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food + cooking

Summer at the Improv

It’s the farmers’ market. Shop first. Ask questions later.
07.11.07
food + cooking

Holy Aioli

Is the joy of aioli in using garlicky mayonnaise as an excuse to eat unseemly amounts of vegetables, or in using vegetables as an excuse to eat good mayonnaise?
07.03.07
food + cooking

The Eggs Come Before the Chicken

Eggs from pastured chickens are seasonal food at its most spectacular.
06.27.07
food + cooking

Red, White, and Greens

Spring begins when the farmers at the Greenmarket bring their weeds in to sell. They’re marvelous.
06.20.07
food + cooking

The Savory Side of Asparagus

What has really struck me this year is how happily asparagus pairs with umami, the savory “fifth flavor.”
06.13.07
food + cooking

Cornering the Market? Well, Not Exactly

06.13.07
wine + spirits + beer

A Summer Six Pack of Rosé

I love summer because dry rosés arrive on store shelves. There are good ones made almost everywhere and in a wide variety of styles.
05.25.07
food + cooking

Chicks Dig Ian

I found a single brain-shaped pea. I knew right away: It was a fresh chickpea—awesome.
05.21.07
food + cooking

In Praise of Morels

Last Saturday, the mass that was clamoring for Rick Bishop's ramps at the Greenmarket was four people deep.
05.07.07
recipes

Plum Butter

I've often made this luscious spread with little yellow plums gathered from my friend Ilene's fruit trees. Red or purple plums work equally well.
January 2007
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