Capturing the Tomato Season

The entire month of August did not disappoint and September looks even better.   The tables at the Down to Earth Market Rye Farmers Market are bursting with so many gorgeous things it’s all I can do to hold back and not buy the whole lot.   In particular the last couple of weeks the tomatoes have been just…

Risi e Bisi – Rice and Peas For Spring

Risi e bisi is a comforting spring dish that incorporates risotto rice and fresh peas, perfect for a cool spring evening.

Avgolemono – A Greek Soup Made Your Way

I love making soups, especially when I am catering. They can be complicated multi-component creations, or something incredibly simple. It’s so cold in the Northeast right now and we all need a little comfort food. The holidays are essentially over and we are moving into what I describe as a black and white life. There…

Heralding Spring With A Tasty Celery-Potato Soup

Spring has finally sprung! The air is warm, raindrops abound on my windows, Passover and Easter are upon us and color is back in my world!  It might sound funny but I have always felt like living through the first few months of the year is like living in a black and white movie.  The…

New Year’s Day cooking … sort of!

2018 was some year for me. In the early part of the year we lost my Dad.  His health had declined over the past couple of years, but you are never really ready I suppose.  Then right about the same time our sweet dog got desperately sick.  We spent the next six months back and…

Colcannon Soup

It has been too long for me to approach this blog. My work has kept me very busy. I do manage to post on Instagram and Facebook but to sit and write is challenging with my lack of free time these days. However, with St. Patrick’s Day fast approaching I knew this was my opportunity to…

Tomatoes of Summer

Tomatoes are everywhere now. Stunning, juicy orbs in a rainbow of colors shapes and sizes. Pick one up and inhale the amazing fragrance. It makes you feel like you are far away, lying in a field of fresh cut grass with the sun beating down on you. Now take a bite. A burst of sweet…

Exploring Winter Squash

There is a chill in the air as October rolls to an end.  I am feeling somewhat wistful with 55 days until winter.  In the meantime our  farmers markets are thankfully bursting with colorful vegetables, though most are now of the root variety. Carrots, beets, turnips and radishes in all shapes, sizes and colors line…

Chicken Soup From Scratch with Ramps

Somedays I find myself with a little extra time on my hands. As was the case yesterday. After an excellent spin class I headed to Whole Foods with the initial intention of finding something to make for dinner, but then got inspired to update my homemade chicken noodle soup. I make a version of this…