I strolled through the Wednesday Greenmarket at Union Square today. The only good thing about this heat was the fragrance emanating from the warm peaches. They smelled amazing! So I picked out six peaches from overflowing table at the Kernan Farms tent and brought them home. The photo above is my very first peach of the summer! If this one is any indication of how the 2014 Peach Season is going to be, then we are very lucky indeed. My peach was sweet and so juicy that I had t

Saeed Pourkay serves up Persian cuisine at Union Square There’s nothing like a cup of hot ash reshteh to warm your tummy as you stroll through the Union Square Holiday Market. Saeed Pourkay opened up his first Persian food stand, A Taste of Persia NYC, in the holiday market two years ago. He is back this year with delicious and healthy savory snacks. Ash reshteh is a rich, delicious soup of noodles, beans and many different fresh vegetables, with several crunchy toppings, inc