All The Things I Eat

The farmers market in McGolrick Park had a new vendor: Kimchi Kooks. The shop offered more than the usual cabbage kimchi, so I obviously had to sample some.

With pumpkin spice season upon us, we did the usual thing middle-aged, once upwardly mobile professionals with a young child do and headed out of the city to pick apples in the fields of the Hudson Valley. I grew up a few miles from the Warwick, New York, the center of autumnal activities. There are plenty of u-pick apple orchards to choose from here. In recent years, traffic overwhelms the narrow roads on weekends as urban dwellers flock to nature.

This beat and goat cheese frittata highlighted the vegetable components while leaving plenty of calories for a midmorning donut.

This beat and goat cheese frittata highlighted the vegetable components while leaving plenty of calories for a midmorning donut.

Last Independence Day, a friend threw together an impromptu barbecue. I had a lot of cabbage and set about making a slaw.

Farmer’s market fresh beets are served best in a simple fashion highlighting their sweetness.