Tina Fey (as Liz Lemon) once said on 30 Roc: “ I believe that all anyone really wants in this life is to sit in peace and eat a sandwich.”  We are looking forward to sitting on a bench by the Peace Rock in Peg Noonan on Thursday and eating a sandwich made with market ingredients. Maybe a tomato-mozarella-basil sandwich, or an egg-salad sandwich with pea tendrils or arugula. Or maybe, if we fancy something a little fancier, this sandwich made with hickory-smoked salmon from Dave’s Cape C...
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We have tomatoes on the brain this week. They’re irresistible sliced and fanned on a platter with salt and pepper and olive oil, or interleaved with mozzarella slices and basil for a simple Caprese salad. Right now, though, we especially crave gazpacho, one of summer’s great soups. Everyone is familiar with the American version; this recipe is for a Spanish gazpacho. It was one of the recipes we presented last Friday at Highfield Hall’s class on locally grown food. Make plenty - a big j...
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