Greenmarket – Not Eating Out in New York

17 Jun 2016

Reason For Not Eating Out #60: Solving the Puzzle of ‘What If You Don’t Have An Amazing Protein?’

by Cathy Erway | posted in: gluten-free, Reason of the Month, Recipes, Ruminations, vegetarian | 4

We live in blessed times. I mean, seasonally. It’s late-spring, and we have things popping out of plants that are incredible and edible (and not edible, but fragrantly incredible, like wild lilacs, too). I recently had the plum privilege of being a judge for a cookoff held by GrowNYC, where I got to observe the making of, taste the outcome of, and help decide the winner of two very excellent dishes prepared by local restaurant chefs. Held in partnership with … Read More

2 Jul 2012

Saffron Peach Gelato

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Desserts, Ice Cream, Recipes | 3

I’m just mad about saffron. And saffron’s mad about me, lately. For the last three Saturdays, I’ve been helping out my pal Andrew Gottlieb with his new pop-up food business, Tapas Shack, which serves paella among other Spanish delights at Brooklyn Flea’s Smorgasburg. I have pinched saffron into wide, open paella pans until my hands turned a not-so-mellow yellow hue. And I’m not stopping at rice with my current saffron streak. After seeing the first, juicy orbs of peaches for … Read More

30 May 2012

Smoked Paprika Freekeh Salad with Kale, Tomatoes & Garlic Scapes

by Cathy Erway | posted in: gluten-free, Grains, Recipes, Sides & Salads, vegan, vegetarian | 5

Crunchy, crispy, sweet, tangy and earthy; I’m never bored eating a grain-based salad. Especially when the other components outnumber the grains, as in this colorful, kale and tomato-enhanced version with garlic scapes and freekeh.

25 Feb 2012

Hoppin’ John with Bacon and Collard Greens

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Beans, gluten-free, Recipes | 4

I was seeking advice for a gumbo I was to bring to a fundraiser cook-off last weekend. I’d wanted it to have lots of densely packed greens, like a traditional gumbo z’herbes, but also seafood, okra and perhaps some bacon. “Why don’t you do something like Hoppin’ John?” my friend Karol, a Southern food expert, suggested. This was one of her famed dishes, and one time, she’d added some greens like spinach to it as a variation. It was really … Read More

13 Jan 2012

Lemony Grits with Baby Carrots & Sage

by Cathy Erway | posted in: gluten-free, Grains, Recipes, vegetarian | 6

Not exactly the same thing as shrimp ‘n grits, but then, these little carrots might just fool you upon first glance. Talk about making something exciting out of two not very exciting, (laughably) non-exotic, and non-expensive ingredients. Hey, you gotta start somewhere.

20 Jul 2011

Cornmeal-Crusted Fish Sandwich with Peach & Green Tomato Salsa

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Recipes, Seafood | 3

I’ve been trying to perfect this recipe for a while. Not so much a recipe, but the technique to a perfect fish sandwich. What type of fish to use? How to batter and fry the fillets? What to serve on it? Well, each of the three variations made over the last three Saturdays were all pretty darn good, regardless. It’s a fish sandwich, with fresh toppings. What can go wrong?

25 Aug 2010

Here’s Lookin’ At You Cook (Paella), June Russell

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

I was at a backyard party in Brooklyn a few weeks ago hosted by my friend June. I’d been to her paella party at about this time of year last summer, and so I knew what kind of yumminess to expect from this event. I got there a little late, again. June was just adding the shellfish to a paella pan, plunking clams and mussels hinge side down into the rice. The wide, cast-iron pan was placed on top of … Read More

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

27 Apr 2010

Flatbread with Ramps, Coconut Milk & Green Curry

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Recipes, Sides & Salads, vegan, vegetarian | 5

Make no mistake: food is trend-oriented. Each region has its own fixations; we recycle them once they’re in season each year, and other times, toss them out to make way for newer trends. It’s a monkey-see, monkey-eat philosophy, and one thing that’s been made abundantly clear to me these past few years is that an unassuming, often-wild allium called ramps is definitely in, around here.

21 Apr 2010

Flowering Broccoli & Stale Bread Frittata

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Breakfast & Eggs, Recipes, vegetarian | 17

Two ingredients thought to be past their prime — the broccoli plant, once it’s gone to flower, and bread, a few days since baking — revitalized. I do love using up food scraps. This recipe came after a few rounds of making really good bread pudding. Could anyone have conceived of a better way to use stale bread than that? I wondered. Then I began to think of French toast, and how custardy and warm the centers of those thick … Read More