Ah, the good old summertime. Fruity-juicy cocktails, farm fresh produce and eating fancy flowers. I’ve gathered together 3 fun recipes for one of the most popular blooms out there: zucchini blossoms. Your local farmers’ market has them in stock for the next few weeks and they are worth the trip. You can just stuff themContinueContinue reading “Flower Power! Three Great Zucchini Blossom Recipes”
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Bradley Beach is The Jersey Shore, Hold The Glitter
The sun, surf and sand are very enticing down the Jersey Shore almost any day or season of the year. During the summer, people flock to party towns like Belmar, Manasquan and Point Pleasant. Waterfront bars and restaurants are jammed each weekend with young people from New York and North Jersey partying like there isContinueContinue reading “Bradley Beach is The Jersey Shore, Hold The Glitter”
Three Clam Recipes Just for the Shuck of It!
“I can teach a chimp how to make linguini and clams. I can’t teach a chimp to dream about it and think about how great it is.” — Mario Batali Clams are God’s way of saying “Here, taste the ocean”. Like many shellfish, clams have a hard protective shell to hide their delicate, sweet meatContinueContinue reading “Three Clam Recipes Just for the Shuck of It!”
ErinGoScratch Recipe- BBQ Shrimp Skewers
What says great outdoor summer cooking like gigantic BBQ shrimp on a stick over fire! This recipe is easy to prepare and quick to cook if you prep in advance. Not to mention light, healthy and scrumptious. Ingredients: Marinade- 1/2 cup of pineapple juice, two tablespoons of soy sauce, juice of one lime, 2 cloves garlic (crushed), 3/4ContinueContinue reading “ErinGoScratch Recipe- BBQ Shrimp Skewers”
Park the Hate, Pass the Plates
We don’t do politics on ErinGoScatch. There are plenty of places you can get coverage of all that hibiddy jibiddy elsewhere, no matter what side of the table you are sitting on. From our vantage point here in New York City, the ultimate melting pot for the cuisine of so many cultures, we talk aboutContinueContinue reading “Park the Hate, Pass the Plates”
ErinGoScratch Recipe- Fresh Fluke Tacos with Pineapple Mango Salsa
I love fish tacos. Two of my favorite things, freshly caught fluke and seasonal summer veggies right off the vine, I combine both in this Cadillac of tacos. Summer fluking is usually a guarantee for a nice day on the ocean. If the wind, tide and water temperature are working in your favor almost everyoneContinueContinue reading “ErinGoScratch Recipe- Fresh Fluke Tacos with Pineapple Mango Salsa”
Union Square Greenmarket
Created in 1976 to provide local farmers with a means to sell fresh produce and attract businesses back to the downtown area, Union Square Greenmarket is now at the center of a bustling commercial district. There are plenty of markets for the home cook to choose from in New York City. Few provide city dwellers more options of farmContinueContinue reading “Union Square Greenmarket”
ErinGoScratch Recipe- Grilled Striped Bass with Summer Vegetable Salsa
Twice each year, spring and fall, a large body of Striped Bass move into the waters around New York City. They chase giant schools of bunker and herring up the east coast and into the inlets formed by the barrier islands of the New Jersey and New York coastal waterway. Some of the best StriperContinueContinue reading “ErinGoScratch Recipe- Grilled Striped Bass with Summer Vegetable Salsa”
Sixth Street Masala: Shrimp Curry East Village Style
My real introduction to Indian food was in the East Village in 1988. For two years I had lived on Seventh Street, a mere block from downtown’s Little India, and for two years I resisted the sweet, mysterious curry scented wind that blew through my windows. Maybe it was fear, of the unknown cuisine orContinueContinue reading “Sixth Street Masala: Shrimp Curry East Village Style”
2018 The Year of the Dog, Happy Chinese New Year!! updated
“When the mid-night bell rings tonight, Let it signify new and better things for you, Let it signify a realization of all things you wish for, Let it signify a year of courage and wisdom, Wishing you a very, very, very prosperous new year.” Chinese New Year Wish Just when you though theContinueContinue reading “2018 The Year of the Dog, Happy Chinese New Year!! updated”
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