Oh yeah, it’s officially strawberry season. Are you EXCITED? Sweet. Juicy. Luscious. What a strawberry should taste like (not like those sad, out-of-season, flavorless ones you typically find languishing at the grocery store).When strawberries are this good, nothing beats simply popping them straight from the bowl (or garden, if you are so lucky to have … Continue Reading
After a heavy Thanksgiving meal and next-day leftovers, perhaps a light and refreshing salad is calling your name. This is a delicious, winter-appropriate, grapefruit salad with layers of flavor, texture, and crunch. It’s not your boring old salad by any means. It’s bright and colorful, and certain to wake up your taste buds. Love when … Continue Reading
Caught the tail end of strawberry season here in New York. Seems like just a few weeks ago when these lovely red orbs announced themselves at the Union Square farmers’ market. Sadly, in the seeming blink of an eye, they are just about gone. That’s how it goes when you eat with the seasons and … Continue Reading
Blood oranges have a relatively short window. So, when they made their annual appearance, I immediately snatched up a basketful. Blood oranges look unassuming enough from the outside. Their skin, not much different from a typical ‘orange’ orange, with flecks of deep orangy-red. However, when you slice open a blood orange, pizazz…the most vibrant … Continue Reading
I want to do more preserving, pickling, fermenting…on my (ever-growing) list of things to try. It’s how we’ve preserved food for hundreds of years. A symbiotic way of extending the shelf-life of many foods, unlike our modern day food supply that relies heavily on unnatural preservatives and additives. However, thus far, haven’t done much … Continue Reading
