The Only Thing that Matters is Taste

The Only Thing that Matters is Taste

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Posted on October 6th, 2011

Do you think this looks like “the death star exploded” (Justin) or something “otherworldly and beautiful” (me)?  You’re entitled to your own opinion, but in this case, looks don’t matter: taste does.  And these baked apples taste like the best apple donuts you’ll ever eat, with none of the regret from eating something fried. From a [...]

Market Snapshots

Market Snapshots

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Posted on January 20th, 2011

Where: Grand Army Plaza When: January 15, 2011

A Harvest Pie

A Harvest Pie

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Posted on November 2nd, 2010

My favorite kind of baking doesn’t involve icing cupcakes, decorating cookies, or layering a cake.  Instead, I like to roll out homemade, often lumpy, dough, mix and match ingredients to place on top, and then fold this dough back over itself. This kind of baked good can take one of two names: A Galette:  a [...]

Fall at the Tucker Square Greenmarket

Fall at the Tucker Square Greenmarket

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Posted on September 27th, 2010

Summer has been acting like that house guest who has completely overstayed her welcome: it’s been here for nearly 5 months and, until recently, has shown no signs of leaving! Today’s chillier, rainy weather may have elicited groans and snooze buttons from some, but I was actually excited to wake up to a dreary Monday.  [...]

Apples, Apples, Apples!

Apples, Apples, Apples!

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Posted on February 2nd, 2010

Click on the apple cider below to learn more about Samascott Orchards, grower of over 60 apple varieties!

(Ful)Filling Soup for New Year’s Day

(Ful)Filling Soup for New Year’s Day

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Posted on January 4th, 2010

In the middle of our trek from Massachusetts back to Brooklyn, we stopped at our favorite ‘pick-me-up’ coffee shop:  The Edge in Providence.  (The Edge serves Intelligentsia coffee and tea and prepares delicious sandwiches and soups).  While there, I was browsing that day’s New York Times and became a bit fixated on a vibrant picture [...]