Last Day in The City
What a wonderfully full day! We started out riding the subway to 14th Street to meet the Slow Travel gang at the Grey Dog on 16th in Chelsea. We had a great breakfast and an equally great visit. Together, we … Continue reading →
Jan
Saturday in the Big Apple
We went to breakfast at Pain Quotidein, right across from Bryant Park. You can order a bread basket with several types, butter and jams. It was interesting to taste all the different kinds; the coffee was pretty bad. From there … Continue reading →
Friday in NYC
We got up pretty early and went to Grand Central Station just a couple of blocks away to get coffee. I had read that “Joe and the art of Coffee” is one of the best and I’d have to agree—even … Continue reading →
Brunello!
What a treat! Anthony and Lyn had a bottle of Argiano, Brunello di Montalcino, 2004 and decided to share it with us. I cooked a nice rustic chicken stew–browned the chicken pieces, added carrots, celery, onions, peppers, mushrooms and a … Continue reading →
Late summer take on Caponata
I am pretty sure that traditional caponata has black olives but they are absent in this recipe–mainly because I just never really enjoy them. Ingredients at the ready include the eggplants from the CSA and basil and oregano from our … Continue reading →
Roasted Okra
Yes! Roasted okra. It’s a revelation, a great discovery for local, summer eating, a trick I learned from my old friend Rebecca Terrell. This was the second time I tried it with great results. In our CSA bag this week … Continue reading →
Mango Chutney
When mangoes get really cheap I buy a bunch and make mango chutney. Years ago I used to make pear chutney every summer but our pear tree stopped producing so I’ve switched to mangoes. They’re really prettier than pears anyway. … Continue reading →
Yummy Summer Crostata
Inspired by the gorgeous, local, organic figs and blueberries at the Farmers market I made this and, even I, thought it was fantastic. I tried a new crust recipe from an Italian cookbook and tweaked it bit, replacing some of … Continue reading →
Milano
This was our “bonus day” because we were originally scheduled to leave the day before but Delta canceled our flight. (this was months ago so no last minute surprise.) So we got up early to take Pat and Bob to … Continue reading →
Winding Down
We had to say goodbye to Trento. Pat and I did a little last minute shopping and she bought me a pretty purple glass pitcher I had my eye on. Ken and I bought one bottle of wine. We drove … Continue reading →