Cookin’ in Brooklyn

Reviews on recipes I have tried, favorite kitchen items, etc.

Roasted Whole Branzino with Lemon and Thyme

July 21, 2016

This is a super simple and delicious (and healthy) meal with maximum presentation appeal (unless you find the sight of whole fish totally UNappealing, of course). This was my first attempt at cooking any sort of whole fish, and I must say I’m rather impressed with myself.  These beauties were on sale from Fresh Direct, […]


Caramelized Onions and Swiss on a Bagel

February 9, 2016

Just a little ooey gooey yumminess over the weekend… I followed these  guidelines  when caramelizing the onions.


Lemon Pasta with Roasted Shrimp

October 27, 2014

As promised, I made my favorite  Barefoot Contessa  go-to recipe in honor of  Ina Garten’s  upcoming appearance at  Barnes and Noble tomorrow night –  Lemon Pasta with Roasted Shrimp. This recipe is super quick and easy, and tastes excellent as leftovers too! For this version, I halved the  original recipe, and used fresh pasta and Wild […]


Blistered Shishito Peppers

August 15, 2014

The most successful vegetable plants from my garden on The Veranda were the shishito pepper plants.  I always tried to pick them before they turned red and spicy, but even when I missed a few, they were not particularly hot or tough. To make this delicious and healthy snack, I just preheated a cast-iron skillet on medium-high heat, […]


Tiny Little Harvest

July 8, 2014

My first little bounty from my garden on The Veranda!  Nothing much – a few shishito peppers and Asian eggplants – but still exciting.


Look What’s Growing

June 28, 2014

 


Squirrel Deterrent Attempt aka Zucchini Prison

June 21, 2014

Tomato Beginnings

June 21, 2014

 


It’s War!

June 17, 2014

Yesterday, I saw my first male flowers on my zucchini plants.  Aren’t they just lovely?  A close-up: This morning, I found THIS: So, it appears the squirrels know what’s up on The Veranda.  I was fairly sure this would happen, but kept hoping they would stick to the flourishing community garden down below and leave my little patch […]


Summer Aspirations

June 12, 2014

She’s back, folks! After a looong hiatus involving a new job, and an epic move to a new apartment, here I am again.  I still have unpacking to do, even though I moved almost seven months ago, which is absurd and typical.  I blame my compulsive need to spend countless hours on home-improvement projects.  I have exceeded […]


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