desserts, and brought some desperately needed sunshine to my… Continue reading Technique Tuesday: How to Supreme Citrus