A great addition to your Thanksgiving Table or any table for that matter… With its earthy mushrooms and sweet leeks, this quiche-like tart is a perfect side or perfect for lunch all by itself. A weekly pilgrimage to Marilee’s Farmstand in Sagaponack, NY is always…
We wait all year for Figs to appear. Then we celebrated their brief season with two superb dishes. To us, few things are as delicious as fresh figs, straight from someone’s garden. First, there’s their wonderful scent. What awaits inside these little purple tear drops…
This easily adaptable recipe is a perfect showcase for fresh fruit. When I asked Andrew for his recipe for this wonderfully homey dessert, he handed me one for Apricots and Blackberries. His version had neither. Instead, the glorious peaches, blueberries, and raspberries that are at…
Nothing adds more color, flavor and freshness to a table than these great salads. We’ve been entertaining this summer with salads. Not just your garden variety green salad which is pretty much a year-round item on the dinner table. Instead, we’re using as many seasonal…
Its name sounds like you went to a lot of trouble. But it’s incredibly easy to cook. All that’s required here is a nice thick filet of cod, a Cuisinart, fresh breadcrumbs, parsley, garlic, and lemon zest. And that lofty sauce with the French accent?…
Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa, married her husband Jeffrey when she was 20 years old. Jeffrey Garten was all of 22. A few years ago, Ina published a cookbook called “Cooking for Jeffrey (A barefoot contessa cookbook, Clarkson Potter 2016). It was her tenth and…
Apple Picking Season is officially on. New York State is the second-largest apple-growing state in the country. (Washington State is first.) On Long Island, NY families have a long-standing tradition: A visit to the truly great apple farms of the East End. Somehow our family…
Two doyennes of home cooking’s recipes are combined in one spectacular dessert. Ina Garten gives great credit to her Easthampton neighbor, Martha Stewart for launching Ina’s publishing career. They met when Ina was still running her food store, The Barefoot Contessa. It was Martha who…
Passover is coming up this weekend. It brought up memories of one of the most successful meals we’ve ever cooked. And quite honestly, one of the easiest dinners we ever made. If you have the slightest qualms about your skills in the kitchen, put them…
Ina Garten has done it again. Her 12th cookbook in 20 years is considered to be her best ever. Titled “Modern Comfort Food: A Barefoot Contessa cookbook”, the new book arrived in October of last year. As Katherine Gillen of PureWow.com wrote, “Maybe it’s because…
There’s nothing more luscious than a fresh summer peach. On Long Island, this year’s crop has been even more luscious than usual. Before we switch over to Fall’s Apples, bake this Fresh Peach Cake. It’s from Ina Garten so right off you know it’s going…
If you love Coleslaw, this version from our local supermarket is well-worth making. What is summer without coleslaw? Who can imagine Fried Chicken without it? As Colonel Sanders himself said, “It’s always a tough decision between that, the Mac and Cheese, and the mashed potatoes,…
I don’t remember a single recipe on Chewing The Fat that’s faster to make than this: 10 minutes. That’s all it takes to enjoy two of the greatest gifts of summer. Sweet corn, peaking now and Cherry Tomatoes overwhelming our garden right now. We wait…
A Tomato that looks flawed creates a Tart that is pure perfection. The heirloom tomato has arrived. Heirlooms, or “Heritage Tomatoes” if you’re British, are not always the most beautiful on the outside. But the first slice brings a flood of great tomato flavor. They’re…
My latest article for CruisingJournal has just been published…
