Lazy Fire Island grilling in July

[tomato couscous, roasted patty pan squash, roasted peppers, pine nuts, cumin, coriander ]

Jerk pork chops, orange and lime

Jerk turkey cheeseburgers.

Chicken sausage tomato frittata.

[baby spinach, tomato, red onion, feta, vinegar, olive oil ]

One beer can chicken. One chicken grilled with white wine.

Scallops and prosciutto.

[ garbanzos, mint, parsley, tomato, red onion, feta ]

fresh berries and french toast

charred endives

chermoula

Chicken Mole Linguine

Butifarra scramble

[ butifarra, eggs, chives ]

Ribs and Chicken and Pickle

Pickled Japanese Turnip. [ 1 lb thinly sliced Japanese turnip, 2 tsp rock salt, zest of a lemon, crushed turnip greens ] [ sit for 2 hours ]

[ radish, salt ]

Justin and Nobue's 'Spa Breeze' [ vodka, cucumber, simple syrup, lemon juice ]

[ salted cucumber, Japanese spices ]

Kimchi pancake, cooked in the pan, finished on the grill. [ 2 eggs, 1 cup flour, 2/3 cup water, 2 cups chopped kimchi, 3 chopped scallions ]

[ sweet mixed peppers, aged pecorino ]

Vietnamese shredded salad [ red cabbage, carrots, Japanese turnip, cashews, mint ] [ onion, fish sauce, lime juice, rice vinegar, oil, sugar, black pepper ]

Ribs simmered in broth until soft [ star anise, black pepper, honey, red wine vinegar, leeks, carrots, onions ] then cooled in the broth overnight, glazed with honey and chipotle and grilled.

Pasture raised chicken from our farm share at Awesome Farms. Ginger caramel glaze.

[ fish sauce, sugar, black pepper, shallots, fresh ginger ]

Summer fruit, cherries and quenepas.

Summer supper

Pintxos: egg and pepper terrine.

[ cucumber, mint, lemon juice, rock salt, sugar ]

[ lettuce, tart apricots & rock salt, lemon juice, olive oil, mustard, black pepper ]

[ lentils, onion, garlic, cherry tomatoes, aged pecorino, thyme, lemon thyme, balsamic, olive oil ]

[ chorizo, crushed cayenne, onion, garlic, kale, water, vinegar, black pepper, salt, sugar ]

[ caramel pork chops and peaches ]

[ sour cherry and sugar plum tofu cheesecake with peanut cookie ]

Farm Share

Key Lime Pie on a Stick

From the Key Lime Pie shop in Red Hook. 

One of the most delicious things I ever ate.

Key lime pie, with crust, dipped in chocolate, on a stick.

Terrine and salad

kale and hot pepper terrine

[ blanched kale, basil, pine nuts, olive oil ] [ fried hot red peppers, eggs, cream ]

lentil salad

[ lentils, onion, tomato, chorizo, thyme, oregano, basil ] [ garlic, salt, red wine vinegar, mustard, olive oil, rock salt, black pepper ]

Seafood putanesca

[ onion, garlic, chili, anchovy, tomatoes, green olives, sardines, lemon juice, purple basil, parsley ]

Peach salad

[ lettuce, champagne vinegar, olive oil, peaches, pecorino, mint ]

Kale and paneer

[ onion, garlic, cumin, coriander, turmeric, chili, kale, paneer ]

Grilling at the new table

Quoc spent a few days last week making a new table for the deck. Last night as the varnish layers had dried, we got to try it out. The table is made of about 650 pen blanks - the pieces of wood that go to make wooden pens. It's amazing. As one friend suggested, Missoni Jenga.

Spain and Ireland. Cheese and sausage.

[ beets, mizuna, lettuce, pecorino ad erbe aromatiche, balsamico, olive oil, rock salt, black pepper ]

Corn arepas.

A Caribbean inspired chicken marinade.

[ lemons, limes, onion, garlic, parsley, hot peppers, cumin, nutmeg, clove ]

[ patty pan squash, lemon thyme, oil, salt ]

[ chicken, sichuan peppercorns, honey, ginger ]

Squid cakes with fresh dill.

Pork chops in Vietnamese caramel sauce.

Cucumber wasabi sorbet.

Sour cherry cheesecakes.