Rainy Day Supper—Roasted Veggies Tart
Yotam Ottolenghi's recipe for "Very Full Tart" inspired my rainy day adaptation. Yummy caramelized red and yellow onions seasoned with chervil, roasted eggplant, sweet potato, yellow squash sprinkled with herbs de Provence, roasted red peppers, feta cheese, ricotta...
Stand-up Celery
Lovely grocery store display calls "try something new with Celery". Cook and serve as an app—Celery Jewels as a crostini topping under a dollop of mascarpone. 1 pound celery, diced into tiny cubes, ¼” or tiny as in pickle relish or about 3 cups ½ cup sugar ¼ cup fresh...
Serious Backyard Garden in West Bloomfield, NY
No worries about mowing grass here for these thoughtful, busy retirees. Note the "volunteer" sunflowers attracting bees to pollinate. Found borage and lavender for the same reason. Nella was bonkers for Borlotti Italian beans ("perfect for pasta e fagioli"); Marcie...
Tomato Basil Salad +++
Perfect summer salad: Rather thick slices of Florida tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, chiffonade fresh basil, + 2 heirloom tomatoes sliced, ++Sweety Drop Peppers+++ easily made in a hotel room. Just had to bring the dish, olive oil, salt and pepper and a small...
Pecos Texas Cantalopes
If you happen to be in west Texas area, July30,31 and August 7,2016, consider celebrating the town's famous Cantalope. I would love to see the Cantalope bombing....could not locate a photo. Maybe someone will send? "Cantaloupe (From USA Today The Pecos Cantaloupe...
Think about It!
Did you hear the one about the gal whose friends kept nagging her to donate a preposition? In the end, she gave in.
Cooperation
Traveling and waylayed in Ithaca NY. Amazed to find an App titled IthacaFastFood.com that delivers meals to your hotel room from Burger King, MacDonalds, Dunkin Donuts, Arby's, Taco Bell, Panera, Moe's and Wendy's. Amazing cooperation among competitors. What is the...
Egg Trivia
An egg 1 hour at room temperature ages more than a refrigerated egg ages in a week. Eggs keep fresh for 1 month in refrigerator.
“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your atttiude.”
Peacock-tailing
Foodcabulary Peacock-tailing, v. ordering obscure and unknown cocktails in order to draw attention of oneself