Salmon
Flushing Queens is a huge melting pot of cultures and has a multitude of groceries to suit everyone – especially those who have an eye for produce and are on a budget. On a recent trip to the neighborhood, our friends Harry and Becka picked up a huge piece of really fresh salmon as well as spinach, mushroom and garlic shoots from one of the Chinese markets. Here is a good list of places to visit in Flushing. » Continue Reading…
Soba Noodle Soup
Here’s another great soup that works equally well in cold weather. I’ve been meaning to work in some more buckwheat noodles since a friend of mine made me a quick noodle dish for dinner one night. It’s much lighter than pasta, but perhaps even more complex.
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baked eggs
As we were hanging out in Whisk this week, we got to talking with Eli about baked (or shirred) eggs, which is a dish we discovered while we were vacationing in New Hampshire last Fall. Baked eggs are easy to make in your standard toaster oven in the morning or for a nice weekend brunch. If you don’t have a toaster oven, then a regular oven will do, but it takes more time.
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Eggplant and Polenta
Being that I’m a vegetarian, I’m always looking for hearty dishes for the winter and eggplant is a good meat substitute. This dish uses similar techniques found in my eggplant parmesan recipe (more on that later).
For this recipe you will need:
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