After all the heavy food I’ve eaten in the last three days, I am dying for something a bit more virtuous. I cannot wait to get home and make myself a light soup of chicken broth, stelline, shredded carrots, and a chiffonade...

with a large bowl of cold soba with chiffonade of shiso leaf, another smaller bowl filled with natto and grated yam, garnishes of wasabi, grated daikon radish, and green onions, and a container of a cold soy/dashi broth. Take the...

, and a healthy chiffonade of basil over the top. Let it sit about 15 minutes before serving, so the juices commingle. Arneis is my favorite with fresh tomatoes, and salt is the magic ingredient that mollifies the acid in each.

peanut oil. When it’s just barely browned, throw in a tablespoon or two of butter and a tablespoon of soy sauce. 3) While all that is cooking, lightly toast some pinenuts and chiffonade some basil. Toss garlic/butter...

and sprinkle with shredded or grated parmesan and basil chiffonades. Serve alongside chicken or stir in garlic poached chicken...

broth, sliced shallots. Put a few spoonfuls of diced tomatoes (fresh or from can) on top of each piece of fish. Bring to a boil then lower to a simmer until cooked (maaaaaybe 10 min). Serve with basil chiffonade. I usually make...

, mint, basil — all chiffonade. toasted almonds or pine nuts. roasted red pepper slices or grape tomatoes. feta cheese. maybe a tiny bit of preserved lemon as an echo to the main course. yum.

We decided to try the Whitemarsh Valley Inn in Lafayette Hill the other night. While the wait staff was very attentive and pleasant, the food was completely mediocre at best. The menu (and the patrons) were like that of country...

Hey folks, hopefully one of you can give me Oceanic’s address. I can not find them in the yellow pages and I recommened the store to a friend who doesn’t really know her way around tampa. She’ll need to mapquest...

in. In a variation, I’ve chiffonaded some Prosciutto and scattered inbetween the potato layers. That was a hit.

When “real” tomatoes are available at the Farmers Market ~ thick slices of red beefsteak tomatoes, chiffonade of purple basil, pinch of fleur de sel, splash of EVOO and a good quality balsamic! Fantastic! Bocconcini...

of orange peel, served an a lemon-dressed lettuce chiffonade. Delicious. We then shared a grilled red snapper which was fresh and good, if unexciting. Also shared a syrup soaked almond cake with a complimentary egg roll-shaped,...

This was VERY tasty, and with the abundance of tomatoes and basil, a perfect time of year for this recipe. Summer Bounty Pasta 2 large garlic cloves, minced 1/3 cup EVOO, plus more for drizzling 2 1/2 cups loosely packed "chiffonaded...

. Starters arrived quickly, but they lagged on the entrees. Waitress noticed and apologized though. Farmers Market Summer Melon with Prosciutto de Parma and Mint Chiffonade ($9): generous 3 wedges of perfect melon, with very...

-purple, green zebra, golden, etc., thinking of using ricotta salata instead of bocconcini (cute but too bland), sprinkled with chiffonade of basil. Any suggestions for other adornments, additions, dressing to show off the peak...