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sauteed cod, grilled eggplant 8/3/10
Categories: Meals at homeRoberto’s grissini cod fillet in green sauce (described by Mark Bittman as “a Basque staple”), that is, a seasoned fillet from The Lobster Place in Chelsea Market cooked slowly for 10 to 12 minutes in a skillet with a generous amount of oil, turned once halfway through, a handful of chopped parsley added at the time; accompanied…
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culotte steak, Pimientos de Padrón 8/4/10
Categories: Meals at homefennel-flavored taralli Pimientos de Padrón from Lani’s Farm in the Greenmarket [this time there wasn’t just the occasional hot pepper; instead, perhaps a third or more were hot, and although Barry and I are not greenhorns we found them painfully, insanely, hot]; accompanied by slices of Rustic Italian bread from Amy’s [and then some quickly-marshalled…
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baked cod with potatoes, kale 5/24/10
Categories: Meals at home“Ligurian fish and potatoes” [using a beautiful cod fillet, from Riverhead’s P.E. & D.D. Seafood, purchased at the Union Square Greenmarket, and a recipe from Mark Bittman I found in 2004: lay the cod on a bed of coarse salt and completely cover it with more salt, setting it aside; then slice potatoes to a…
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steak, balsamic potatoes, cress 5/23/10
Categories: Meals at homethick culotte steak, from Dickson’s Farm Stand Meats, pan-seared, then cooked briefly in a hot oven and finished with shallots, oil, lemon; accompanied with roasted Yellow Finn potato wedges, from Healthway Farms via the Greenmarket, finished sprinkled with balsamic vinegar; wilted cress from Woori Farm in the Greenmarket; and garnished with a small tomato halved and sauteed, also from…
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sauteed flounder and more 5/19/2010
Categories: Meals at homesweet red radishes from the Union Square Greenmarket stall of S.&S.O. Produce Farms, in Goshen, New York salad of radish greens (the same radishes), some dandelion greens, and pieces of romaine lettuce from Garden of Eden, as well as watercress and chopped fresh garlic from the Greenmarket stall of Woori Farm, in Westtown, New York,…
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culotte steak, tomatoes, nettles 5/10/10
Categories: Meals at homemixed olives served with Taralli Pugliesi (Finocchio) from Puglia Sapori, both purchased at Garden of Eden thick culotte steak, from Dickson’s Farm Stand Meats, pan-seared, then cooked briefly in a hot oven and finished with a drizzle of oil and lemon and the addition of chopped parsley; accompanied by halved tiny ripe cherry tomatoes from…
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linguine, leeks, lemon, walnuts 4/27/10
Categories: Meals at homeThe instructions for boiling pasta often suggest removing some of the liquid in which it has been cooking just prior to draining it. The suggestion is usually that about half of a cup of liquid, or even less, be set aside in case the assembled ingredients are too dry once the sauce is added to…
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new Quebec goat’s milk cheese
Categories: miscellaneousI picked up a “log” of a new goat’s milk cheese while I was at Garden of Eden last week. “Le Cendrillon” is described by the producer, Alexis de Portneuf, as a “vegetable ash-covered cheese with a marble-textured rind and a smooth ivory body; acidulous , semi-strong taste that becomes more pronounced with age”. I…