solo beach monday

This is what happens when you take yourself on a date to Robert Moses... lots of pictures of vegetation, and #selfies...

melitta pour over // handmade !

scenes from a home cook

pork and beef meatballs (!)  from the Frankies Spuntino cookbook

the key here is to fry the meatballs on a hot pan to give them color, then let them simmer in the sauce for a while to soak up flavor. deeeeelicioso!

scenes from a garde manger cook

house cured beet gravlax, picked pearl onions and basil

handmade rabbit and farmers cheese tortellini in mushroom broth 

pickled melon, poached lobster, cucumber-asparagus soup

handmade borsa pasta with toasted pistachio-basil pistou, sheep's feta, charred tomatoes 

a ranger's themed birthday party for the birthday boy

(organic) hotdogs with optional sauerkraut, peppers & onions, and kimchi-- how stadium-centric can you get? (in a time crunch, anyway)

fried, green, and delicious

fried green tomatoes with pepper aioli, pickled watermelon rinds, cilantro