Archive for the 'new food' Category
Mueller’s Bakery
July 1st, 2009by Lisa It isn’t the Cinque Terre, nor is it Venice, and it’s definitely not Paris, where Caroline & her gang are lucky enough to be on vacation, but Bay Head, NJ still has quiet, clean beaches, flanked by stately homes, canals, and Mueller’s Bakery– which has got to be one of the best small [...]
Agretti Spaghetti!
May 6th, 2009by Caroline Ever since we found a bunch of agretti in our mystery box, I have been wanting, naturally, to make agretti spaghetti. But somehow the stars aligned toward an Asian treatment first: steamed rice, caramelized golden tofu, and blanched agretti tossed with sesame oil and sesame seeds. The saltiness of the agretti complemented the [...]
Car-what? Cardoons.
May 5th, 2009by Caroline Learning to eat isn’t just for the kids in our house. Recently we’ve taken to picking up a bi-weekly “mystery box” from a local farmer. She comes to the city to make restaurant deliveries, and makes her extra produce available to those who are willing to pick up an unpredictable assortment. The benefit [...]
The Power of Suggestion
April 23rd, 2009By Lisa The age old wisdom is true: put something in front of your kids–even the pickiest eaters–enough times and they will, very likely, eventually, eat it. It may take 6-months or a year or five or ten (as it did with me and squash, a food I refused to eat in any form for [...]
Have Beef Will Braise
February 25th, 2009by Lisa One thing I’ve learned doing this blog: food styling is hard. So don’t let the slipshod photo above deter you. This is an amazing recipe that came together one rainy afternoon last weekend. This is done with beef ribs, but I suspect the flavors would be just as good if you substituted some [...]
We might not have Paris…
February 23rd, 2009by Lisa Not long ago, on a family trip to San Francisco, Ella, Finley, and I found ourselves staring at the counter of a French bakery, at a pile of croissants. They didn’t know what they were, and as I explained to them the wonder that is a croissant, I found myself telling them not [...]
Food=Love, Not your Ordinary Valentine’s Day Menu
February 12th, 2009By Lisa Barton Rouse, the late and much-loved chef at Princeton’s Terrace Club taught me, and many of my friends how to eat well, how to eat in good company, and that food means more than sustenance. In Barton’s kitchen and dining room, food was a way to forge community, celebrate difference, and find exuberance [...]
My Best Roast Chicken
January 27th, 2009by Lisa (update 12:14 PM/PST, because I forgot about the zest….) Some things are born not so much of necessity but of the inspiration from what you have on hand. I roast a lot on winter weekends: chicken, pot roasts, braised pork butt. I discovered a few years ago that to my very great surprise, [...]
Dinners Everybody Likes: Sushi
January 20th, 2009by Caroline In the spirit of the day, we took a vote on our celebratory Inauguration Day dinner, and sushi won. It’s one of those modular meals that everybody likes because each can tailor it to his or her own taste. Of course in this house, it’s all vegetarian sushi; all I can tell you [...]
Simple Spaghetti
January 16th, 2009by Lisa This recipe is easily one of my favorite recipes for spaghetti. It’s quick, simple, and can be made with what you likely have in your pantry on any given day of the year. The blend of garlic, anchovies, a good olive oil, and tomato paste creates a rich, garlicky, slightly nutty sauce that [...]