Monday, April 22, 2013

WEATHER REPORT
from BROOKLYN
 BLOOMING
with 
POLLEN
and no one can breathe

 Joe's magnolia, the view from my back window and part of a grand slam of blooming trees, including dogwood, crabapple and flowering apricot: source of all headaches

Art imitates life: blooming unglazed Washington DC bowl commission, 7 more to go!




front garden, another beautiful sinus attack!
 and at the greenmarket
Spiderman movie set, another source of headaches for the Union Square farmers last Wednesday, they even brought in fake blooming trees

Ramps (spring onions, wild leeks)  click for the link
John Dory  (click for the link)
All of a sudden this year at the Blue Moon Fish stand we have had some John Dory (St Peter's Fish).  I had never eaten it.
If you come across it, try some it's fabuloso! 

my recipe (which is my recipe for most fish)
Put a little olive oil on the bottom of a cast iron skillet
lay the John Dory skin side down
squirt fresh lime juice over the fillets and top with a couple pats of butter, and a bit of salt and pepper
broil at about 450 degrees until done
eat with sauteed fresh ramps

my advice: enjoy those blooming trees and buy stock in advil

 up next time:
ALL DOGS LEAD TO THE FISH STAND