recipes
Recipe Love
[caption id="attachment_1305" align="alignnone"]Golden and red beets at Union Square Greenmarket—perfect for a new Mediterranean recipe I have.[/caption] LISTENING TO STANLEY TUCCI and...
Basia HellwigOctober 15, 2012
At the Market This Week: Desperado Chefs and Salade Niçoise Royale
MY FRIDAY MORNING RITUAL is to visit my neighborhood farmers’ market on West 97th Street, often with one friend or another who lives nearby....
Basia HellwigSeptember 28, 2012
Sometimes a Cookbook Is More Than Just a Cookbook
PANZANELLA DI FARRO, a Tuscan-style tomato salad with farro, from Olives & Oranges, by Sara Jenkins and Mindy Fox, is the recipe that got me started...
Basia HellwigJuly 24, 2012
Fish for Dinner—Mermaid’s Garden Makes It Happen
FRIDAY WAS FISH DAY IN MY FAMILY, for as long as I can remember growing up. Initially a religious observance, it eventually just became...
Basia HellwigJuly 20, 2012
Meatless Monday: Do You Have Recipes to Contribute?
MEDITERRANEANISTA’S Shaved Fennel and Apple Salad is on this week’s menu at Meatless Monday. I’ve written before about this nonprofit public health campaign...
Basia HellwigDecember 13, 2010
Cherry Tomato Love
When you grow cherry tomatoes in the garden, very few ever seem to make it into the kitchen for a meal, so...
Basia HellwigSeptember 11, 2010
Dinner Tonight: Ratatouille Niçoise
Summer vegetables are just beginning to appear at the farmers’ market—red peppers, zucchini, onions—and so my thoughts turn to ratatouille niçoise. I brought...
Basia HellwigJune 16, 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
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