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. [...]
Today at lunch time I went outside to take a walk and I stumbled upon the little farmers market at 115th and Broadway. It’s there every Thursday but I always seem to forget about it. Today I crossed the street and found two big tables covered in bunches of nice, skinny asparagus. It pretty much [...]
I didn’t think I’d make it down to the farmers market this week, but I was able to get down there late Saturday afternoon. When I got to Union Square it was so jammed with people that I nearly turned around and went home again. But I braved the crowds and was rewarded with something [...]
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 [...]
