I’m always drawn to eggplant in the summer. I think it’s the purple. It’s a color we don’t see very often at the market, but it’s so pretty. Erik doesn’t really like eggplant, though, so I have to find good recipes to make him tolerate it. This is a winner, as far as I’m concerned, and somewhere above tolerable, but below enjoyable, in Erik’s opinion. I think the combination of cooked tomatoes, smushy eggplant, . . . → Read More: How to Braise Stuffed Eggplant
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We went to the greenmarket today with our friends Brian and Mary (and their baby daughter, Ellie). We only have a few pictures, but here they are. Cayuga Pure Organics began putting their wares in bulk buckets a few weeks (months?) ago, and the system seems to be working well to scoop your own. Here is also a pile of lovely peaches. The market today was overwhelmed by TONS of tomatoes. We saw . . . → Read More: Market Day! This meal was so simple, fast, and tasty that we are going to make it at least once a week while sugar snap peas are available. On any day where we need a fast dinner and might otherwise order in, we’re making this instead! It’s from the great book Fast, Fresh & Green. Sugar Snap Peas with Salami Crisps Makes 2 servings Amount Ingredient Preparation Where we bought it (* Union Sq. Greenmarket) . . . → Read More: How to Make Sugar Snap Peas with Salami Crisps Quick! Run to the market immediately and buy sour cherries before they’re gone!! Tell your boss it’s a family emergency. These cherries aren’t the kind of fruit that tempt you to nibble them straight out of the basket, but if you add a little sugar and some time, magic happens. They turn into the most beautiful ruby marbles that are perfect wrapped in a pie crust or piled next to a slice of pound . . . → Read More: How to Can Sour Cherry Preserves (Pie Filling) There is an interesting article in the NY Times that is, unfortunately, very poorly titled and includes a stupid picture, but it’s about a great topic. On a quick glance even I thought that the piece was about dumpster-diving (or, I guess, “urban foraging”). Get past that revulsion and actually read it. What it’s about is how farmers’ markets and CSAs provide people with parts of plants never seen in the grocery store, and . . . → Read More: NY Times Article: “Nose to Tail” for Produce |
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