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Armchair Travel of the Culinary Kind
Maybe I’m just nostalgic for Spain…on the Road Again, the PBS foodie road trip series with Mario Batali, Gwyneth Paltrow, Mark Bittman and Claudia...
Basia HellwigMay 24, 2010
At the Market This Week
Spring onions, scallions, radishes, greens... [caption id="attachment_1053" align="alignnone"]Young elephant garlic[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1054" align="alignnone"]Scallions—I like to keep a fresh supply handy because they seem...
Basia HellwigMay 21, 2010
Rioja Restaurant Week Ends May 27
You have nine more days to enjoy a $25 prix fixe lunch or $35 prix fixe dinner—including a glass of Rioja wine—at one of 25...
Basia HellwigMay 18, 2010
My 26/Millionth of an Acre
A few weeks ago at the farmers’ market, I bought these small pots of basil and rosemary for my kitchen window sill, where...
Basia HellwigMay 14, 2010
Cool Tool: Lime Squeezer
My friend Catherine, a fabulous cook, told me about this nifty lime squeezer gadget. I have to admit we were making G&Ts at...
Basia HellwigMay 11, 2010
Cycling Superfuels à la Méditerranée
[caption id="attachment_1050" align="alignnone"]Roasted Root Vegetables including beets, fingerling potatoes of various colors, sweet potato, turnips, red onion, plus butternut squash[/caption] “Five great...
Basia HellwigMay 7, 2010
Lazy Mediterraneanista
I THINK ONE REASON I LIKE THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET is how simple many of the dishes are. Just a few ingredients and a...
Basia HellwigMay 4, 2010
Mediterraneanista Goes Cycling
In a perfect alignment of the stars (at least for our household), May is both Mediterranean Month and Bike Month. New York City’s outer boroughs are home...
Basia HellwigApril 27, 2010
Farro, Farro, Where Art Thou?
I’m hunting for farro—once I find out what it is. It’s the first item in a recipe for Panzanella di Farro, or Tuscan...
Basia HellwigApril 23, 2010
What Is the Mediterranean Diet?
It’s not a diet as in “regimen to lose weight.” It’s a diet in the sense of a customary pattern of eating—in this...
Basia HellwigApril 21, 2010