Seasoned Fork

If you live in the Northeast, by the time February is over the options for local produce seem limited. There are always roots vegetables and members of the cabbage family but these are not for everyone. And if you are looking for a source of protein, there aren’t many other than legumes that don’t involve [...]

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We always wonder why the French are so thin. Remember the best selling book by Mireille Guiliano, French Women Don’t Get Fat?
They manage to eat cheese, Pâtés, bread, dessert, drink wine and still manage their weight. Her message is simple in that she encourages us to not deprive ourselves but just to have smaller portions. Yet [...]

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As part of my new year’s resolution to relax, eat better and “smell the roses“, I watched an Episode of Iron Chef today.  They featured produce from the White House garden being served up so many different ways by culinary masters like Bobby Flay, Mario Batali and Emeril Lagasse with White House chef Cristeta Comerford.  Despite the players (other [...]

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Ideas for fall soups continue to dominate my thoughts as I comb North Fork farm stands for the freshest produce. If you ride your bicycle from Greenport to Southold you’ll run into KK Farms run by KK and Ira Haspel located on 59945 Main Road (Route 25). You’ll see KK, a willowy blond cycling back [...]

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Soups are in demand on menus as winter approaches. If you have an herb garden you probably still have most of your herbs. Despite a few brown leaves, your h
erbs are perfectly fine to use now. Most stores like Trader Joe’s or Whole Foods sell fresh herbs year round. My chef’s garden at The Greenporter [...]

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I planted a lavender bed in 2000 and waited for several years before it filled out into a brush stroke of purple buds at the entrance of the hotel. I love the smell of Lavender on a balmy night on the North Fork.  It reminds me of summers and Autumn in Provence where lavender grows between the [...]

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Serves 8 to 10 people
This is a beautiful late-morning option for all of those hungry and recovering from the morning after-effect of drinking too much egg-nogg at your party the night before.
Menu
Fresh Fruit salad
Panettone French toast with real maple syrup
Meat selection of Italian sausage patties or Baked spiral ham
Fresh herb-Parmesan Scrambled eggs
Bellini’s, coffee and tea

Fresh [...]

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Have you ever received that festive package of sweet Italian brioche-type bread during the holidays and hadn’t a clue what to do with it?  Try this recipe for a festive Christmas day brunch that the family can prepare and enjoy together.

Cut a 1 lb. Panettone into 1-inch slices. In medium bowl beat together 3 cups [...]

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Sweet Italian sausage patties 
Preheat oven at 500 or on broil. Buy package of fresh sweet Italian sausage or links if not available.  Form into 5-inch patties and lay on cookie sheet.  Meat can be pushed out of casing to form patties. Place in oven for 10 minutes removing once to turn over. Have a dish [...]

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15 eggs
Half cup heavy cream
1 cup whole milk
Fresh pepper
1/8 teaspoon salt
Two tablespoons olive oil
Two tablespoons butter
Tablespoon of chopped Italian Parsley, and chopped chives
Two tablespoons of good quality Parmesan cheese
Mix together eggs, heavy cream, milk, fresh pepper and salt with a blender.

Then add chopped herbs to the mixture. Heat large non-stick pan with butter and [...]

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