All everyone talks about is apple pie, but I have been traumatized in my attempts to make crust! It’s so hard and while it always tastes great, it looks horrible. […]
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Recipe: Bacon Pasta Bitches!
I am sorry but bitches just looks so good after Bacon Pasta. Let me tell you, hipsters aren’t the only nationality in Brooklyn that likes bacon! My Sicilian family goes […]
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Recipe: Eggplant Talk
While shopping at the Farmer’s Market, I cannot resist fresh eggplants! There is nothing better than to simply slice and fry an eggplant and eat it, soggy with olive oil, […]
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(EASY) RECIPE: PEACH BOATS
Some of the best snacks are the healthiest and simplest. Peach season is here so make a peach boats! They are succulent, sweet, savory, crunchy and tangy – basically everything […]
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Recipe: Fava Fava Fava Pasta (VIDEO!)
Fava beans are the most delicious bean to eat, but the biggest pain in the ass to peel. It is a two step process. First you take them out of […]
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Recipe: Braised Cabbage with Turkey
When the Sunday Farmers Market at McGolrick Park was proposed there was worry that it might compete with the Saturday McCarren Park Greenmarket. (Don’t we live in the USA?) I […]
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RECIPES: SUMMER IS STRAWBERRIES
They sell gigantic and often tasteless strawberries all year round at the supermarket, but when the local farmers start wheeling and dealing these heavenly berries, I go insane. Often over […]
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Hello, Jell-O! The Solution To Summer Dessert Dilemmas
If the thought of Jell-O evokes images of an aisle in the supermarket or hospital cafeterias, Hello, Jell-O: 50+ Inventive Recipes for Gelatin Treats and Jiggly Sweets by Greenpointer Victoria Belanger is […]
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EASY & DELICIOUS: PULLED PORK FROM THE MEAT HOOK
After a long and tiring week, I said, “Jon, what do you want? I will cook you anything in the entire world!” “Spaghetti Bolognese,” he said. It’s always spaghetti bolognese. […]
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Recipe: Rhubarb Mint Tea
Last week I picked up some rhubarb at the Greenmarket, even though, short of pie and jam, I have no idea what to do with the stuff. I bit into […]