HAMPTONS FOOD
Clemente’s Maryland Crabhouse
From guestofaguest.com:
“Summer Days are officially over and so are evenings spent at Hampton’s ledgendary Lobster Inn. For those craving their fresh seafood (or “Splat” to be specific), here is somewhere that might satisfy your cravings. Take a ride to Sheepshead Bay for Clemente’s Maryland Crabhouse in Brooklyn. The best thing is their “All You Can Eat Buckets of Crab” seasoned with garlic or Old Bay Seasoning. You’ll be equipped with a bib, cracker, mallet and lots of paper towel. Go now while the weather is warm and dine al fresco. Just a word of advise from someone who is there all the time … read up on the proper way of de-shelling a crab or else you’d leave with cuts on your fingers from pulling and tugging on the shells. :-)”
Zucchini: Summer Eating; Easy, Fresh, and Healthy!
Zucchini is the most common local vegetable I see at all the markets. Radishes, beets, and leeks are summer staples but it is the zucchini that gets most popular award. I think it even surpasses the tomato,
who’s origins are sometimes suspect.
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Enjoy this healthy and ridiculously easy Zucchini Sauce over Whole Wheat Pasta!
5 large Zucchini (they can get grossly large so use your own discretion)
1 head of garlic
3 large eggs
Freshly grated Parmesan Cheese
Freshly cracked pepper
1 box of whole wheat spaghetti
Some Favorite Summer Recipes From The Heartland
This weekend, my friends and I spent the better part of Saturday night preparing for, cooking, and eating a true summer meal. It consisted of poached swordfish, a pasta dish with scallops, mussels, eggplant, and loads more ingredients I can’t remember, some cucumber salad, and wine. It. was. delicious. We may not have all been in agreement on our love of cooking ((Although I’m in love with the end product, I tend to think it’s a ton of work), but we all unanimously agreed that the kitchen is the best part of a house. Ours was abuzz with activity this weekend. My sister was blessed with the culinary bug too….which is why I’m stealing some of her favorite summer recipes for today. I can’t wait to try the fish tacos….
Turkey Meatloaf Burgers or Bistro Turkey Burgers
or
Indian Turkey Burgers with Lime, Cucumbers and Chutney
Johnny Earles’ Grilled Fruit With Ginger Syrup
A while back, Rachelle and I raved about the grilled fruit we”d greedily devoured at the Eater barbeque. I”d long since forgotten when I stumbled upon this recipe on Mark Bittman”s blog Bitten, in which the fruit is skewered and brushed with a ginger syrup. Soon enough, recipes such as this will be out-of-season, so enjoy them now!
Skewered Grilled Fruit With Ginger Syrup Adapted from Johnny Earles
Mr. Earles recommends gas — or clean wood charcoal — for grilling fruit. “”Real wood just overwhelms the fruit with flavor,”" he said. “”And briquettes impart a weird taste.”" Whatever your fuel, make the fire hot and keep the grilling time short.
David Lebovitz’s Berry Cobbler
I’m not, in all honesty, the hugest of sweet freaks, but David Lebovitz does an excellent job of persuading me otherwise. Lebovitz, who spent twelve years at Chez Panisse, and has authored a slew of critically lauded cookbooks, now lives in Paris, and his blog is full of charming, anecdotal food porn.
Amidst an array of exotic and refined recipes, this berry cobbler jumped out at me. Cobbler is pie for lazy people. And it is delicious. And really hard to mess up.
Pioneer Woman’s Oatmeal Crispies
The Pioneer Woman Cooks is one of blogs I read more for the fun, breezy writing than for the recipes, which tend to be aimed at pleasing the bottomless stomachs of cowboys. When I do come across a recipe that actually looks appealing, though, it’s a double boon, as Rae is one of those wonderful bloggers who includes step-by-step photos of how your product should appear. Yesterday, coerced by an empty bag of Tate’s, I decided to make cookies, oatmeal cookies, as we had a plethora of oatmeal and chocolate chips. More »
Orangette’s Blackberry Sorbet
Recently, one of my friends has become obsessed with berry-picking. Last month it was blueberries; now she’s moved on to their purple cousins. Yesterday, she picked 13 pounds of blackberries, a feat I might find concerning if I could stop stuffing myself with one of its resulting pies. Not being in a baking mood today, I decided I’d make a sorbet with the contents of the bucket that showed up on my doorstep. The version Molly Wizenberg posted on her ridiculously charming food blog Orangette looks perfect, simple and tasting mostly of the berries, with just a whisper of raspberry dessert wine. More »
Nordljus’ Grilled Quail With Rose Petals
The first time I was served quail, I remember protesting that it was too cute to eat. Then I ate one. Or three. More flavorful than chicken, juicier than turkey, less gamy than duck… basically pure bliss on two teeny legs. Until now though, I’d considered it winter food, but then yesterday I stumbled across this recipe onKei Keiko Oikawa’s gorgeous travel/food blog Nordljus, in which the quail is marinated and grilled.
Kieko uses a ridged pan, but an outdoor grill will work beautifully, so long as you mind it. If you feel like you’ve been stuck in a grilled chicken rut, or want to surprise your guest the next time you throw a bbq, these should do the trick. More »
Adrienne Kane’s Watermelon Gazpacho
Last summer, I took my mother to L’Espalier in Boston for her birthday, partially because it has amazing food, and mostly because she cooked there in the gay 80’s. Everything, bien sur, was fabulous (and tiny!), but the dark horse favorite was the deconstructed watermelon soup. I don’t usually like sweet soups, or cold soups, and certainly wouldn’t have ordered this one if it weren’t part of the prix-fixe, but it. was. amazing.
Basically the essence of watermelon, strained, chilled, and ladled over hibiscus petals and diced cucumbers. Adrienne’s gazpacho is a bit more rustic, the sort of soup made for eating absentmindedly out of a large tupperware until, poof! it’s gone. Trust me on this. More »
Pinch My Salt’s Grilled Corn, Jicama, And Mango Salad
How good does this look? This past mother’s day, I made something similar, substituting red bell peppers for the corn, and adding red snapper, but this meatless version looks just as good. Don’t be put off by the jicama; you should be able to find it at Whole Foods, if not a regular grocery store. Also, if you go to Pinch My Salt’s site, you can see the recipe constructed play by play. More »
