[1] (photo © Better Homes & Gardens). [2] You can make curled vegetables look like a bouquet (photo © Canard Inc.). [3] Here, a beet and goat cheese salad is graced with curled beets (photo © Triomphe | NYC [now closed]). [4] If fiddlehead ferns are in season, definitely add some (photo Katharine Pollak | […]
Quick: What’s the first thing you think of when someone mentions Key limes? Key lime pie, most likely. Smaller, rounder, less acidic more fragrant than their more traditional relative and with a thin, leathery skin, the Persian/Tahitian lime, the Key Lime is used in many tropical cuisines throughout the world. It’s also known as the […]
[1] Papaya shave ice. The recipe is below (photos #1 and #3 © Melissa’s Produce). [2] Here’s a second recipe for papaya shave ice, from Williams Sonoma (photo © Williams Sonoma). [3] The strawberry papaya is the sweetest of the papaya varieties. [4] Key limes are smaller and less acidic (sweeter) than the Persian a.k.a. […]
The easiest red, white and blue desserts with which to celebrate the July 4th weekend are these two, from prominent New York City restaurants. RECIPE #1: RED, WHITE & BLUE ICE CREAM The first recipe from Il Buco, is as easy as it gets: Ingredients 1 scoop of strawberry ice cream 1 scoop […]
[1] Whether on the rocks or in cocktails, enjoy non-alcoholic Three Spirit elixirs as you would conventional spirits (photos #1, #2 and #3 © Three Spirit). [2] The recipe for this non-alcoholic Espresso Martini is below. [3] Currently there are three varieties of Three Spirit, with very different flavor profiles. [4] The Social Swizzle from […]
June 27th is National Pineapple Day, and June is National Iced Tea Month. So combine the two with this pineapple iced tea recipe from Melissa’s Produce. You can use whatever type of tea you prefer: black, green, herbal or white. BABY PINEAPPLES Melissa’s used Baby South African baby pineapples for this recipe. Also […]
[1] The Armenian cucumber is an heirloom variety that is a delight. Read more about it in the footnote* below. They’re hard to find, but you can grow your own with seeds from Kitchen Garden Seeds (photo © Kitchen Garden Seeds). [2] Butter lettuce. Check out the different types of lettuce (photo © Good Eggs). […]
June 23rd is National Hydration Day, a holiday that serves as a reminder for all of us of how important it is to drink water and keep hydrated. While some people carry a water bottle everywhere and are religious about drinking eight glasses a day, others among us don’t pay attention to hydrating—and in fact, […]
[1] Crunchy Asian pears were reserved for the nobility and the wealthy. Now, they are the most popular fruit in all of Asia per an American grower, Virginia Gold Orchard (photo © Wonderful Fruit). [2] Born in the USA: The boysenberry is a cross among the European raspberry, European blackberry, American dewberry and American loganberry. […]
Iced coffee fans who’d like to try something new can whip up these two iced coffee recipes made with cold brew coffee and a hit of Slane’s Irish Whiskey. Thanks to Slane’s Irish Whiskey for the recipes. We really liked them as is, but we took the recipes one step further: by making them into […]