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. […]
Entries from January 2010
Small Plates-Big Love For Your Valentine
January 31st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Dinner, Drinks & Cocktails, Snack, Soups & Bisques, Wine, Winter Recipes
· 1 Comment · Dinner, Drinks & Cocktails, Snack, Soups & Bisques, Wine, Winter RecipesTags:Arugula·basil·broccoli·Castello di Borghese·figs·food·grana padano·Mozzarella·Pinot Noir·recipe·small plates·Tapas·tuna·Vegetarian·Walnuts
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January 24th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Dinner, Lunch, Snack, Soups & Bisques, Vegetarian
· 4 Comments · Dinner, Lunch, Snack, Soups & Bisques, VegetarianDespite the recent chill, I am starting to see signs of spring everywhere; whether it’s the sound of birds in the morning as I leave my house or the Rhododendrons springing back from hibernation on the North Fork. But I want to embrace what’s left of winter and start to wonder what winter vegetables I’ll […]
Tags:cauliflower·cooking for a family·cooking on a budget·food·North Fork·One Woman·Pindar·Pumpkin·recipe·shrimp·Soup·Vegetarian·winter vegetables
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January 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Dinner, Winter Recipes
· No Comments · Dinner, Winter RecipesAs 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 […]
Tags:apples·Bedell Cellars·Bobby Flay·brussel sprounts·Carbernet franc·Castello di Borghese·collard greens·Corey Creek·Cristeta Comerford·Emeril Lagasse·Endive·farmstands·food·Gewurztraminer·Greenport·Greenport Brewing Company·Iron chef·Kale·leeks·Long Island wine country·Mario Batali·Michelle Obama·New You of 2010·North Fork wine·pears·Peconic Bay Winery·Pinot Noir·Radicchio·Raphael Vineyards·recipe·Riesling·Sherwood House vineyards·sweet potatoes·turnips·winter vegetables
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January 8th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Dinner, Lunch, Soups & Bisques, Vegetarian
· 3 Comments · Dinner, Lunch, Soups & Bisques, VegetarianWhile shopping the Farmstands and Farmer’s Markets you will find a variety of what I like to call the “winter white” root vegetables. Unfortunately it’s hard to convince the less adventerous to try these these vegetables. They may still be scarred from childhood when these vegetables appeared on the cafeteria tray boiled to death and […]
Tags:farmers markets·farmstands·North Fork·parsnips·recipe·Rutabaga·turnips·Vegetarian·winter vegetables
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January 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Dinner
· No Comments · DinnerIt could be that some of you feel rested after the holidays but after speaking to several friends, many of them sound like they need vacations. And if you’ve been entertaining over the last few months, you may have ingredients from the holidays that you may need to use before you no longer can. I […]
Tags:aromatherapy·champagne·Cheese·cleaning the kitchen·food·Herbs·leftovers·oils·Prosecco·recipe·Wine
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