Cathy Erway – Page 54 – Not Eating Out in New York

9 Oct 2009

Cheap Date airs on Heritage Radio Network, 3pm EST

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Events, Ruminations | 5

A while ago, I was asked by the New York Daily News to cook a “romantic” meal for two that cost less than $15, including the bottle of wine. When the story ran, the paper concluded that I had given special meaning to the term, “cheap date.” While this might sound a little so-so, at best, for a single in New York, I’ve decided to embrace that title ever since. And I hope to give it new meaning each week, by talking about cooking and dating with a number … Read More

8 Oct 2009

The Food Obstructions Cook-Off Series at The Gutter

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Cook-Offs, Events, NYC Events | 11

Whether you’re cooking for one or preparing a huge feast, there’s always some obstructions in your path — a too-small kitchen, not enough flour. Instead of cursing bloody hell, let’s have fun with that concept, and cook up something great given five obstructions. It’s a cook-off — yes, another one! — with a twist, and the first installment of the monthly series of them will commence October 18th, at The Gutter.

7 Oct 2009

“Crisper Drawer” Soup

by Cathy Erway | posted in: gluten-free, Recipes, Soups & Stews, vegan, vegetarian | 5

I was going to call this recipe “Kitchen Sink Soup,” since the standard household equipment is a common way of describing anything that could be anything in the way of food. Kitchen Sink pizza, salad, pasta — we’ve heard it before. But you know what? “Kitchen sink” just doesn’t conjure very appetizing images to me. I’ll admit something’s not right with my drain these days. It’s probably clogged up with all those random foods I’ve been tossing on pizzas.

6 Oct 2009

Reason for Not Eating Out #36: For the Sport

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Cook-Offs, Reason of the Month | 2

You can’t exactly sit through a restaurant meal and claim to have the best culinary know-how of a group by pooh-poohing this, or extolling that. Well, maybe you can to an extent, and many people do — and I have, too. But it’s much more convincing, in my opinion, if you walk into a social setting with your own homemade dish, and compare it against those of all the others in the room, who did the same. And that’s what … Read More

1 Oct 2009

Summer Borscht

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Events, gluten-free, NYC Events, Recipes, Soups & Stews, vegetarian, Video | 6

Okay, it’s not summer anymore, and Indian summer has not yet arrived. Instead, this is about the time of year people start taking flu shots, and sweaters and scarfs out from hibernation boxes and changing their sheets to flannel. I do all these things minus the flu shots. But I do have a good way to boost the immune — fresh veggies and bloody, bloody, antioxidant-rich beets. To keep that blood pumping.

29 Sep 2009

Ground Cherry and Watermelon Salad

by Cathy Erway | posted in: gluten-free, Recipes, Sides & Salads, vegan, vegetarian | 10

They don’t grow in the ground, like potatoes, and they’re not stone fruit, like cherries, so why the deceptive name? They also share more semblance in taste to citrus rather than cherry or grape tomatoes, whose appearance they’re strikingly similar to, at least once their tomatillo-like husks are stripped. Which might leave one to throw their hands up and exclaim, what is this fruit/vegetable/freaky plant? At least it doesn’t have a stray animal in its name, gooseberry.

24 Sep 2009

Master the Art of Sustainable Cooking with Brighter Planet

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Cook-Offs, Events | 14

So, we’ve mastered the art of French cooking, thanks to the wild resurgence of Julia Child via Julie & Julia (sales of her classic Mastering the Art of French Cooking have put it on the bestseller list!). Some of us may have even mastered the art of local cooking, by joining CSAs, shopping at farmers’ markets and growing food in their backyards, thanks in large part to Michael Pollan’s In Defense of Food (he’s now receiving rockstar treatment at campuses … Read More

21 Sep 2009

Chilaquiles Con Leftovers

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

Note: This is not a recipe. Ceci n’est pas une recette. It is more a suggestion, and as so many traditional peasant dishes are, a great way to use up leftovers. Like chilaquiles, a common breakfast in Mexico. Now, whenever there’s a bag of stale tortilla chips leftover from some party, it’s a common breakfast for me, too. Alright, and midnight snack. Dinner? Why not. And seconds, please.

18 Sep 2009

Roasted Mackerel with Potatoes and Yellow Squash

by Cathy Erway | posted in: gluten-free, Recipes, Seafood | 12

Do you like seafood? Goes the childhood tease. Yes, and you “see” an open mouthful of chewed-up food. I hope you like seafood, but I’m not going to show you that. I had meant to show you a whole fish here, a nice, fat, single person-portion sardine. Sardines are the poorman’s seafood, and I thought that was very “me.” They have a fragile little pane of bones that you have to pick around, hence them being more work to eat. … Read More

16 Sep 2009

Let Us Eat Local, at Home!

by Cathy Erway | posted in: NYC Events, Ruminations | 5

A couple weeks ago, I asked food bloggers to participate in Just Food‘s annual fundraiser party, Let Us Eat Local, by hitting their kitchens at home. The event, which takes place tonight at Prince George Ballroom, will feature small plates from many of the city’s most renowned restaurants, like Blue Hill, Gramercy Tavern and Jean-Georges. In celebration of Just Food’s mission, each restaurant was asked to present courses that showed off the local and seasonal harvest. But before they unveil … Read More

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