The Spamwise Chronicles
Blog URL http://spamwise.wordpress.com
Located New York, New York USA
Tags cooking, food, food photography, breakfast, dinner, lunch, seasonal and local, quick and easy, recipes
A blog devoted to the beauty of food, cooking seasonally and eating well. Recipes, food photography, cooking and the occasional restaurant review.
Latest Blog Posts
- Poussin on Nov 12, 2009 in Food General autumn chicken cooking dinner potatoes seasonal and local
In the United Kingdom, poussin (or less common coquelet) is a term commonly used by butchers for a young chicken, less than 28 days old at slaughter and usually weighing 400-450 grams but not above 750g. It is sometimes also called spring chicken, al...
- “Eggs and Things” on Nov 10, 2009 in Food General Vegetarian autumn dinner eggs quick and easy spinach tomato
“Eggs and things Click here for a high resolution version of this picture. I call this “eggs and things”. It’s sort of like a reverse frittata. The actual vegetables used don’t matter too much, as long as they’re...
- A Farewell to Summer on Nov 9, 2009 in Food General autumn cooking dinner Italian food risotto seasonal and local slow food summer tomato
I know, I know…it’s early November. I have no business posting anything about summer knee-deep in autumn. Migliorelli had some beautiful plum tomatoes for about $1.60 a pound. I bought three or four pounds fully intending to make some o...
- A Hearth Pictorial on Oct 27, 2009 in Food New York City dinner East Village food photography Hearth restaurants
No new pictures this time around — because I haven’t been to Hearth in over a year, since the economy tanked. That being said, I’ll probably stop in sometime in the next couple of weeks. They’ve been doing something called &...
- Italian Treatment on Oct 18, 2009 in Food General autumn cooking dinner greens Italian food pasta recipe shrimp spaghetti weekend herb blogging
It has relatives that are more well-known, like spinach, beets and quinoa, and some less known ones such as epazote and Jerusalem oak. It is one of the most nutritious plants available. It grows in abundance in the mid-Atlantic states, yet it is cons...
- Tomato Season 8 on Oct 16, 2009 in Food General Vegetarian autumn cooking dinner heirloom tomatoes Italian food recipe ricotta spaghetti tomato blight Union Square Greenmarket
In a few weeks (if not sooner), heirloom tomatoes will disappear from farm stands in New York City, not to be seen again until next summer. You may have heard of widespread cases of tomato blight that occurred all throughout the eastern seaboard of...
- Flounder and Chicken Congee on Oct 14, 2009 in Food autumn Chinese food comfort food cooking dinner leftovers recipe
Flounder and chicken congee Click here to view a large-sized version of this picture. Otherwise known as jook, congee is a porridge that’s slowly simmered until the rice grains begin to break down. There are as many recipes and variations of c...
