This week I brought home two of my favorite spring treats, asparagus and rhubarb. Those mesclun greens smell so amazing it’s a shame the whole smell-o-vision thing never took off. I tried a new kind of cheese from Cato Corner, less creamy than their delicious Bloomsday cheese, with a bit more bite. Its really good. [...]
It seems that I always get more or less the same things at the farmers market. Soon things will get more interesting. This week I came home with some milk which I’m going to use to make some rice pudding, I think. And some arugula and crimini mushrooms and some teeny, tiny potatoes. Some are [...]
There’s been a little bit of a shake-up at the Union Square Green Market. Apparently they’re starting some construction on the park, so the market has been moved form the north side to the south side. Some of the farmers are a little cranky about their new spots I think. Nobody knew where to find [...]
I have a very particular idea of what macaroni and cheese should be. It must be baked, it must have crunchies on top, and it should never, never be orange. I recently ordered the mac and cheese at chat’n’chew (That’s a disgusting name for a restaurant. I think it implies chewing with your mouth open.), [...]
Every February Emily makes me watch Groundhog Day with her. Ten minutes into the movie I am always overcome with a feeling of dread. All those days to get through. I fear the tedium. I wonder if I can possibly stand to watch Andie MacDowell for an hour and a half. Which [...]
