Grandma's Gravy with Meatballs
Start it after breakfast, stir it whenever you walk past. Brown the meatballs and sausage first, then let the tomatoes do the rest.
- 2 cans San Marzano tomatoes
- 1 lb sweet Italian sausage
- Fresh basil, a lot of garlic
Most of what we cook here is nothing fancy: a pot of something on the stove, bread when there is time, and whatever looked best at the farm stand on Route 9. These are the recipes we keep making, written down so we stop texting each other for them.
Sheet Pan Lemon Chicken
Thighs, potatoes and red onion on one pan. Squeeze the roasted lemons over everything right before serving.
- 6 bone-in chicken thighs
- 1½ lb small potatoes
- 2 lemons, halved
Jersey Tomato Salad
August only. Good tomatoes, flaky salt, olive oil and torn basil. Don't put them in the fridge, ever.
- 3 large ripe tomatoes
- Half a red onion, thin
- Good olive oil
Crumb Cake, Boardwalk Style
The crumb should be as thick as the cake. Yes, really. Powdered sugar on top once it cools.
- 2 cups flour for the cake
- 2 more cups for the crumb
- 2 sticks butter, melted
White Bean and Escarole Soup
Cheap, fast and better the next day. Finish with a heel of parmesan simmered in the broth.
- 1 head escarole, chopped
- 2 cans cannellini beans
- Parmesan rind
Blueberry Buckle
Hammonton berries if you can get them. Serve warm with a little vanilla ice cream.
- 2 cups blueberries
- 1 cup sugar
- Cinnamon for the topping