Cook Your Best Veggie Recipe, Win a Ticket to Let Us Eat Local, and Have it Published in Just Food’s Tipsheet
27 Aug 2010

Cook Your Best Veggie Recipe, Win a Ticket to Let Us Eat Local, and Have it Published in Just Food’s Tipsheet

by | posted in: Cook-Offs, Events, NYC Events | 13

It’s back to school time in the city, and it’s my favorite season for eating. Pumpkins and other winter squashes are fattening on the vine while heirloom tomatoes and outdoor barbecues are still going strong. It’s no wonder Just Food has chosen this time of year to hold its annual fundraiser feast, Let Us Eat Local. This year’s party is on September 16th, and it’ll be outside, at the South Street Seaport Water Taxi Beach. And it’s truly going to … Read More

Here’s Lookin’ At You Cook (Paella), June Russell
25 Aug 2010

Here’s Lookin’ At You Cook (Paella), June Russell

by | posted in: gluten-free, Grains, Profiles, Recipes, Seafood | 11

I was at a backyard party in Brooklyn a few weeks ago hosted by my friend June. I’d been to her paella party at about this time of year last summer, and so I knew what kind of yumminess to expect from this event. I got there a little late, again. June was just adding the shellfish to a paella pan, plunking clams and mussels hinge side down into the rice. The wide, cast-iron pan was placed on top of … Read More

Plum & Apricot Pie
24 Aug 2010

Plum & Apricot Pie

by | posted in: Desserts, Pies, Recipes | 14

We’ve gotten our first whiff of fall in New York City this week. This morning, I actually put on socks. But now that summer is beginning to fade (and soon, too, will my flip-flop foot tan), it’s officially okay to start thinking about baking, specifically pies. There is so much good fruit around.

Peach Lassi (with a hint of cinnamon)
11 Aug 2010

Peach Lassi (with a hint of cinnamon)

by | posted in: Desserts, Drinks, Recipes | 20

In this glass is a perfect balance of yin and yang: it’s cool and seductively sweet, yet warm and nose-tingly with a subtle hint of spice. Does one need anything else in the world? No. And it’s only three ingredients, too.

Fregula with Peas and Plum
6 Aug 2010

Fregula with Peas and Plum

by | posted in: Pasta & Noodles, Recipes | 9

If you find yourself oddly annexed between two seasons (spring and summer) with ingredients (shell peas and red plums) by way of travel (to upstate New York and back to NYC), then this is what you might make. Especially if you’ve just discovered an ingredient from Italy called fregula, small granules of toasted semolina pasta that tastes a bit like burnt crumbs.

The Green Curry Cucumber Dog (and a recap of the Great Hot Dog Cook-Off ’10)
3 Aug 2010

The Green Curry Cucumber Dog (and a recap of the Great Hot Dog Cook-Off ’10)

by | posted in: Cook-Offs, Events, Meat & Poultry, Recipes | 9

The Sixth Annual Great Hot Dog Cook-Off took place last Saturday, and what a competition we had! The little cook-off that began in Kara Masi’s backyard has blossomed into a full-blown block party in front of Kelso Brewery in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. As always, this event was a charity fundraiser for City Harvest, who received all of the proceeds from the 300 ticket sales. Kelso has been sponsoring the cook-off since the very first year, and last year held it … Read More