Well, not quite. But it was a certain Italian American, Albert Broccoli, born into a family that worked in the vegetable business in Queens, who went on to produce all of the Bond films made during his life, and his heirs continue the legacy today. A couple hundred years earlier, in another Italy-America connection, Thomas […]

Around the beginning of August, there is a literal red-shift at farmers markets, as brightly colored tomatoes, apples, and beets roll in. The deeply colored fruits and vegetables are beautiful to behold and delicious to eat . . . but that’s not all! Not Just a Pretty Face The pigments that delight our eyes with […]

Asparagus is one of the first, and most delicious, signs of spring! The tender shoots, which emerge at the rate of up to an inch per hour, from a perennial root system, is considered a delicacy. Asparagus can be eaten raw as a sweet, crunchy snack, or can be cooked and added to all sorts […]

Dress it up! Arugula, a spicy green-leafy herb can not only be used as the base of your salad, but can also be blended up to make the dressing or a pesto. It is also a wonderful pizza topping (add it after the pizza is cooked)–and don’t forget the flowers, you can eat those too, […]