Westchester Journal Newspaper, LoHud Edition
2016 Seasonal Chef articles and recipes.
March 25: LoHud Farewell Post
March 10: Irish Brown Bread
March 2: What's For Dinner?
February 17: Lima Beans With a Twist
Westchester Journal Newspaper, LoHud Edition
2015 Seasonal Chef articles and recipes.
December 23: Make-ahead Brunch for Christmas
recipe: Cranberry Cheddar Strata with Canadian Bacon
November 25: Pumpkin Apple Soup
November 19: Sprouts, Apple and Cranberry Salad
November 4: Late Season Tomato and Potato Soup
October 28: Broccoli Raab and Bean Soup
October 14: Delicata Squash
September 30: Zucchini Cake
September 23: Prune Plums
September 9: Gaia's Breath Farm Fundraiser
August 19: Summer Tomatoes
recipe: Rustic Tomato Sauce
August 12: Perfecting the Fritter
recipe: Summer Vegetable Fritter
August 5: Making a Quick and Easy Dinner
July 29: Fairy Tale Eggplant and Peppers
July 22: Sunflower Seed Pesto and Pole Beans
July 15: Making a Slaw
recipe: Summer Slaw
July 1: Sugar Snap Peas
June 24: Siberian Kale
June 17: Garlic Scapes
June 10: Hitting the Farmers Market Trail!
recipe: Grilled Asparagus, Chick Pea and Feta Salad
May 27: Grilled Apricots and Mustard Greens
May 20: Springtime Radish
recipe: Radish Greens Pesto
May 13: Red Veined Sorrel
recipe: Sorrel Sauce
May 6: Chilled Pea and Green Garlic Soup
April 29: Collard and Quinoa Salad
April 22: Collard Greens in a Quick and Easy Salad
April 15: Cooking with Spring Dandelions
April 8: Greek Easter Cookies
recipe: My Aunt Helen's Orange-Scented Koulourakia
recipe: My mother's Soft Koulourakia
recipe: My Aunt Donna's Ouzo-spiked Koulourakia
April 1: Greek Street Food, Koulouri
recipe: Koulouri Thessaloniki
March 18: Making an Easy Spaghetti Dish
March 11: A New St. Patrick's Day Tradition
recipe: Root Vegetable Boxty
March 4: Mixed Grain Bowl with Kale and Butternut Squash
February 25: Chicken Inspiration
February 18: Shrimp, Quinoa and Spinach Bowl
February 11: Lobster Bisque at Home
recipe: Easy Lobster Bisque
February 4: Gluten-Free Spicy Vegetarian Chili
January 28: Making Ramen at Home
January 21: Homemade Bone Broth
January 15: Fighting a Cold with Chicken Noodle Soup and Love
recipe: Maria's Chicken Noodle Soup
January 7: Reminiscing with a Toas-Tite Iron
Westchester Journal Newspaper, LoHud Edition
2014 Seasonal Chef articles and recipes.
December 31: Ringing in the New Year with Lentils
recipe: Lentils with Chorizo and Sweet Potato
December 24: Brunch using Sorrel and Eggs
recipe: Eggs with Sorrel, Fingerlings and Shallot
December 17: Sunchokes
recipe: Sunchoke, Pear and Hazelnut Soup
December 3: Brussels Sprouts
November 26: Thanksgiving Leftovers
November 19: Fluffy Mashed Potatoes
November 12: Red Kuri Squash
November 5: Thanksgiving Tips
recipe: Delicata Squash Lasagna
October 29: Buttercup Squash
October 22: Root Vegetables
recipe: Spiced Root Vegetbale Stew
October 15: Romanesco
recipe: Romanesco and Pasta
October 8: Blue Hubbard Squash
recipe: Squash Stuffed Pasta
October 1: Cinderella Pumpkin
recipe: Fresh Pumpkin Pasta Sauce
September 24: Winter squash have arrived!
