here’s a confession. i like my chocolate the way i like my coffee: milky. in fact, the creamier it is, the better i like it. this tea-infused milk chocolate from the tea room fits…
it’s the perfect time of year for sage. sage in soups. sage in stuffing. sage in corn bread. i’m craving this soup. and a veggie-only version of this pot pie. you?…
it’s cider week in new york. born from glynwood‘s larger apple project, cider week means a whole slew of events, tastings, and programs to celebrate the hard ciders brewed in new york’s hudson valley.…
it’s been an oatmeal kind of a week. oatmeal in cookies. oatmeal in apple crisp. oatmeal in my cereal bowl, warm and salty-sweet. here’s the thing about oatmeal. it’s cheap. one of those bulk…
apples. cinnamon. brown sugar. butter. flour. and oats. the simple ritual of turning the apple in your hand, peeling away the ruby skin. the sound the knife makes as it slices through the white…
all photos by ray ray mitrano. during the hurricane last week, james and i sat mostly bored in our tiny apartment. we had beeswax candles and a deck of cards at the ready in…
soft and rumply and gone before you know it. and that last bit? that’s the best part about eating with the seasons. participating in the fleeting wonder of a tiny moment. the squash blossoms,…
as you can probably imagine based on the date of this post, its been several weeks now that the rhubarb pictured has been languishing in our crisper. purchased during the height of rhubarb season,…
this weekend, some rare time off to enjoy the wedding of a friend and a luxurious sunday stroll through our new neighborhood. in the late afternoon we popped into stinky bklyn to taste their…
there are a lot of sweet tutorials about coloring eggs this time of year. but i’m tempted to say that nature does it best. what do you say?…