Help Healthy Bodega Initiative & Red Jacket Orchard Bring Local Produce to Bodegas
9 Jun 2010

Help Healthy Bodega Initiative & Red Jacket Orchard Bring Local Produce to Bodegas

by | posted in: Farms, Markets, NYC Events, Profiles, Ruminations | 7

It’s summer. There’s produce, plenty of it local. It’s coming to supermarkets, restaurants and Greenmarkets throughout New York City. But one place you won’t hardly ever find it at is a bodega, those convenient, often round-the-clock shops where you can get toothpaste and telephone cards or tonight’s dinner of ramen and chips. Unfortunately, this is the only type of grocery store that exists in increasingly more communities here. That’s why the Healthy Bodegas Initiative was formed in 2005, aimed at … Read More

Turkey Legs with Apples, Parsnips and Onion
18 May 2009

Turkey Legs with Apples, Parsnips and Onion

by | posted in: gluten-free, Meat & Poultry, Recipes | 6

A couple months ago, I was given a challenge: cook a “date meal” for two that costs $15 or less, including a bottle of wine. It was thrown to me by a local newspaper that has yet to publish the story, and I suspect they might simply never. Which is fine, but it would be a shame not to share the recipe for the entree, while its wintery ingredients are still lingering around.

Concord Grape Apple Pie
30 Oct 2008

Concord Grape Apple Pie

by | posted in: Desserts, Pies, Recipes | 18

If I told you that this pie tastes exactly like the first cube of grape-flavored bubblegum you unfolded from waxy paper and stuffed in your grade school-sized mouth, barely able to contain its spill of citric acid and high fructose corn syrup “juices,” would that go against every fresh, seasonal, farm-to-table objective that this blog (and this pie) strives to attain? Probably. But it sort of does. And when baked with an open-design top crust, it’s bubblicious, too.

Apple Gruyere Panini and Ginger Lime Carrot Salad
11 Apr 2008

Apple Gruyere Panini and Ginger Lime Carrot Salad

by | posted in: Grains, Recipes, Sides & Salads, vegetarian | 20

Not exactly one of the times where you’d go, Oh, the poor dear. Look at her, shunning restaurant food, slaving for five minutes over a measly sandwich… Sorry, I couldn’t help a little swagger. Nor having seconds of this cheesy, crispy, warm, juicy apply sandwich.

Cinnamon Raisin No-Knead Bread French Toast with Yogurt & Carmelized Apples
23 Apr 2007

Cinnamon Raisin No-Knead Bread French Toast with Yogurt & Carmelized Apples

by | posted in: Breakfast & Eggs, Grains, Recipes | 12

‘ A homespun breakfast with all the merits of “a good start.” This weekend my neighborhood was once again bustling with brunching — the all-afternon affair elongated by the sluggish buzz of cool cocktails and the sun and sights of street dining. I never did feel especially healthy leaving one of these spring or summer brunches in the end, nor (strangely) very full. But they certainly were nice for a warm spring day like we just had, magnolia trees bursting … Read More

Chicken with Apples and Raisin Couscous
20 Apr 2007

Chicken with Apples and Raisin Couscous

by | posted in: Grains, Meat & Poultry, Recipes | 7

I’ve made similar recipes to this using chicken and olives, or just seafood, but in the aftermath of last weekend’s brunch I found myself with a bagful of apples. Crunching my way through the whole week, I’ve jettisoned the idea of baking (yet another) pie. There’s a lot more versatility in apples than we’ve traditionally credited them with, I think. If applesauce or cider can be used to flavor savory dishes, then why not the fruit’s more assertive, fresher state?

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