CSA Goodies!

CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture.  Essentially, one purchases a ’share’ in a local farm – much like the stock market, one then has a vested interest in seeing the farm succeed.  Dividends/pay outs come in the form of produce – vegetables and sometimes fruit.  Different farms do things differently; my farm happens to be also organic, and I pick up my box each week – Tuesdays for me – from a local location.  Join me on this journey – my inaugural season with a CSA – as I explore the various vegetables I receive and what I can do with [...]

Ben’s Best Kosher Deli

Ben’s Best and I have an odd relationship.  Since I moved back to Forest Hills, I’ve eaten their food three times – twice in one month about 2 years ago, and then I got so mad, but not at them, that I gave up firmly for the past two years.  I finally decided to give it another go right before I left for Peru, but am going to include all of the pictures.  The first time I walked in was on a rainy day after work.  I was tired and hungry, but I got off the bus one stop early, [...]

Citi Field: Bologna Sandwich, Giant Pickle, Seafood

Ahhh, my first official game of the season (April 11, 2010), and my first photo of David Wright’s first at bat!  Back to drooling over my man DW, back to normal!  (From October to April – especially after last season - baseball hardly existed to me; from April to October, we add another passion to the list and I obsess over baseball…)  I mentioned new food items for this season and my concerns so I had to check how those played out!  Since there’s now Box Frites behind my seats on the promenade level, I skipped my usual brief walk through [...]

Recipe Fridays: Super Supper Sunday #2

You know how I love soup… well, this week’s Super Sunday Supper started off with ribollita.  Extra cheesy, extra delicious, yummy!!! 

Since I’d enjoyed the brussels sprouts so much from last week, I decided to make them again, only this time I added potatoes, onions and whole cloves of peeled garlic.  Delicious!

Because I can?  Cabbage roasted with strips of bacon laid atop each wedge.  Holy crap.  You have to try this if you can. 

But the total plate?  Pot roast, roasted cabbage, roasted brussels sprouts with garlic, potatoes, bacon and onions…

Close up of this gravy that was like [...]

Recipe Fridays: Super Supper Sunday #1

I mentioned a special project I’ve been working on, well, here it is: SUPER SUNDAY SUPPERS!!!  (Credit: TC for coming up with the name unwittingly)  Cook a huge blowout meal on Sunday, then eat the leftovers the rest of the week as I can.  I’ve been planning menus like crazy, trying to make them the perfect combination, and so far… so good.  First up: pulled pork, cole slaw, salad to be healthy, dinner rolls, and roasted brussels sprouts with bacon.  Nommm?Nommm.  Better shot for the brussels sprouts glory – because they were glorious.  Complete with dessert!  I’ve made this for [...]