Cathy Erway – Page 46 – Not Eating Out in New York

22 Jun 2010

The Biggest, Best, Most Outdoors, Food Obstructions IV is July 18th

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

It’s been a while since Karol, David and I have hosted a Food Obstructions, the cooking competition based on five ever-changing rules. It started out in November at The Gutter, and we held two more Food Obstructions there over the following months. But now that it’s the start of a new season, we’re bringing it back with some twists. In celebration of all that’s local, edible and in season right now, this time the cook-off will be a fundraiser for … Read More

16 Jun 2010

BBQ Blowout is tonight at Good Company

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Events, NYC Events | 8

Welcome to summer, New York City, and with that, barbecue season. I hope you’ve gotten to enjoy the food at a few ones already. But I dare say you’ve never had anything like what we’re going to put on the grills tonight, at Good Company bar (formerly known as Hope Lounge) in Brooklyn. It’s Finger on the Pulse’s annual BBQ Blowout series, and I’m chef of honor along with my friends at Mrs. Kim’s restaurant. Get ready for a crazy … Read More

13 Jun 2010

Ginger Stir-Fried Sugarsnap Peas & Fish

by Cathy Erway | posted in: gluten-free, Recipes, Seafood | 11

This is just one of those really simple yet satisfying weeknight meals. It took all of three minutes to cook, though that’s not counting the rice you might want to serve it with. It was light and tasty as anything could be. And it’s currently my favorite way to enjoy sugarsnap peas. That’s saying a lot, since snap peas are so good prepared so many different ways.

9 Jun 2010

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

by Cathy Erway | 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

6 Jun 2010

Rhubarb, Chile & Lemon Peel Preserves

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Desserts, gluten-free, Recipes, Sides & Salads, vegan, vegetarian | 8

Sweet, spicy and sour, what a wallop for your morning toast. What a surprise for a spread with cheese on crackers. This jar will surely sit a special place in the fridge, one of the wacky, must-think-before-eating creations, right there with the kimchee-pickled beets. The good thing: one slick will go a long way. The bad thing: your tastebuds will become more tolerant to heat, as you’ll want to slick on more and more.

2 Jun 2010

Rainbow Chard on Toast, Two Ways

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Recipes, Sides & Salads, vegan, vegetarian | 15

I often shop with my eyes rather than my head when it comes to local food at the Greenmarket. This leads to a fun culinary game later of what to do with strawberries, fiddleheads, and a rainbow trout, for instance. Not the most practical method, I’ll admit, but I’ll stand by it just for the unexpected little solutions to those puzzles like this. Plowing through a bustling Saturday market at Grand Army Plaza, my eyes settled on some of the … Read More

28 May 2010

Spelt Pilaf with Pickled Radish, Pumpkin Seeds, Golden Raisins & Parsley

by Cathy Erway | posted in: gluten-free, Grains, Recipes, vegan, vegetarian | 9

In the past couple months, I have gone off such the deep end into Eastern philosophy it’s embarrassing. I’ve traded coffee for tea, drunken bike crashes and homemade hangover brunch parties (as recalled in The Art of Eating In) for bikram yoga and granola with soy milk. I don’t know what’s going on. My latest obsession is with macrobiotics. It stresses the importance of many of the things we’re already privvy to about food (unprocessed, well-balanced), but much more, like … Read More

24 May 2010

Hungry Filmmakers III is Tonight

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Events, NYC Events | 2

Get ready to see the films, eat some local food and maybe be inspired to make either at tonight’s roundup of food documentaries, Hungry Filmmakers. It’s the third event for this series, where we invite the filmmakers, a distinguished moderator and the community to see a sampling of recent and upcoming films. Following a ten-minute screening of each one, a panel discussion will further explore the topics covered in them. We’re so proud that this time, the moderator for the … Read More

21 May 2010

Homemade Orecchiette (or something almost resembling it) with Broccoli Rabe & Lemon Butter

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Pasta & Noodles, Recipes, vegetarian | 14

Anyone who’s a real purist of pasta is going to take one look at these misshapen dumpling-like things and sneer. Can’t blame me for being a little over-ambitious for a weeknight meal, but you can for exaggeration in calling these “orecchiette.” Well, I’m just not sure what else to call them. But they taste alright — especially when tossed in a buttery, fresh lemon sauce and surrounded by spicy broccoli rabe.

17 May 2010

Reason For Not Eating Out #42: Because You Can Grow Your Own Food

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Reason of the Month | 13

In the epilogue of The Art of Eating In, I bemoaned my oversight of home gardening as one of the restaurant-free food subcultures that I explored in its chapters. Thinking that my outdoor space-free residence would eliminate the option, I’d left out the very preface to cooking: growing the stuff. Fortunately, there have been many sage leaders in doing just that, even in the tiniest urban crevices they can find, and their voices are getting some much-deserved attention. Last month, … Read More

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