I’ve been running up and down the stairs a lot this afternoon–I’m making dulce de leche for the first time and am trying to watch the pot and the computer screen at the same time. This is not only pure, dulce de leche (milk, sugar, baking soda, recipe to follow) without the corn syrup that […]
Category: LOCAL BOUNTY
Last night my friend Zoe was visiting from NYC–the same night the local, sustainably grown peaches arrived that my sister and I planned to can. Instead of yacking around the kitchen table sipping mint tea, the three of us got to work. As soon as the kids were in bed, we put the pots of
I met up with food writer Margaret Webb at the Riverdale Farmers’ Market last night and was thinking out loud about what I would make for dinner: “Oh I know. We’ll have the turkey and duck eggs,” I said. “Just an ordinary Tuesday night dinner at your house?” she mused. Not at all ordinary, that’s for sure.
I’m recovering this morning from a spectacular feast shared with friends last night. On the menu: duck, cabbage cooked with fish sauce (a delicious way to enjoy any bitter-tasting brassica–just don’t forget to add sugar and water), turban squash, potatoes from my dad’s garden, chestnut soup and a lovely dessert concocted by my husband that