About Celeriac (Celery Root)

picture of celeriac

I have just started experimenting with this wonderful tangy root vegetable. Also known as celery root or knob celery, it is, indeed, knobby. I see them in winter in my markets: large, warty, dusty with dirt…they seem rather… Read More

Kumquat Marmalade and Kumquat Spoon Fruit

kumquat marmalade

Kumquat marmalade is terrific with toast in the morning. But kumquat spoon fruit is a specialty of Greece. When I asked Neni how the kumquats—which are preserved whole in simple syrup, are served, she said on a spoon,… Read More

Grapefruit Marmalade

This grown-up marmalade is bittersweet, wonderful on toast, great served with meat or cooked with chicken wings. Citrus fruits are, of course, high in acidity (which is why you need so much sugar), and because bacteria cannot grow… Read More

Neni’s White Bread

Neni’s husband Stathis says the only downside of homemade bread is you end up eating too much of it. He’s right. But it is so easy to make, using the Lahey technique that in my opinion is the… Read More

Pork Chops with Kumquats

This is an easy, one pot dish that is very savory. Serves 4 3 pork chops about 1-inch thick 2 whole scallions, chopped 4 garlic cloves, sliced 1 cup chopped tomatoes 1 cup chopped celery leaves (see Note),… Read More

Week of February 28th

Edward’s first meal after coming home from Arthur Avenue Friday is always the most delicate fish, and this week, he got a hold of Maine sardines. They are at the end of their season, and a real treat:… Read More

Candied Grapefruit Peel & Chocolate Custard

Now that I am in the habit, I remove the peel of all citrus fruits before juicing them. The white pith is bitter and not useful, but the exterior, colored part of the peel, the zest, is a… Read More

Week of February 21st

Schools follow one kind of calendar, accounts another, and Ed Giobbi a third. Our week starts with Friday. That’s when he shops on Arthur Avenue in the Bronx, so that’s when the week of cooking starts. The week… Read More