Reason For Not Eating Out #45: One In-Season Vegetable, Six Maddeningly Simple Dinners With Little Else
16 Apr 2011

Reason For Not Eating Out #45: One In-Season Vegetable, Six Maddeningly Simple Dinners With Little Else

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I’m tapping my fingers waiting for asparagus to arrive. It’s like the night before Christmas, or worse, the early morning hours when you’re not sure whether Santa’s come and gone, or might shuffle in yet. So while we’re waiting, I thought I’d rehash some of the simplest, most satisfying, no-nonsense ways to turn asparagus and other fresh produce that will soon arrive into meals. Because it’ll be too nice outside to worry about it too much.

Deviled Eggs with Pickled Swiss Chard Stems
12 Apr 2011

Deviled Eggs with Pickled Swiss Chard Stems

by | posted in: Breakfast & Eggs, gluten-free, Recipes, vegetarian | 9

It’s that time of year again — deviled eggs weather is back. Picnics, now, are even plausible and get ready for lots of backyard barbecue smoke. Not that winter is terribly inappropriate for making one of my favorite (read: Cheap! Easy! Quick!) party snacks. But sometime hovering around Easter, when there’s not much else to play with other than chives, just seems more fit. Let the Devil in.

Taiwanese-Style Pork Buns
7 Apr 2011

Taiwanese-Style Pork Buns

by | posted in: Meat & Poultry, Recipes | 18

Stop. I know what you’re thinking. It’s one of three things: What in the world is this funny lump of meat stuffed inside a strange, puffy bun? Or, You just copied the pork buns made famous by Momofuku Noodle Bar, and put cilantro and peanuts on top! Or finally, Hao che! You just made Taiwanese gua bao at home! Good for you.

Fried Fiddleheads, and Other “Sustainable Spring” Recipes From Bloggers Who Rock
4 Apr 2011

Fried Fiddleheads, and Other “Sustainable Spring” Recipes From Bloggers Who Rock

by | posted in: Demos & Workshops, Events | 13

Last week, I called upon food bloggers to enter a spring-themed recipe contest. Believe me, I could not have been more impressed by the posts that followed. True, there were only four but I’ve always thought that quality far trumps quantity — in recipes, in life, and in food blogging (and live cooking) contests, as it were. Congratulations to the following blogs who made do with spring ingredients in the following tasty tidbits. And see who won below!

Roasted Mushrooms with Garlic, Chile and Rosemary
31 Mar 2011

Roasted Mushrooms with Garlic, Chile and Rosemary

by | posted in: gluten-free, Recipes, vegan, vegetarian | 8

The question is not what can you do with these tasty morsels but what can’t you do with them. I have yet to find an unfavorable use. Tossed in fresh salads, pressed into paninis, folded in a taco, stuffed inside a fish (? sure!), they’re the sort of thing that makes leftovers something to look forward to, because you can incorporate these in some fashion.

TripHop Grapefruit IPA (and a recap of Beer For Beasts)
28 Mar 2011

TripHop Grapefruit IPA (and a recap of Beer For Beasts)

by | posted in: Drinks, NYC Events, Recipes | 5

We’re happy and hungover at Sixpoint and BeerAdvocate, and want to thank everyone who came out to our inaugural fundraiser event, Beer For Beasts, at the Bell House on Saturday. I had a fabulous time, and am eager to share a recipe for one beer I heard many compliments on… me and Robert’s Triphop Grapefruit IPA! But first, a quick recap of how the event went down:

Food Blogger Contest! Post a Spring Recipe to Win Classes at Ger-Nis
23 Mar 2011

Food Blogger Contest! Post a Spring Recipe to Win Classes at Ger-Nis

by | posted in: Demos & Workshops, Events | 9

These past few warmer weeks, I haven’t been able to get the song, “Here Comes the Sun” out of my head. Spring means a lot of things to a lot of people, whether it’s cleaning or getting out of dodge with your “fling.” But to me it means a few things: asparagus, pea shoots, dandelion greens and a general presence of chlorophyll. Those are all just around the corner and coming to a Greenmarket soon. So in anticipation of that, … Read More

Corned Beef on Rye with Mustardy Coleslaw & Caramelized Onions
17 Mar 2011

Corned Beef on Rye with Mustardy Coleslaw & Caramelized Onions

by | posted in: Meat & Poultry, Recipes | 9

Happy St. Patty’s Day! If popular tradition had won us over, we’d be toasting pints of Guinness in leprechaun hats and forking up mouthfuls of corned beef with cabbage and potatoes right about now. But as much as I hold dear that classic meal, it just didn’t seem like an appropriate day for boiled potatoes and cabbage. At sixty degrees and sunny outside, it’s picnic time. Spring is here, and that’s reason enough to celebrate.

Wild Mushroom Quiche with Pecorino & Lemon Zest
14 Mar 2011

Wild Mushroom Quiche with Pecorino & Lemon Zest

by | posted in: Breakfast & Eggs, gluten-free, Recipes, vegetarian | 3

If it weren’t so easy to make an entire one, I might succumb to ordering a slice of savory quiche at a bakery or for brunch. But it is, and no matter if you incorporate the most luxurious ingredients or leftovers in its airy, yellow mass, definitely more economical than the options above. It’s one of my favorite ways to add class to eggs.

Orange Rosemary Bundt Cake
11 Mar 2011

Orange Rosemary Bundt Cake

by | posted in: Desserts, Recipes | 21

I had an I-Can’t-Believe-I-Made-That moment when this cake slipped out of the new bundt pan. Its surface was like a helmet of crisp, melted sugar; it hit its final destination of a plate with a slight spring. A wave of warm, buttery caramel, with citrus and spruce filled my nostrils. It looked like an Art Deco sculpture of sorts. It was a real moment of victory. And I can’t wait for it to happen to you, hopefully, too.

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