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"Best Ever Barbecued Ribs Recipe"
Bon Appetit’s Photo of its “Best Ever Ribs Recipe”. Would that the recipe was as good as their photo. One of my very favorite things to eat are ribs. Pork ribs and to get even more specific, St. Louis cut Pork Ribs which I…
Cocktail Party Fare: Shiitake Mushroom Crostini topped with Parmesan Cheese
The Cocktail Party is a perennial fixture of summer in the Hamptons. Let’s face it, it’s a great way to get all your social commitments covered in one big bash. It generally lasts a finite number of hours, usually three at…
Smoked Prime Rib on the Grill, Roasted Tomatoes with Pesto and Tortini of Zucchini
The lovely and extremely talented Elizabeth Karmel The 4th of July is upon us and there’s never a better time to fire up the grill and celebrate the joy of being an American. And there’s almost nothing more American than beef. And…
Poached Cod with Tomato and Saffron from Bon Appetit
Eric Rippert Recently, Andrew and I went to hear Eric Rippert, Fish Chef Extraordinaire and proprietor of the perennially four-starred Le Bernardin restaurant in New York. Chef Rippert appeared at a food forum at the YMHA hosted by Adam Gopnick of The New Yorker magazine. …
Martha Stewart’s Cornmeal Berry Sheet Cake
There’s a twitter feed called “Drunk Ina Garten” written by someone as a parody. And every time I post an Ina Garten piece, the guy who tweets it picks up on it in about five minutes flat, re-tweets it and I get tons of hits…
Paola’s Carnegie Hill Restaurant NYC and a recipe for Pasta con Asparagi (Pasta with Asparagus)
Paola’s Restaurant 1295 Madison Avenue at 92nd St. NYC Tel: (212) 794-1890 Reservations and Information: www.paolasrestaurant.com Paola’s Pici con Asparagi Not too long ago, I was early for a lecture in Carnegie Hill, a family-friendly East Side Manhattan neighborhood known to tourists by…
Martha Stewart’s Strawberry Shortcake with Basil. The Perfect Cake to celebrate Uncle Andrew’s Day!
Uncle Andrew…there from the very beginning. Last weekend, we celebrated Father’s Day with all the necessary cards, salutations on Facebook, telephone calls filled with praise for Dear Old Dad. I know how much it meant to me and how much I admire the Dad in…
Short Ribs in a Cinnamon and Red Wine Sauce: An East Indian take on a North American Classic
A Fusion between Indian-inflected Spices and Great Canadian Beef This was one of the first posts I published back in 2010 when I started to blog. Because my readership was nowhere near what it is now, I should not have…
Cinnamon Rhubarb Muffins from Fine Cooking Magazine
Rhubarb season, like asparagus season, is eagerly awaited at our house. Andrew cannot wait to get his hands on the slender red and green stalks and get into the kitchen to bake. The first rhubarb of the season is always preferable to what comes…
Asparagus for Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch and Dinner
To say that I’m a fan of our local Long Island asparagus is the definition of an understatement. I really cannot get enough of the stuff. It’s a fixture in our refrigerator for as long as it lasts. The asparagus I am particularly attached…
Hugh Acheson’s Crispy Chicken Thighs with Peas, Carrots and Hot-Sauce Butter
Hugh Acheson is an Atlanta Chef who owns 5 restaurants there. His first cookbook “A New Turn in the South: Southern Flavors Re-Invented for Your Kitchen” (Clarkson Potter 2011) was awarded “Best Cookbook in American Cooking” by the James Beard Foundation in…
Ginger Chicken Stir-Fry with Asparagus, Peas and Cremini Mushrooms
Spring has been notable here for tempting us to believe it’s actually arrived. This is followed by plummeting temperatures the next day convincing us all it has not. In New York City, you can count on the oddest collection of outfits this time of…
Strawberry Spinach Salad
Did you know May is National Strawberry month? Neither did I. But a couple of weeks ago, I was left with a clamshell half-filled with beautiful Driscoll strawberries that I didn’t want to see going to waste. Driscoll is not a species of strawberry. It’s a…
