Bamboo and Radishes

This fine bamboo (locally sourced from a Long Island backyard) latticework will hopefully guide some snap beans to the light...thanks to the Mrs.

The first real produce, barring greens, from the backyard garden - tastiest radish I ever ate.

NYC

It was a beautiful day in DUMBO.

South Brooklyn Pizza

$3 makes their slice of cheese a treat, but the extra 50 cents is worth the exponentially better piece. In the style of pizza margherita, this place will be a regular stop when I'm craving a triangular snack.
451 Court St
Brooklyn, NY 11231-4042
(718) 852-6018

Bond Street Art

This doorway tableau is near the Gowanus canal on Bond Street between 3rd and 4th Street.

Milk Thistle

A quart of Milk Thistle skim runs $4, $1 deposit on the bottle. Although it sounds obvious, since it's organic and $4, it really is the best skim we've ever had. That the bottles can be exchanged is also a draw. Our pick up is at the Sunday Carroll Park green market.

The Stoop

D'Amico Foods

Since 1948, D'Amico's has been roasting coffee in small batches on Court Street. Stumptown has gotten a lot of press for moving to Red Hook recently, but the proximity and authenticity of D'Amico's makes it the natural choice for this family's beans. There are enough varieties and blends to keep us occupied for a while, a pound at a time. We started with the Latina, at $6.99/lb, an economical choice.
On Court, between Degraw and Sackett
Phone: see above

Slug Deterrent

Having read that the holes appearing in a few of our bean plants were probably attributable to slugs; and crushed oyster shells, with their sharp edges, can fend off the slimy creatures; we crushed the left over clam shells, less the largest, the bluest, and the one with the coolest design, and strew them along the edge of our garden plot.

Chowder

July 4th weekend found us clamming again in an estuary on the east end of long island. I scooped up this crab from the water. After this photo he scittered to the depths, perhaps to become a sea gull snack someday.This time we found a few more clams, despite it being high tide. Here they are cleaned and ready for boiling.
A couple rolls toasted in the oven served as croutons.
This blurry picture doesn't capture the wonder of this batch of home-made, foot-felt, hand-gathered, clam chowder. It was excellent.