Back in May I posted A Salad for Spring, so it only seemed fitting to have a…Salad for Summer. Love when the seasons collide. Late-spring/early-summer yields the best assortment of vegetables. The farmers’ markets are hoppin’ this time of year. Tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, and squash blossoms are just starting to appear (at least here … Continue Reading
Pasta con le sarde (pasta with sardines) is a dish that I discovered while visiting Sicily a few years back (Oh, Sicily, a positively stunning, tranquil island that I hope to return to soon). This dish of fresh sardines, wild fennel, toasted pinenuts, and currants/raisins was an eye-opener, a game changer for me. This dish … Continue Reading
This is a quick post and a follow-up from my last one: smoked salmon onigiri. These delicious, tasty little snacks — onigiri…have you tried (making) them? To lend the onigiri a bit more flavor, I added a dry seasoning mix, furikake, to the rice. My version of furikake includes toasted sesame seeds (black and … Continue Reading
A few weeks back, I was wandering around Manhattan, starving, and in need of a little something to tide me over until dinner. Stumbled upon a compact Japanese grocery store in search of a snack. Slowly explored up and down the narrow aisles, trying to figure out to eat. Then I spotted the onigiri (Japanese … Continue Reading
Nori (seaweed) tagliatelle. A tad unusual when it comes to pasta. Sometimes you need a dash of unusual in your life. Keeps you on your toes. Makes life interesting. I was in a cute, little Italian market (in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn) the other day. They had a nice selection of dried pasta. One in … Continue Reading
