For inquiring minds who want to know how to make the pulled pork that inspired my easy barbecue menu - it's true that pulled pork in the crock pot couldn't be easier. It won't have that truly smokey flavor that traditional pulled pork gets from being smoked over low heat for several hours, but it will still be moist, tender, and delicious, and the barbecue sauce adds plenty of flavor.You can use pork shoulder or pork butt to make pulled pork, and I would look for a small size (about 2-3 pounds) for dinner for two with leftovers, or on the larger...
Monday, April 27, 2009
But it's not THAT hot. It's around 80 degrees on my office floor today and it's all anyone can talk about is to complain about the heat. Come on people, suck it up. I'll take this anyday over AC blasting so hard that all I can think about is wanting to wear my warm fuzzy socks and our damage to the environment. Don't get me started. Rarrrrrr! I for one am happy that winter is finally over and we can enjoy warm weather n...
Friday, April 24, 2009
I'm skipping work today and am off for a long weekend with to middle-of-nowhere Pennsylvania for a baby shower, with this pink and blue confection in tow. I had a fun time shopping for the baby gifts at a few stores in Brooklyn. My favorite store was an independent baby boutique with organic and handmade goods in Park Slope, which makes sense since that neighborhood is the baby mecca of Brooklyn. I've never remotely thought about baby stuff before,...
Thursday, April 23, 2009
I went out for barbecue at Blue Smoke last night with friends, and was reminded how much I love making pulled pork for parties because it's so easy to just throw a pork shoulder in a crock pot with some bbq sauce and onions for a day and let it do its thing. Same thing goes for chili. Which led me to the idea of how easy it would be to self-cater a big barbecue with a menu like this: A crock pot or two of pulled porkA crock pot or two of vegetarian...
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Once or twice a month I delight in taking a shopping trip to Fairway in Red Hook, where I can stock up on bulk goods for cheap, like organic coffee, beans, rice, and so on. Now I may have found a new ritual to tack onto my Red Hook trips: A stop at Rocky Sullivan's for beer and a snack outside. I'd been to this bar on an assuming corner before and hadn't thought much of it, just a normal working class neighborhood bar. Then I found out about its...
Monday, April 20, 2009
It's ramp season folks. And what do ramps go with better than bacon and eggs? Nothing!After reading about Motorino's amazing breakfast pizza which "delivers a beautiful pool of gooey cheese, runny yolk, pancetta drippings, and fruity olive oil", I was inspired to make my own version. The original plan called for goat cheese ricotta, bacon, ramps, and sunnyside eggs, but my sister Lisa did the shopping and some of the cooking, so she also added in...
Saturday, April 18, 2009
So I've been using deodorant less and less. This may sound radical but hear me out. First off, I am not a product person. Even before I went green I didn't wear makeup or lotions or powders or perfumes often. Then a a couple years ago when I started to think about how to lessen my carbon footprint, I tried to cut out products as much as possible or use ones with more natural ingredients. Because I suddenly realized I wasn't comfortable with applying dozens of unrecognizable ingredients, chemicals, and preservatives to my body. I stopped wearing...
Friday, April 17, 2009
Spring comes slowly this yearlike the crocus just beginning to peerfrom the dead earthas gray as the sky and the branches waving highand barren.In disbelief, sunlight lingers laterand buds begin to unfurlwhile our hope swirlsand stutters with the cruel wishy-washy weather.It all takes timebut change is inevitable.Or is it? Because in a yearwe'll find ourselves in the same place again.one week later from my windowphotos by...
If last winter was the year of kale, then I'd say this winter was the year of cabbage. It's because last year Garden of Eve kept me stocked with kale all throughout the winter when no one else at the farmers markets had green vegetables. Then this year, I couldn't even find kale regularly. But I could still find cabbage. Plus this year I first realized how delicious cabbage is when sauteed. Much nicer than in bland braised dishes. Slice it thinly,...
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
I sauteed finely chopped kale and onion with onions and garlic, and combined it with simmered Israeli couscous, using the Kitchn's method for cooking this pasta-cum-grain with leafy greens. Then I sauteed scallops in olive oil and herbs de Provence to top it off. Here's what we said about it to a friend who gave me the herbs a few months ago:I used the last of the herbs de Provence you gave me to make seared scallops with Israeli cous cous and kale...
Monday, April 13, 2009
A friend of mine, Elaine is getting married in the Finger Lakes this summer, and we have just started planning her bachelorette party. So far the idea is to have a girls-weekend-only in Ithaca, just for our group of four friends that was so close all through high school. We'd like to go wine tasting in the area and then out to dinner and bars in Ithaca at night. I've only been to Ithaca years ago for college visits, so I'd love to hear if any upstaters...
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Now that March is over and April isn't feeling all that better yet:I've always thought of March as that disgusting month with brown slushed snow and gray trees that isn't beautiful like other months but something you accept and live with because that's life too. I think of the urban landscape in the same way - the concrete and angles and dinginess aren't particularly beautiful, they just are. So what could be worse than the city in March? I swear...
Saturday, April 4, 2009
It's cool to buy used clothing and thrifted plates and so on. But electronics are another area where we can find ways to buy them used instead of new. For example, did you know that Apple sells refurbished versions of its products on its website? They work just as well as the the brand new products and they're cheaper! Save the earth and some green at the same time! Obviously I think this is genius so I've been trying to spread the word. I got a...
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