In the kitchen with Anna

Anna

May 7 2011 - 10:19pm

What tastes a cross between al dente asparagus and a brined green olives? Could be Fiddleheads, the tightly rolled expression of a baby Ostrich fern out of riverbank loam. When lightly blanched in salt water and sauteed with garlic, ramps and seasonings, topped with salty kefalograviera cheese, they create a rumpus on the palate. Chimeral and ephemeral, these fronds have about a three week...

Apr 2 2013 - 7:39pm

Third generation owner of the Kourtaki Winery and purveyor of some of are longest and best selling wines, Vasilis Kourtaki visited the Gardens Tuesday before flying back to NY guest of Lynn Johnson of Johnson Bros and Doug McIntyre of Nestor Imports. They dined family-style and dashed to the airport.

Mar 29 2013 - 8:50pm

Platters of flavor served non-stop at this Wednesdays sold-out event: Saganakis of Mushroom, Shrimps, Scallops, followed by Arugula Citrus Salads with Feta,
All-natural, spice-rubbed Schulz chicken on the vertical rotisseries, Country style lamb ribs braised in white wine, fennel, shallots, honey, and orange peel, topped off with Revani, Greek syrup soaked sponge cake with yogurt mousse...

Mar 23 2013 - 9:01pm

For fifty years I have painted, photographed, printed, and drawn the Spirit Tree, a four hundred year-old cedar tree that grows out of a rock in Lake Superior and is a spiritual icon for the Ojibwe people. I have studied it in every season, every time of day, every day of the year. For me it is a personal symbol of survival. --- Hazel Belvo.

More portrait than landscape, these trees...

Mar 15 2013 - 7:24pm

Green beer scares you? We've got Greens that pour pure gold: Mythos, Finnegans, Martens, NordEast! Accompanied with a plate of Horta, steamed GREENS drizzled with extra virgin olive oil and wedged lemons, or Melitzana, pureed baked eggplant, scallions, and parsley and lots of garlic. Now, just in time for St Patty's Day, we've released Anna's line of organic Pistachio Ice Cream!

Mar 15 2013 - 12:39pm

Asparagus has been used as a vegetable and medicine, owing to its delicate flavour, diuretic properties, and more. It is pictured as an offering on an Egyptian frieze dating to 3000 BC. In Ancient times, Greeks ate it fresh when in season and dried the vegetable for use in winter. A recipe for cooking asparagus is in the oldest surviving book of recipes, Apicius’s third-century AD De re...

Oct 13 2012 - 4:01pm

It's Apple time! and just in time for the Holidays, to make ahead and freeze or to make and share, MILOPITA, Apples Baked in a Fillo Pastry, makes for a new tradition!.

MILOPITA
A ½ sheet pan or torte form, 2” pastry brush

You will need:

5-8 apples peeled, cored, chopped into big chunks: about 2-21/2lbs; Haralson, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp—dense, crisp, tart...

Jan 5 2010 - 11:49pm

On Tuesday, the Gardens hosted Jim & John's purchased donation package: Mezethes/Krasi/Horos benefiting Milkweed Publications. What is Mezethes? Krasi? Horos? Mezethes is the plural of Meze: an appetizer traditionally served

on smallish plates for all to share at the table. Really, all I ever want to eat in Greece is the endless parade of brined, grilled, vinaigretted, skewered...