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More Cooking from 'Cook This Now'
Fresh off my successful, but tiring, completion of Melissa Clark's "Stupendous Hummus" recipe, I tried two others in her new cookbook, Cook This Now.Her cookbook is organized around the seasons, and is...
View ArticleFarmers, Ranchers, Answer Your Questions about Agriculture
Did you see that full page ad in The New York Times last Wednesday? The one that asked, "Since when did agriculture become a dirty word?" The ad, sponsored by a group called the U.S. Farmers and...
View ArticleKale: Just as Good Raw as Cooked
I've been reluctant to eat kale raw. The curly versions in the supermarket seem too tough and dominated by thick stems and veins to forego steaming or boiling. But then I tried New York Times food...
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Practice: Essential for Hummus and Tennis
Worlds collided for me when I met Eldad Zvulen, the top pro at the new Vanderbilt Tennis Club in Grand Central Terminal.Yes, there's a tennis court at the renowned landmark train terminal. There's also...
View ArticleWalnut Sauce: Fall's Answer to Pesto
A visit to the Italian imported food emporium, Eataly, is disorienting only for the sheer, 5,000 square-foot size of the shopping hall. Otherwise, it's filled with a lot of familiar products. Cookies....
View ArticleRed Scare: Why I Tend to Overcook My Meat
I ruined my leg of lamb today.There it was, sitting in my hot oven, gently braising in its marinade of soy sauce, red wine, garlic, chopped fresh garlic and mint, when the timer went off. I've made...
View ArticleTea and Pickle Break, 3:37 PM
Wandering back to the break room to get a cup of tea, I noticed the sign below.I took a bite (despite the fact that I didn't think a pickle would go good with decaf Earl Grey tea). First came the sweet...
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A Butcher Butchered My Plan for Lamb
I wanted to make lamb this weekend, and I did. I made a leg of lamb, which would have turned out quite lovely if I hadn't overcooked it.Overcooking would NOT have been a problem with my original lamb...
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Found in a Specialty Foods Store in Wayne County: Ribald Marzipan
At Roman's Famous Meats and Seafood, an Eastern and Northern European specialty store in Honesdale, Penn., I expected to find spaetzle, flatbreads, herring and stollen. I didn't expect to find a...
View ArticleWhat's Your Favorite Foodie Paradise? For Me, Cleveland's West Side Market
Every place has its food institutions, its "bests" (best pizza, best tacos, best cheesecake). For Cleveland, Ohio, the best place to shop for homemade, homegrown, home-cooked, handmade food is the West...
View ArticleJust in Time for Meat Week: What's Your Favorite Burger?
My quest for the best burger is never-ending, so when given the choice to end my trip home to Cleveland with the Italian offerings of the chain Brio Tuscan Grille, at Crocker Park in Westlake, or a...
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Bummer for Bum Bars: Bronx-Made Energy Bars Seek More Shelf Space
I first noticed Bum Bars when I was doing a 21-day detox. They were sitting right below the cash registers at Greene Grape Provisions in Fort Greene, Brooklyn."Now gluten free!" the label declared....
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I Want to Win the WNYC Staff Pie Contest 2011
The annual WNYC staff Pie Throwdown is today and I've got my pie cutter -- and elbows -- sharpened. Yes, I'll say it: "I WANT TO WIN."So does transportation reporter Jim O'Grady, who was asking me the...
View ArticleWhat's Your Favorite Pie?
Here are the entrants for the annual WNYC staff Pie Throwdown, folks.Vote below on which one you like the best. (Or if you have a favorite not offered let us know in the comments.)Just remember, looks...
View ArticleAnd the Winner of the WNYC Pie Contest Is ... Not Me
It pains me to say this, but WNYC business editor Charlie Herman took the prize for best pie in this year's pie throwdown.For another year, the crown of pastry greatness has eluded me. What will it...
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Braising Hell: Trying out Mayhem & Stout's Short Rib Sandwich
There always seems to be a new vendor or two at Brooklyn's DeKalb Avenue Market, and yesterday, I discovered Mayhem & Stout, and their slow-cooked beef, pork and chicken sandwiches. It was their...
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From the White House to Your House: Pumpkin Cake with Orange Cream Cheese...
Did you know that the White House selects a "theme" every Christmas for its holiday decor? I didn't either, until I got a hold of the press release announcing it. This year it's "Shine, Give, Share."...
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Frosting White-Out with White House Cake
My fellow Americans, I kept my campaign promise: I baked Pumpkin Cake with Orange Cream Cheese Frosting using a recipe the White House press office recently stuffed into our Inboxes.Should I become...
View ArticleNote to WNYC Honchos: Cookie Contest Must Be Mandatory Next Year
Fresh off of the excitement and sugar buzz generated by WNYC's fourth annual Thanksgiving pie slam, the honchos on the ninth floor inaugurated a new tradition: an annual Christmas cookie showdown. They...
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Helping Food Start-Ups Get a Leg Up
Noha Waidsnaider is not a household name, but her company, Peeled Snacks, is well on its way toward becoming one. In just five years, her dried fruit company went from an idea to one of the featured...
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