Month: September 2026

Fresh, Late Summer Figs – Crostini with Whipped Fresh Ricotta, Fresh Figs, Honey, and Fennel Pollen

Fresh, Late Summer Figs – Crostini with Whipped Fresh Ricotta, Fresh Figs, Honey, and Fennel Pollen

The summer I did research for my master’s thesis, scuba diving in the bays on the east end of Long Island, we traveled the same route every morning to get to the marina. As we drove past the farm fields that dominate the North Fork …

A Tale of Two Gardens – Caprese Salad with Fried Capers

A Tale of Two Gardens – Caprese Salad with Fried Capers

It was the best garden year ever, it was the worst garden year ever, it was the age of abundance, it was the age of scarcity, it was the epoch of grazers, it was the epoch of exclusion, it was the season of rain, it …