Tag Archives: Plates

4 Dishes for an Autumn Brunch

Inspiration comes easy when you get the kinds of vegetables that were in this week’s box from Golden Earthworm’s CSA.  We put together a beautiful and simple brunch to highlight the fresh flavors, (and unexpected colors) of this season’s root vegetables. Sliced Watermelon Radish Salad: This was my first time working with watermelon radishes, and how thrilled [...]
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Polenta with Summer Squash and Semi-Poached Egg

Inspired by a wonderful mid-summer dinner at ici in Ft. Green, Brooklyn, and the contents of this week’s CSA box, I decided to make a polenta/summer squash dish. Polenta is a quick-cooking and versatile pantry staple. Polenta works great as a base for fish or veggies, and in this case I topped it with a [...]
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Greetings from a Kitchen in Queens!

After our trip to ‘H-Mart‘ on Northern Blvd in Great Neck, we got some wonderful purple kale fitting of a nice Macrobiotic Plate. The Chinese way of healthy cooking simply cooks the food in order to help the body’s digestion start the process of breaking down nutrient-rich vegetables. Macrobiotic cooking focuses on steamed hearty [...]
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