recipe: Spaghetti Squash and Black Bean Pasta
September 17: Mushrooms
recipe: Mixed Mushroom Soup
September 10: Hon Tsai Tai
recipe: Farmers Market Tortilla Espanola
September 3: Pole Beans
August 27: Cipollini and Peppers
recipe: Cipollini and Bell pepper Mix
August 20:Summertime Tomato Salad
August 13: Chocolate Mint
recipe: Chilled Carrot Peach Soup
August 6: Food Memory, Peppers and Eggs
recipe: Peppers and Eggs Sandwich
July 30: Baby Fennel
recipe: Fennel Frond Pesto
July 23: Capturing Summer with Rainier Cherries
recipe: Rainier Cherry Salsa
July 16: Okra and Eggplant
recipe: Fried Okra and Eggplant with Za'atar Dip
July 9: More Leafy Greens
recipe: Mizuna, Quinoa and Golden Raisin
July 2: Exploring Garlic Scapes
recipe: Garlic Scape Pesto with Sauteed Summer Squash
June 25: Leafy Greens
recipe: Farmer's Market Leafy Greens Cornbread
June 18: Bright Sweet Strawberries of June
recipe: Herbed Swordfish with Market Greens and Strawberries
June 11: Making a Farmers Market Cuban
recipe: Seasoned Pork
recipe: Sweet and Savory Slaw
June 3: Cooking with Spice Blends
May 28: Haruki Turnip Soup
May 21: Grilled Soft Shell Crabs with an East Spicy Slaw
recipe: Easy Spicy Fennel Slaw
May 14: Fiddleheads have Arrived!
recipe: Easy Spring Pasta Salad
May 7: Ramps, a Spring gem.
recipe: Ramp Pesto Pasta with Charred Tomatoes
recipe: White Bean Veggie Burger with Ramps and Quinoa
April 30: Healthy Snacks
recipe: Sweet and Salty Granola
April 23: Mustard Greens
recipe: Mustard Greens, Spinach and Spring Vegetable Soup
April 16: Dragonfruit
April 9: Spring has finally sprung with asparagus
April 3: Taking another look at sardines.
recipe: Sardines with a Spicy Tomato Sauce
March 26: Preparing and Easy Salt Crusted Fish Dish
recipe: Salt Crusted Fish
March 19: Preparing an Easy Fish Dish in Cartoccio
recipe: Fish in Cartoccio
recipe: Tomatillo-Avocado Salsa
March 12: Shepherd's Pie
recipe: Making Shepherd's Pie
February 26: Mixed Dry Beans
recipe: Spice-crusted Halibut over Mixed Bean, Fennel and Orange Salad
February 19:Millet
recipe: Millet and Baby Artichoke Salad
February 12: Romantic Dinner at Home
recipe: Grilled Lamb Ribs and Polenta Cakes
recipe:Decadent Chocolate Panna Cotta
February 5: Chick Peas
recipe: Chick Pea Snacks
January 29: Freekeh
recipe: Spicy Vegetarian Chili
story from the newspaper: A Grain Fit for the Big Game
January 22: Tofu
recipe: Tofu Pasta Sauce
January 15: Amaranth
recipe: Amaranth, Quinoa and Kale Salad
January 8: Yellow Split Peas
recipe: Sweet and Spicy Yellow Split Pea Soup
January 1: Lentils
recipe: Cotechino con Lenticchie
recipe: Red Lentil, Appple and Chestnut Soup
2013 Seasonal Chef articles and instructional videos.
December 25: Smoked Cauliflower
and watch the video for: making Smoked Cauliflower Soup
December 18: Making Crepes
December 11: Persimmons
December 4: Brussels Sprouts
November 27: Thanksgiving Leftovers
November 20: Carrots
and watch the video for: Making Roasted Carrots and Carrot top Pesto
November 13: Jerusalem Artichokes
November 6: Kale
and watch the video for: Making a Kale and Quinoa Salad
October 23: Pork and Vegetable Stew
and watch the video for: Creating a Make-Ahead Stew.
