Cathy Erway – Page 74 – Not Eating Out in New York

21 Jun 2008

Fish tacos, anyone?

by Cathy Erway | posted in: gluten-free, Recipes, Seafood | 19

Unanimous “yes”es flooded my inbox from the crew. I am so glad I’m no longer dating a seafood-hater. Fish may thrive underwater, but I think they do smashingly well on a hand-ground corn tortilla against cool, creamy slaw and snappy herbs, and drenched with tangy lime juice. I overheard mention of “getting fish tacos” while on the boat leaving Governor’s Island two weekends ago, when the above ninety-degree heatwave was in full swing and the legendary Baja-inspired surfer food … Read More

18 Jun 2008

Matt Greco’s Pork Sage Sausage

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Demos & Workshops, Events, Meat & Poultry, Profiles, Recipes | 15

I’m thinking it might be time to upgrade the ‘ol NEOINY hideaway with a Kitchenaid stand mixer, equipped with all the meat grinding attachment works. (I’m browsing them on Ebay right now.) The motivating factor is right above: luscious, freshly made, and deceptively simple sausages. Who knew that with the right tools, making sausage at home actually requires little time, prep work and just a few odd ingredients (i.e. hog casing and nitrate)? Matt Greco. A chef at Cafe Gray, … Read More

16 Jun 2008

Six Ways to Combat Soaring Food Prices

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Ruminations | 23

You’ve been seeing it all over the news, but there was probably one moment in the last month when you felt the reality of it the most: Food prices are at their worst inflation in 17 years. For me, this occurred when I was comparing flour in a grocery store aisle. Peeking at the pricetag on a five-pound bag of King Arthur brand all-purpose flour and seeing that it cost almost $6, I nearly jumped back in fright. That’s more … Read More

13 Jun 2008

Just-Like-the-Parlor Mint Chip Ice Cream

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Desserts, Ice Cream, Recipes | 14

This is what I’ve been having for dinner lately. I don’t have an air conditioner and don’t see the point much when I can dip into a carton of homemade ice cream every once in a while. It does much more than cool the physical senses. It soothes and elates, bringing me back to the emotional state of being on a class trip in kindergarten, when every kid lined up at the local ice cream parlor and ordered the same … Read More

10 Jun 2008

Plating Well in a Small Kitchen

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Recipes | 10

I’ve done some horrible plating in my time. That is, most of the time. Like many of you, I don’t have the space nor the patience to bother with appliances that are used only to improve the appearance of my food, like a piping bag, or one of those ring molds that you watch the Iron Chefs layer parfaits of crisp greens, juicy meat medallions and sauce with. But if you read between the lines, I really wish I did. … Read More

8 Jun 2008

Savory Asparagus Pie with Goat Cheese and Creme Fraiche

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Cook-Offs, Pies, Recipes, vegetarian | 22

First of all: Holy heatwave! Bake at your own risk! I was kind of wondering when New York City weather would pull its annual trick of mutating overnight into a festering hotbox of city smog, in turn whipping us into hapless victims of stench. I’m still racking my brain for that clean water-saving alternative to showering twice or thrice daily.

6 Jun 2008

Overheard at work…

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Ruminations | 8

co-worker S: You know what I really feel like having for lunch? Homemade lasagna. co-workers (chorus): Ohhh… co-worker J: If you go to Duke’s, I think they usually have that in the buffet… the place downstairs? co-worker S: (aghast) That’s not homemade lasagna. chorus: Yeah, that totally doesn’t cut it… What are you thinking… That crappy place downstairs?… Not the same… me: That’s really funny, because I brought homemade lasagna today for lunch. It was leftovers… chorus: What?? Really? co-worker … Read More

5 Jun 2008

Vietnamese-Style Summer Rolls with Shrimp or Tofu

by Cathy Erway | posted in: gluten-free, Recipes, Seafood, Sides & Salads | 20

Ughhh… I am not recommending you go into making this for the first time late on a Wednesday night. Ughhh… Of all the finicky nonsense that plagues much of gourmet, frou-frou, highbrow cooking, why this common street food snack so ridiculously delicate a process? I’ll chalk it up to two major things: my inexperience with the ingredients — the rice (or “vermicelli”) noodles and the rice wrappers — and with how to handle them. How wet can the wrappers get … Read More

3 Jun 2008

In the ‘Pink’

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Ruminations | 4

Isn’t it wonderful to discover blogs and websites that are so up your alley you almost want to inhabit their space-as-virtual living room? The feeling must have gone both ways when I was encountered by Sarah McColl, who writes from a like-minded crafty, clever and budget-savvy point of view at Pink of Perfection (even though she’s happily engaged – bah!). She may have beaten me to running a profile, but I had such a nice girl talk for it that … Read More

1 Jun 2008

Pesto Avocado Portoburger

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Grains, Recipes, vegan, vegetarian | 19

Warning: If you make this at your next barbecue, your vegetarian friends may want to stand up on the picnic table and leap into your arms, proclaiming forever best friendship. I don’t know this from actual experience, but I can only imagine, after many summers of seeing glum-looking vegetarians skulking from the greasy-smelling fume clouds, nervously glancing at raw ground meat and drippy hot dog packages in the way that one cannot resist looking at a bug after squashing it … Read More

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