apple picking
Christine Bush/City Kid CornerWith apple picking season [/destinations/15-places-to-go-apple-picking-within-a-two-hour-drive-of-brooklyn] in full swing, you’re likely to find bushels of juicy red fruit in your kitchen for the next several weeks. If the kids are already getting tired of the same old apple in their lunchbox, why not shake things
Auria Abraham
Photo courtesy of Auria AbrahamWhile we can’t believe it’s already August, there is still time left for plenty of outdoors barbecues — and to help us on that front,we reached out to neighbor and chef Auria Abraham [/?s=auria+abraham] for one of her favorite summertime recipes. Auria,
Auria Abraham
Auria Abraham at the Flatbush Frolic [/blog/photos/scenes-from-the-2014-flatbush-frolic].Alright, neighbors, it’s time to whip out those aprons and cooking utensils – tomorrow evening, March 19, neighbor and chef extraordinaire Auria Abraham is set to be on the TV show “Frankie Cooks” [http://frankiecooks.com/] and will share a steamed
Dale Talde
Photo via SPAM [https://www.facebook.com/spambrand/photos/pb.190425724316035.-2207520000.1421262768./693221037369832/?type=3&theater] When it comes to breakfast items, we know chef Dale Talde can bring it. We could eat the breakfast ramen [/blog/food/taldes-breakfast-ramen-named-signature-dish-of-the-slope] at his local restaurant, Talde [http://taldebrooklyn.com/] (369
Breakfast Ramen
You’ve got a three-day weekend ahead of you, which could be a great time for an ambitious project like making Talde’s [http://taldebrooklyn.com/] breakfast ramen at home. Chef Dale Tale shared the recipe with Today [http://www.today.com/food/eggs-bacon-ramen-lots-butter-make-dale-taldes-breakfast-ramen-2D79700939] , and it’s tailored to the
Chicken Adobo
Ever wonder how Purple Yam [http://www.purpleyamnyc.com] (1314 Cortelyou Road between Rugby and Argyle Roads) makes their incredible chicken adobo? Chef Romy Dorotan appeared on America’s Test Kitchen [/blog/food/purple-yams-chicken-adobo-featured-on-americas-test-kitchen] last year to reveal the secrets of the delicious dish, but for the chilly, comfort food
bartel-pritchard square
As the growing season winds down this Fall, it’s time to stock up on cauliflower! Cauliflower is rich in vitamin C, contains B-complex groups of vitamins, and is a good source of minerals such as manganese, copper, iron, calcium and potassium. And the freshest cauliflower around these days is
Neighbors
This week’s Greenmarket-inspired recipe comes from neighbor Greg Wersching, who found himself with an excess of apples one day and no idea what to do with them–that is, until he remembered a recipe his Aunt Michele had been holding onto since the late ’90s. Greg lives on the
Food & Drink
If you stopped by the Cortelyou Greenmarket [http://www.grownyc.org/greenmarket-site/brooklyn/cortelyou-greenmarket] this past Sunday to learn a thing or two about canning [/blog/greenmarket/this-week-at-the-cortelyou-greenmarket-70], you may have come away with a lot of tomatoes and some inspiration — or, maybe you just grabbed a couple of bright
drink
Today was pretty much perfect weather-wise, so it also seemed like a pretty much perfect day to make sangria. We asked Cole at TB Ackerson Wine & Spirits [http://www.yelp.com/biz/tb-ackerson-wine-merchants-brooklyn] for some suggestions, and the result was spicy-sweet and full of different textures. For two drinkers,
America's Test Kitchen
The PBS cooking show America’s Test Kitchen got some hints on big, bold chicken braising from Chef Romy Dorotan and Amy Besa at Purple Yam [http://www.purpleyamnyc.com/] for an episode in their most recent season [http://www.americastestkitchen.com/episodes/detail.php?docid=41776]. Romy showed them
cooking
By the end of November, the bounty of locally harvested fruits and vegetables has ceased to crowd the Park Slope Food Coop’s [http://foodcoop.com/] shelves. Instead, we are left with tropical imports and winter produce like brussels sprouts. A consolation for fewer tasty tomatoes and wilted greens is