October 16: Delicata Squash
and watch the video for : Making a Delicata Squash, Quinoa and Kale Salad
October 10: Mizuna
October 2: Tomatillo
and watch the video for: Making a Tomatillo-Avocado Salsa
September 25: Kabocha Squash
and watch the video for: Making a Kabocha Squash and Pear Soup
September 18: Eggplant
and watch the video for: Making a Eggplant, Chick Pea and Feta Salad
September 11: An Apple a Day
and watch the video for: Making a Chicken, Apple and Couscous Salad
September 4: Tomatoes
and watch the video for: Making a Rustic Tomato Sauce
August 28: Sweet Summer Corn
and watch the video for: Making a Chilled Corn Soup
August 21: and the winner is ....
August 14: Throwdown Peach Competition
August 7: Sweet Frying Peppers
July 31: Spicy Mustard Greens
July 24: Taking a Bite of of Radishes
July 17: Golden Beets
July 10: Escarole
July 3: Garlic Scapes
June 26: Snap Peas
June 19: Getting Creative with Spinach
June 12: Grilled Romaine
June 5: Spring Leeks
May 29: Finding and Tasting Morels
May 22: Swiss Chard a Real Power Food!
May 15: Spring Raab Now Appearing!
May 8: Asparagus for Brunch
May 1: Ramps, The Harbinger of Spring
April 24: Who's got Thyme?
April 17: Chicken Salad with Tarragon
April 10: Dilly Egg Sandwich
April 3: Cooking with Parsley and Basil
March 27: Chilean Sea Bass
March 20: Smoked Trout and Apricot Mostarda
March 13: Grilled Shrimp and Corn
March 6: Making beans from scratch!
February 27: Halibut with a Thai twist
February 20: Easy and versatle Salmon
February 13: Mid-week dinner for Two
February 6: Beating the winter blues with Pears!
January 30: Cooking with Lentils
January 23: Visiting Gossett's Indoor Market
January 16: Meyer Lemons
January 9: To juice or not to juice ....
January 4: Holiday fun with The Cookery
January 2: Persimmons
2013 Hudson Valley Restaurant Week Posts
Tarry Lodge, Port Chester, NY
Frankie & Johnnie Steakhouse, Rye, NY
2012 "Seasonal Chef" articles for the Small Bites.
December 26: Holiday Pot Luck: Stews
December 19: Holiday Pot Luck: Appetizers
December 12: Holiday Pot Luck: Side Dishes
December 5: Holiday Gifts for your Special Cook
November 28: Potatoes
November 21: Thanksgiving Leftovers
November 14: Sweet Potatoes
November 7: Fingerlings and Brussels Sprouts
October 31: Squash vs. Pumpkin: Pumpkin
October 24: Squash vs. Pumpking: Winter Squash
October 17: Flatbread from Italy
October 10: Timpano/Timbale
October 3: Turnips
September: 26: Kohlrabi
September 19: Apples
September 12: Carrots
September 5: Bell Peppers
August 29: Tomato or Tomahto?
August 22: Eggplant
August 15: Summer Squash
August 8: Chipotle Black Bean Burger
And the winner is ...
August 1: Corn
July 25: Peaches
July 18: What is a CSA?
July 11: Beets
July 4: Smoked Trout
June 27: Rainbow Chard
June 20: Strawberries
June 13: Purslane
June 6: Garlic Scapes
May 30: Spinach
May 23: Vidalia Onion
May 16: Rhubarb
May 9: Fava Beans
May 2: Ramps
April 27: Fiddlehead Ferns
April 18: Radishes
April 11: Asparagus
2012 Hudson Valley Restaurant Week Reviews:
Introduction
Velo, Nyack, NY
The Cookery, Dobbs Ferry, NY
Harpers, Dobbs Ferry, NY
X2O, Yonkers, NY
2011 Hudson Valley Restaurant Week Reviews:
Introduction
Crew in Greenwich, CT
The Cookery, Dobbs Ferry, NY
Marc Charles Steak House, Armonk, NY
2010 Hudson Valley Restaurant Week Reviews:
Introduction
DiNardo's, Pound Ridge, NY
Roasted Pepper, Mamaroneck, NY
Hudson House River Inn, cold Spring, NY