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Picnic supper for Very Hot Nights and Sunny Afternoons.
This is my favorite supper in the summer: a picnic of great things: a lovely cheese, good bread, a crunchy salad, maybe some avocado spritzed with lime and salt, maybe a plate of ham, maybe a salami. A little bowl … Continue reading
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Tagged bread, butter, ham, olives, picnic, radishes, salad, salami
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Snowmen – linguine with roasted lemons, olives and capers
Jo, aged almost 3, went to see the play version of The Snowman as his seasonal theatre treat. If you don’t know the story of the boy and his snowman who comes alive one night to transport him on a … Continue reading
Lamb Tagine for an epiphany feast
“I don’t want to be a King,†protested Arthur, when told that he had to participate in the annul family nativity show. “I don’t want to and you can’t make me.â€
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Tagged almonds, cous cous, feta, lamb, olives, parsley, pomegranate, rose
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The Wednesday Tipple – A Russian Scientist lives up to a radiation stereotype, and we all eat hot peppered walnuts to calm our nerves
I mentioned that I once had an exceedingly dull job working the day shift in a hotel bar. “Sure, we reused the lemon garnishes†I told a group of appalled New Yorkers. “And we were supposed to tip any un-eaten … Continue reading
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Tagged martini, olives, pepper, radiation, Russain Scientist, stereotype, sugar, walnuts
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Easy Summery Friday Night Dinner Party for 6 – gin chicken with roasted potatoes olives and tomatoes
My friend Dee invited me to be her plus one at the opening of the Churchill exhibit at the Morgan Library. “It’s a 2 hour drinks reception and Boris Johnson will be there!â€
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Tagged chicken, dinner party, easy entertaining, gin, olives, party, potatoes, simple ideas, tomaotes
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This Dinner Will Get You Laid – Greek Salad Topped Chicken For Warm Spring Nights
It’s Spring in New York – daffodils, blossoms, no need to wear a coat weather, the whole bit. The evening was filled with out on the balcony possibilities and I was determined to make the most of them.
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Tagged chicken, feta, greek salad, olives, spring, tomato
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5 Favorite Picnic Salads
Heavily into picnic mode, Jon and I went for a walk on the High Line – not some kind of strange circus stunt, but rather a modern park elevated on disused railway tracks above the city, meandering through the buildings … Continue reading
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Tagged arugula, black beans, corn, cucumber, feta, HighLine, interrupting a first date, olives, picnic, salad, tomato, zucchini
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The Monday Treat – Picnic Sandwiches (my 5 favorites)
It has been said that all you need for a really great picnic is a baguette, a ripe brie, a bunch of grapes and a bottle of wine. But why would you want to stop there?
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Tagged BLT, bread, cheese, ciabatta, coronation chicken, mozarella, olives, pesto, picnic, pressed sandwich, radishes, sandwich, shrimp roll, sundried tomato
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The Monday treat – focaccia with rosemary, black olives and lemon
Some treats require preparation, and there’s no point denying it; focaccia is one such. It’s not especially tricky to make – and all the olive oil makes for a stable dough that is less subject to the foibles of regular … Continue reading
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Tagged bread, foccacia, lemon, olive oil, olives, patience, rosemary, wedding
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This Dinner Will Get You Laid – Spaghetti Puttanesca
This pasta sauce is literally translated as tart’s or whore’s. The idea being, I believe, that only slovenly women would make a sauce entirely out of store cupboard ingredients. That said, there’s an alternate theory that says the sauce’s sharp … Continue reading
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Tagged garlic, olives, onion, tart, tomato, tomato sauce, vegetarian
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