I can’t quite shed my goat cheese obsession. The visit to Catapano Dairy Farm has me dreaming of simple and elegant ways to use goat cheese that will highlight it’s incredibly fresh and creamy flavor. I brought home a container of tart, almost fluffy ricotta goat cheese from Catapano Dairy Farm. Ah, what to do? Lately, I’ve been consulting “The Flavor Bible” by Karen Page and Andrew
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Catapano Dairy: Commitment and Care Yield Award-Winning Goat Cheese
A seasonal spread featuring farmstead chevre goat cheese - flavored with lavender and honey - from Catapano Dairy Farm in Peconic, Long Island.It is the unofficial start of the summer season. I celebrate the glorious weather by dining outside with a delectable spread of fruit, honey, nuts, Long Island wine and goat cheese flavored with a hint of lavender and honey from Catapano Dairy Farm in
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Big Apple Burger Banter – HB Burger
I’ve dubbed them the “Burger Babes.” It’s okay. I checked with Zany and Mad Me-Shell, and they love the moniker. I think they’re even getting business cards made. You may recall that some time ago, my colleagues Mad Me-Shell and Zany first came up with the scheme of checking out the best burger joints in our Manhattan neighborhood. They get to eat, offer witty commentary and I get to write it
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Suburban Homestead Cheese
My sophisticated Manhattan friends - and even some who live in Brooklyn - think that I live in the boondocks. In reality, my home is only a mere 45 miles from Manhattan, but I gave up fighting their provincial perceptions a long time ago. Instead, I embrace the idea. I live in the country. I get up at dawn. And in the time-honored tradition of country life, I bake my own bread and I make
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Foodbuzz Takes Manhattan
The terrific team at Foodbuzz swarmed the Big Apple this week to host an extraordinary party of New York-based food bloggers, celebrating 1 million posts for the delectable worldwide foodie community.The champagne flowed at David Burke Townhouse on East 61st Street and heads turned with each new gastronomic creation - from tingly ceviche on the half-shell to whimsical truffle pops…It was a sweet
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New Roots at Restoration Farm
Bunches of Red Russian Kale sprout at Restoration Farm in Old Bethpage, NY.The rain has been endless – seemingly 40 days and 40 nights. The ground squishes as I traipse along the path at Restoration Farm, a certified organic farm at Old Bethpage, NY.Somebody told me a while back that Community Sponsored Agriculture is a bit like life. You’re constantly planting and harvesting. Indeed. The
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Who Needs To Knead?
I know I’m late to this party. I mean, everyone and their brother has gotten on the “Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day” bread wagon. The book, by Jeff Hertzberg and Zoe Francois was published in 2007, after all. What can I say? I’ve been busy. “Too busy to bake,” as a colleague of mine would say.But just a few days ago, Barnes and Noble nailed me with one of those “you might like this”
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