Cathy Erway – Page 76 – Not Eating Out in New York

5 May 2008

Watching the Markets: Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Markets, Video | 11

It’s another video! Just when you thought I couldn’t get any worse on camera, here’s the latest installment of my ongoing battle with awkwardness. Um, um… yeah. Greenmarkets are particularly exciting at this time of the year, because, like the public parks they often border, they’re budding with fresh, botanical diversity. Grand Army Plaza’s market is Brooklyn’s largest, with regularly a dozen or more vendors at any given Saturday throughout the year (it’s the second largest one in NYC, after … Read More

4 May 2008

The Brooklyn Kitchen Cooks Madhur Jaffrey

by Cathy Erway | posted in: NYC Events, Recipes | 10

This has been one of the weeks where I wish I could just put time on hold and say, Wait — I know it’s Sunday, but I still haven’t posted my tahiri recipe from last Wednesday’s foodie book club at The Brooklyn Kitchen, nor the seafood skewers from the barbecue after that, nor that little side project from a trip upstate today, the dishes are still piled high in the sink — can we just digest a moment?? I’ve been … Read More

30 Apr 2008

Baked Eggs and Asparagus with Lemon Bechamel

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Breakfast & Eggs, gluten-free, Recipes, vegetarian | 18

This could be one of my favorite things I didn’t know I was making. Not knowing I was making in the sense that I had no idea it would turn out like this. I didn’t predict the asparagus would cook so perfectly, still juicy and a little bit crisp, and the egg’s yolk would combine with the lemony bechamel to drown it in an even richer sauce. Nor that a few scattered slices of Swiss would find its way into … Read More

27 Apr 2008

The Scotch Bonnet Black Beans Disaster

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Recipes, Regrets | 14

I love it when people who are not necessarily big cooks tell me about a recipe they crafted themselves. It’s usually peppered with personal experience, and told in a way that reveals their trial and error with the ingredients and overall pride for its deliciousness. This type of story fell on my lap recently when an acquaintance emailed me his recipe for black beans and brown rice. It was simple, but fresh somehow. He insisted on starting out with dried … Read More

25 Apr 2008

Basil Lemon Ice Cream

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Desserts, gluten-free, Ice Cream, Recipes, vegetarian | 15

Warning: it’s gritty. I did not take the advice from the Epicuious recipe I based this variation off of and expel the custard mixture of basil leaves with a “fine mesh strainer” before churning it into ice cream. That would have been more, well, refined. But then, aren’t home-cooked specialties supposed to be a little gritty? I should call this one Brooklyn Basil Lemon ice cream.

22 Apr 2008

Sauteed Carrots, Dandelion Leaves and Violet Leaves with Argan Oil

by Cathy Erway | posted in: gluten-free, Recipes, Sides & Salads, vegan, vegetarian | 21

I can’t think of a better blend of high and low culinary cultures (haute and “not”) than this fragrant late-spring vegetable dish. Nor a better time to cook it than Earth Day. Happy “green” eating, everyone — with maybe a little orange on the side.

20 Apr 2008

Eating in at Ted & Amy’s Supperclub

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Ruminations | 14

Ever since I’ve grown chummy with the fine folks at the Whisk & Ladle supperclub, and especially after reading the investigative work into recent Brooklyn speakeasies in this winter’s issue of Edible Brooklyn, I’ve been fascinated with supperclubs. (More than enough to toss out the space between the two words for good.) Who knew that homes were the new hot spot for fine dining? Oh wait, I did. I just didn’t think there were so many other people who seem … Read More

17 Apr 2008

Earth Day and Eating Out(side)

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Ruminations | 5

Since going green has become the hot new scene, there’s probably one place to check out the best action this spring and summer: public parks. As cities nationwide prepare for their biggest brouhaha over Earth Day in years, it almost feels like the upcoming weekend before Tuesday, April 22 were a genuine holiday weekend.

15 Apr 2008

Taiwanese Street Food-Style Grilled Corn

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Recipes, Sides & Salads, Video | 9

Even if it isn’t quite corn on the cob season in the Northeast, here’s some great fodder for your upcoming barbecues. Something to add to your global grilled corn cooking expertise (which might include the popular, lime and chile-spiked Mexican grilled corn), this recipe is god-awfully delicious. And now I’m providing you with documented evidence of its simplicity.

11 Apr 2008

Apple Gruyere Panini and Ginger Lime Carrot Salad

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Grains, Recipes, Sides & Salads, vegetarian | 20

Not exactly one of the times where you’d go, Oh, the poor dear. Look at her, shunning restaurant food, slaving for five minutes over a measly sandwich… Sorry, I couldn’t help a little swagger. Nor having seconds of this cheesy, crispy, warm, juicy apply sandwich.

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