From Faith — Whether you eat gluten or don’t, check out Carole Peck’s new menu at her celebrated Good News Cafe in Woodbury, Ct., where farm-to-table dining is the order of the day. My friends who eat gluten-free were astounded. I’d say 75 percent of Carole’s selections are gluten-free, or can be adjusted easily. Don’t […]
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The Secret’s in the Sugar: Lower-Alcohol Wines Are Taking Off
Big, bold wines have their fans. But with the arrival of summer, make room for a bumper crop of lighter, more subtle wines. “Low-alcohol wines are super hot right now,” says wine writer Katherine Cole. There’s Txakoli, or Txakolina, wines from the Basque region of Spain, Rieslings from Germany and New York state, and Vinho […]
Spring Asparagus Tossed with Goat Cheese, Truffle Oil & Lemon
Local asparagus is still at farmers’ markets, and that’s where we were inspired to play a little with a simple, tasty dish. In a booth at the Greenport Farmers’ Market on the North Fork of Long Island, there was Noah Schwartz, chef and owner of Noah’s Restaurant in Greenport, cooking small plates to support farm-fresh products. […]
Toppings for Grilled Bread Are a Breeze
Putting a mouth-watering combination of things on top of bread, drizzled with olive oil and grilled golden brown, is as easy as it is delicious. On each of our grilled “rafts” we give you two or three ingredients that are terrific together as apps, or you can put out a platter of several types as […]
Fresh Corn Vinaigrette
This is a gem of an idea from Suzie Middleton, author of the cookbook Fresh from the Farm. She presses the corn kernels with a fork to release their flavorful milk, then uses the dressing on grilled roasted fingerling potatoes, fish tacos, sliced tomatoes, and grilled shrimp. I love corn and bacon so I’d crumble some […]
Stress-Free Weeknight Dinner: Fast, Easy, Delicious
What we all need for weeknight dinner is something easy and good—it’s that simple. How about pecan-crusted fish fillet? Or one of my all-time favorite Mediterranean pasta dishes, Greek Shrimp Couscous, Feta, Olives, and Lemon. And for dessert—the summer crowd-pleaser for grownups and children—The Great Grape Freeze. You get the idea. This is where I invent […]
