Cooking for DLS pt 6

As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I had the great pleasure to try Verlasso salmon at Home. But the real test would be to try it at home. Eh? eh? See what I did there? Oh never mind. Regardless, as I mentioned last time, I received a $20 voucher to Fresh Direct (currently the only place to get Verlasso) with the idea that I would try cooking the salmon myself, so I decided to give it a whirl and make it for DLS. (Side note: about nicknames and abbreviations, since this seems to be something people keep asking me [...]

The Story of Olive Oil

Recently, Fairway Market had an event called The Story of Olive Oil. I was invited as a guest to attend and learn about the history of olive oil, as taught by Steve Jenkins. It was really interesting. Steve led us around the world and explained 9 different olive oils to us. Of course, we were fed as we sampled each oil. This was really fascinating: apparently a popular Spanish tapas is taking a piece of toasted bread, rubbing it with the cut side of a piece of garlic, the cut side of a fresh tomato, and then drizzling it with [...]

Recipe Fridays: Fresh Corn Salsa

I realize corn season is quickly coming to an end, so I must post this before you can’t make it anymore.  I mean – you could – you could probably use frozen corn, thawed, but though I like frozen vegetables just fine, I’m not sure how that would stack up to this… In any case, I recently received 5 ears of corn in my CSA.  Long time readers will remember that my CSA is local & organic, which meant… there were worms in my corn.  After I’d taken care of those (shudder) and cut what kernels I could off the [...]

Recipe Fridays: Campanelle with Arugula

The first year I joined a CSA, I posted about it on a near weekly basis.  Last year, I posted much more infrequently about it, but I continued to eat my way through boxes of vegetables every week.  And this year, I imagine the posts will be even more infrequent, as, for my CSA duties, I’ll be blogging for them (my first article is here!).  I made the above with the arugula I got the first week this year.  I’ll be honest, I don’t particularly like arugula, so I wilted it a bit to cut through the bitter pepperiness I [...]

TravelZoo Party at SD26

Recently, to help celebrate the launch of TravelZoo’s deal site, we were invited to SD26 for some nibbles, beverages and mingling.  SD26 sits at the north end of Madison Square Park, home to NYC’s best burger.  The space is large and can easily accomodate large groups, as we proved by taking up the entire front section and then some.  Some of the nibbles passed around were foccaccia with mortadella, and crostini topped with an out of season tomato.  We enjoyed these while taking advantage of the open bar – some of us a bit too much – and spent our time [...]

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