Nancy Lowell has spent a lifetime loving, eating, cooking, learning and reading about food. She has owned a small restaurant in Delaware County, New York, a catering business in New York City, worked for fifteen years for Whole Foods Market, and served Breakfast at Tiffany’s during her time working in corporate dining.
Eats Shoots and Leaves has to be one of the best titled books ever (at least if you’re a grammar nerd like me). Lately I’ve been eating shoots, the kind that are so sweet and tasty this time of year, and are available at my local farmer’s market; pea shoots. If you haven’t had them, […]
As much as I love fresh summer corn—and that is a lot, I love having leftover corn. I use it for soups and fritters, and this year I’m going to try freezing some. I am pretty much trying to corner the market on corn here in Philadelphia. Last week I (somehow) ended up with an […]
Summer begins this weekend and it’s time for me to head for the hills, or more specifically, the mountains. As I mentioned in my anniversary post a couple of weeks ago, in the last two years I have published over 350 posts, and that’s a lot of words, and food, and cooking and clean-up. It’s time for […]
I like kale more in theory than in practice, but lately I’ve been making kale salads that are winning (even) me over. No matter what type of kale I use, I remove the stems, tear or chop it and blanch it to a brilliant green. I like to dry it well either in a salad spinner, or […]
Chicken Caesar salad may be the most popular salad in the USA. Some people like it with pasta, some with croutons, some with the works, and the low/no carb folks skip both. Some people like their chicken grilled, roasted or poached, or leftover rotisserie chicken; the variables are almost endless. Romaine is a must (please […]