Four Fantastic Thanksgiving Hors d’Oeuvres

I have a really lovely huge piece in the current issue of the beautiful Green Door Magazine.  It is on hors d’oeuvres for Thanksgiving and fall gatherings–including southeast asian pickled shrimp, turnip soup, mini endive salads, and stuffed fresh figs. Issues can be purchased online, in either print or digital, and some of my food… Continue reading Four Fantastic Thanksgiving Hors d’Oeuvres

A Vegetable Grows in Long Island City

The Brooklyn Grange is planting a 40,000 square foot vegetable farm on a rooftop in Queens. [vodpod id=Video.3671422&w=425&h=350&fv=] I heard about this project initially when taking a pizza class a couple of months back with guys from Roberta’s and Pulino’s.  They mentioned that seedlings were planted, and the Brooklyn Grange team was close to securing a… Continue reading A Vegetable Grows in Long Island City

Blood Orange Braised Chicken, with Sesame Kale & King Oyster Mushrooms

So the very first meal of the blog, and of this year’s project: to cook from the farmers market, or my garden, and post recipes every week. As mentioned previously, this week’s trip to the Union Square farmers market included finding some gorgeous king oyster mushrooms and kale.  The first time I saw king oyster… Continue reading Blood Orange Braised Chicken, with Sesame Kale & King Oyster Mushrooms