Honey Truffle Spaghetti Squash With Goat Cheese & Toasted Pecans

by Mardi // May 20, 2011 // No Comments

This dish is inspired by both my mom’s delicious spaghetti squash and a dish i had at a local restaurant a few years ago. Growing up, one of my favorite side dishes with dinner was my mom’s simple spaghetti squash... Continue reading →

Sweet & Savory Bruschetta

by Mardi // March 15, 2011 // 2 Comments

This Saturday marked the second successful run of Brooklyn Fork & Spoon supper club. Aside from the fantastic group of guests, one of the big highlights of the dinner was the first course – a sweet and savory bruschetta. I’m... Continue reading →

Cheese Farming In Vermont!

by Mardi // November 8, 2010 // 2 Comments

This weekend, some friends and I took a little road trip up to Vermont. We stayed at an adorable little bed and breakfast in New Hampshire, just over the Vermont border. Being that I was not the only cheese lover... Continue reading →

Green Tomato Pie

by Mardi // October 21, 2010 // 4 Comments

While harvesting at Brooklyn Grange Farm on Sunday, I got to taste some incredible green tomatoes. The tangy veggie always bring me back to my visits home when my family and I get fried green tomatoes from Joe’s Stone Crab... Continue reading →

Sweet & Savory Beet Pie

by Mardi // October 14, 2010 // 2 Comments

Well, this started out as a pie but I think we should go ahead and call this a crumble as you can see from the above photo. I wasn’t sure what would happen when I decided to make a sweet... Continue reading →

A Twist On Mac And Cheese

by Mardi // October 8, 2010 // 4 Comments

Growing up with a mom who rarely cooked anything straight out of a box, I was never a big mac and cheese eater. That all changed my freshman year of college when I grew to like the stuff a little... Continue reading →

Grain Inspiration

by Mardi // September 28, 2010 // 5 Comments

After a nice bike ride to Roosevelt Island this past Saturday, my friend Jen and I had every intention to head home and make ourselves a big lunch but by the time we got back to our neighborhood, we were... Continue reading →

Red Cabbage Wraps With Quinoa & Goat Cheese

by Mardi // September 13, 2010 // 5 Comments

This meal is another in the garden series. Along with the other gorgeous garden veggies, I brought back two fresh picked red cabbages that have been sitting in my refrigerator for about a week now. One of them I have... Continue reading →

Holy Cow, Murray

by Mardi // August 2, 2010 // No Comments

Please excuse the cheesy (ok, enough with the puns) title on this one – I had to. This past weekend I went up to visit my parents at the summer camp they run in Connecticut. Since I was born into... Continue reading →

Sunday Dinners Inspired By Rooftop Farms

by Mardi // July 28, 2010 // No Comments

I feel very fortunate to live just a few blocks away from one of the best spots in Brooklyn: Rooftop Farms. I started hearing and reading about Rooftop Farms when I moved to the neighborhood almost a year ago. It... Continue reading →

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