Memorial Day gets short shrift on the culinary front. There is no traditional dish that Americans make for the day, and the rule of thumb seems to be anything goes. In some parts of the country it’s still too chilly for an outdoor barbecue. So with the anything-goes as the operative idea this tomato, fig, […]
Fabulous Canapés To Start The Party
July 10, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Canapés are little slices of bread or toast topped with any variety of ingredients you like. The more effort you put into these appetizing crowd pleasers before the main event the more enjoyable your party. If I have 8 or more people over for a dinner I usually make 3 different canapés. Although I will […]
Soup for Happiness and Dinner
October 20, 2013 by 2 Comments
My good friend Deborah Madison was in town to talk about her magnificent new book Vegetable Literacy and we got a chance to catch up and talk about the food state-of-affairs. For Deborah, she was sick of hearing about farm-to-table and for me I roll my eyes when I hear mass hysteria in the form […]
Carrots and Dill
July 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Summer eating begs for simplicity, seasonality, and coolness, that is, foods that explore the wide range of antipasto, salads, meze, and other foods served at room temperature. One of my favorite dishes is ridiculously simple, a meze I once had in Greece of carrots serve with a variety of other meze. In this case it’s […]
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