Category Archives: Local Produce

Homemade Dinners For Past-Due Holidays and Compromised Circumstances

By allison | Published: August 18, 2009
Last week I conjured up a four course meal for my brother and his wife as a delayed Christmas present. They’d already drank their special red wine I bought especially for the meal (from Italian Wine Merchants), but had only used half the bottle of exquisite extra virgin olive oil. The can of oil packed [...]
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On How To Treat Yourself Special, And Why You Should Never Not Be Doing That

By allison | Published: June 13, 2009
My mom finished an email to me this week with “try and do something special for yourself.” She doesn’t know I’m usually doing relatively special things for myself. Getting up fifteen minutes early to solidify a pleasant and calm morning. Dressing myself up pretty to lift my spirits. Eating a container of Greek yogurt with [...]
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You Mean We Can Draw On Our Placemats? Score!

By allison | Published: May 29, 2009
If you had a choice between comfort food brunch and an invigorating yoga class, which one would you choose? Sometimes the latter would make you feel better, but when it’s your soul that begs a talkin’ to, don’t ever turn down a brunch with two fascinating friends. We met at Egg in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, to [...]
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Electric Pink Food (And An Obsession With Ricotta)

By Allison | Published: December 30, 2008
What do you get when you combine fresh pasta, shredded roasted beets, and ricotta cheese? Why… pink pasta! If you’ve ever eaten ricotta, you’ll know it goes with various foods. In the savory category we have pasta, roasted potatoes, any vegetable really, bread, crackers, chicken, God who knows what else. With the sweets, we have [...]
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What in the world is a Pluot?

By Allison | Published: August 16, 2008
Ross arrived last night with a small bag of a mystery fruit he said at the market was simply entitled “Dinosaur Eggs”. I saw the spots, I understood the reference. However, I’ve seen a pluot, and it all was confirmed when I found the definitive sticker. Well, what is a pluot? Plum + [...]
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