The problem with TJs in Manhattan is that there's only one, and unless you can shop during off-hours you can end up standing in line just to get IN to the store (!!). Going down the block to Whole ...

That fish soup looks AMAZING, and I can't resist any cookbook with photos...

I just made probably my last heirloom tomato/mozzarella dish of the summer -- bring on the apples and the squash!

Still have lots and lots and lots of tomatoes, plus the tail end of lots of other summer produce, zucchini, peppers, etc. etc. Saw my first squash at the farmer's market yesterday though so fall is...

steak!

Just rubbed with garlic and lots of salt and pepper, and cooked for a couple minutes in a hot, hot, hot cast iron pan.

This may sound very basic, but do you have a foolproof way for grilling barbecued chicken? Mine always ends up either too smoky or too charred, and while it might takes OK, always has a kind of gre...

Just chopped up in good greek yogurt...

Anything with raspberries. Or strawberries. Really any pie, really...

My super-cheap chef's knife!

I'm moving into a TINY kitchen this fall and this would be the perfect thing to take with me to make salsa, pesto, tabouli, guacamole... all my faves.

I loooooove sangria but I've never made it myself -- I'd love to give it a try!

I've had great luck making pulled pork on my stovetop (without a slow cooker) with this recipe: http://ww...

Lots and lots of asparagus!

Just about anything... Tempura, proper sushi, Japanese salads... the list goes on.

chili!

Turkey reubens with lots of sauerkraut. Mmmmm...

gin and the juice of a lime. Mmmmm.

earl gray!

With a french oven like that, I'd make a new soup every day this winter...