Travels: Recipe for Rum and Coke in Macondo

July 24th, 2012 · No Comments · Cocktail, Dinner, Drinks & Cocktails, Summer, Summer Recipes, Travels

· No Comments · Cocktail, Dinner, Drinks & Cocktails, Summer, Summer Recipes, Travels

in memory of a great friend; recipe for Rum and Coke, “the Cubita” for a Caribbean night-no matter where you are.

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New Year’s Eve cocktail party: Assorted Fresh Bruschetta

December 30th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Cocktail, Entertaining, Events, Holiday, Mojito, New Year's, Preserves, Snack, Vegetarian, Winter Recipes

· 1 Comment · Cocktail, Entertaining, Events, Holiday, Mojito, New Year's, Preserves, Snack, Vegetarian, Winter Recipes

A Farm-to-Table Fingerfood New Year’s Eve Celebration – Get creative with assorted bruschetta made from local ingredients. Try these recipes for toppings and create your own. Tell us about it at www.seasonedfork.com.

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The Perfect Hostess Gift is the Perfect Guest

August 9th, 2011 · No Comments · Breakfast, Brunch, Cocktail, Drinks & Cocktails, Entertaining, Gardening, Summer Recipes, Wine

· No Comments · Breakfast, Brunch, Cocktail, Drinks & Cocktails, Entertaining, Gardening, Summer Recipes, Wine

Invited to your friend’s summer house? Entertaining guests? Better a better host or guest and check out www.seasonedfork.com and enjoy what’s left of summer!

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Irish Coffee

March 17th, 2011 · No Comments · Dessert, Drinks & Cocktails, Holiday

· No Comments · Dessert, Drinks & Cocktails, Holiday

You don’t have to produce the entire St. Patrick’s day dinner with the corned beef and cabbage to celebrate with friends and family. Keep it simple. Invite people for dessert and coffee and serve up some Irish coffees to compliment your dessert table. Have everyone bring a different dessert or baked good and serve it all [...]

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Cocktail of the week: The Bachelorette with Leblon Cachaca

March 5th, 2011 · No Comments · Dinner, Drinks & Cocktails, Gardening, Summer Recipes, Vegan, Vegetarian

· No Comments · Dinner, Drinks & Cocktails, Gardening, Summer Recipes, Vegan, Vegetarian

Cocktail of the month: The Bachelorette, a new signature drink from Cuvee at The Greenporter. For the bachelorette in you visit www.seasonedfork.com

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Bellini

December 17th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Drinks & Cocktails, Winter Recipes

· 1 Comment · Drinks & Cocktails, Winter Recipes

6 oz (chilled) Champagne 2 oz Peach Schnapps (crushed) Ice 2 tsp (fresh) Lemon Juice 4 oz Peach Nectar Mix the peach nectar, lemon juice and schnapps in a chilled glass. Add half a cup (or more) of crushed ice, stir, and add the champagne. Serves 4

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Cognac-Laced Eggnog

December 17th, 2008 · No Comments · Drinks & Cocktails, Vegetarian, Winter Recipes

· No Comments · Drinks & Cocktails, Vegetarian, Winter Recipes

4 egg yolks 1/3 cup sugar, plus 1 tablespoon 1 pint whole milk 1 cup heavy cream 3 ounces high quality cognac 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg (too much nutmeg can overwhelm any recipe) 4 egg whites* Cinnamon sticks for garnish In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the egg yolks until they lighten in color. Gradually [...]

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What is the Seasoned Fork?

Photo by: Chris Sanders

I started this blog in an effort to inspire the consumption of local food and local wine on the North Fork of Long Island. And even if you are reading this from your computer in another state or another country, I am hoping to motivate you to think about and cook with the food that grows around you. This blog can be for the occasional cook who is looking for sensational yet simple recipes or the gourmand who wishes to push their culinary limits by using new seasonal ingredients in their kitchens. And for foodies who want the inside scoop on the North Fork food scene, stay tuned to Seasoned Fork and stay hungry!

My Kitchen

I have been cooking in my kitchen at The Greenporter Hotel for almost eight years now. I was always a cook at heart even though my education and career took me in other directions. I began building this kitchen in March of 2001 and worked on every corner of it's design. Having a kitchen on the North Fork of Long Island is every chef's dream. Here you have local products sprouting in farms all around you. Whether it is local oysters, duck, mushrooms or Striped Bass, it's all fresh and even more heavenly accompanied by a glass of local wine. We cook using these local ingredients year-round. In the winter you'll find us here on the weekends and from Memorial Day to Labor Day you'll find us seven days a week. Let us know next time you stop at a farmstand and pick up some really beautiful locally grown or harvested goodies and SEND ME A LINE! I'll be happy to post some recipes for just for you.