Photo by Judith Hausman My preferred kitchen tools: wooden spoons. I suppose every trade has its tools and every person in the trade has a favorite tool. For essential versatility and usefulness, one of my own favorites is metal tongs with flat edges, perfect to turn over searing meats, lift poultry or nudge poaching fruit. […]
Photo by Judith Hausman Oysters on ice waiting to be devoured. Vicious storms made Rhode Island even smaller this year, but for a state the size of the Louisiana oil spill, Rhode Island has amazing food traditions. I won’t even tell you about the Italian part of Providence or the Portuguese communities this time. I […]
Photo by Judith Hausman Vanilla-poached rhubarb with cornmeal-cardamom biscuits. I walk past a rhubarb patch in (let’s call her) Mrs. Bloom’s yard nearly every day. Two years ago, I saw that while she is a wonderful gardener well into her 80s, Mrs. Bloom was not pulling her rhubarb. The gnarly flower stalk was unfurling and […]
In the seductive showing of spring, the get-up I look for and like best is the apple blossoms.
In the spring, I say an unreserved hurray for salads! The first leaf lettuces are such a relief and contrast to winter roots.
I vote for snout-to-tail eating, but I can’t enjoy offal—and Lord knows I’ve tried.
At this time of year, the supermarket could just make me cry, but I’ve got a few solutions.
