NOVEMBER 10TH, 2009 — Nasturtium are beautiful plants, spicy and multi-purposed in the garden. Aphids love them, so if you plant them make sure you plant them as a border crop. You’ll notice aphids gathering …
Recipes
Sundried Tomato Pesto
AUGUST 10TH, 2009 — To celebrate the beginning of tomato season, Growing Chefs took the stage at the New York Botanical Garden’s Conservatory Kitchen. With the help of two young gardeners, Julia and Janine, we …
Senposi Curried-Rice Wraps
JUNE 27TH, 2009 — Senposi (sen-poe-sigh), a Japanese, collard-greens-like leaf, has a new incarnation as a tortilla today. After cooking up some curried rice with currants, heavy with cinnamon and a touch of linden honey …
Sunshine Kabocha Cheesecake
NOVEMBER 25TH, 2008 — Now here’s a powerhouse conglomorate that I can feel good about: the dairy products of Ronnybrook conjoined with the organic goodness of Kira (Evolutionary Organics)’s squash. Traditionally concocted with pumpkin, this …
Carrot Pizza
NOVEMBER 8TH, 2008 — This weekend’s culinary adventure was a cooking party with a secret ingredient. Twenty-four hours before the party began, our host reveled we were to battle for the palate with carrots. Fall …
Recession-Depression Soup
OCTOBER 27TH, 2008 — With the Dow heading south like a migrating goose, the fall theme for my kitchen is soup. A cheap and effective way to stretch vitamins and flavor into a worthy recipe, …
Honey Creme Anglaise
APRIL 22, 2014 — Pastry chef Caroline Schiff closed out the week at the Culinary Kids Food Festival at the New York Botanical Garden on a sweet note–spring strawberries in Honey Creme Anglaise. As our …
Most Delicious Eggs!
APRIL 22, 2014 — We were joined at the Culinary Kids Food Festival by the charming and talented Mukti Banerjee, who with little effort but great practiced skill made one of the most incredible things …