healthy eating
Meatless Monday: Eggplant Emergency
A FRIEND CALLED TO SAY that house guests had come laden with farmstand fare this weekend, and the whole crowd had eaten...
Basia HellwigOctober 11, 2010
Haiku on a Year in the Life of a Restaurant
A GOOD MEAL is poetry. So perhaps it’s not so surprising to find a chef-poet. On the occasion of Union Square Café’s 25th anniversary,...
Basia HellwigOctober 5, 2010
Does Your Market Have Live Opera?
MUCH AS I LOVE NEW YORK CITY’S GREENMARKETS, the farmers’ market closest to my heart will probably always be Montreal’s Jean-Talon Market, perhaps...
Basia HellwigOctober 4, 2010
Oh, for Love of Farro
WENT ON A LONG BIKE RIDE last weekend, across the George Washington Bridge and onto River Road in New Jersey. We decided to...
Basia HellwigOctober 3, 2010
Tomato Sauce, Batch 2
LAST WEEK READER JOHN FROM TORONTO passed on his great you-can-do-this method for making tomato sauce, which he learned from a Sicilian friend...
Basia HellwigSeptember 30, 2010
Eat Less Meat: Sure, But How Do You Get There from Here?
BY EATING THE TRADITIONAL MEDITERRANEAN WAY, of course. By now Mediterraneanista’s loyal readers know that the Mediterranean diet includes a lot less...
Basia HellwigSeptember 28, 2010
RECIPE: Baked Mediterranean Chicken with Cherry Tomatoes
Serves 4 to 6 2-3 skinless boneless chicken breasts (depending on weight; see note below) zest of one lemon 1/3 cup...
Basia HellwigSeptember 27, 2010
Sunday Dinner: Baked Mediterranean Chicken with Cherry Tomatoes
I DON’T KNOW ABOUT YOU, but I never get tired of meals that involve cherry tomatoes. And I’m still finding boxes of them...
Basia HellwigSeptember 26, 2010
Tomato Sauce—Yes!
[caption id="attachment_1136" align="alignnone"]Romas spotted at United Bros. in Astoria! (Photo by Bruce Campbell)[/caption] Reader John writes: At this time of year all...
Basia HellwigSeptember 21, 2010
RECIPE: Spicy Turkish-Style Yogurt Sauce (Açili Esme)
THIS SPICY YOGURT SAUCE is great over lentils, sautéed greens, beans, grains, fish or grilled meat. And it makes a delicious dip,...
Basia HellwigSeptember 14, 2010