Giving

Arbor Day is the Right Day for ‘Tree Party 2014’

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On April 25 a celebration to mark the seventh anniversary of the Greenwich Tree Conservancy will take place at McArdle’s greenhouse at 48 Arch Street. The event date, which is also Arbor Day,

All across Greenwich the familiar green gator bags featuring the Greenwich Tree Conservancy logo are popping up on town land. Dotting parks and roadsides, each young tree represents the conservancy’s “vision of a healthy and beautiful townwide community forest.” Greenwich has lost so many trees in severe storms of recent years, but the GTC has worked with the Town’s Tree Department to plant a new generation of trees on public land.  In fact, over the past seven years (2007-2014) the Tree Conservancy has planted over 1,000 trees in Greenwich. They’ve conducted 21 tree walks in local and regional parks, conducted lectures and workshops with experts in their fields. Continue Reading →

Giving

Greenwich’s Basil Mavroleon Honored by Maritime Aquarium

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Greenwich’s Basil G. Mavroleon will be honored for his commitment to environmental education at the 15th annual Red Apple Awards on April 24 at The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk. Along with Charles A. Hinnant of Norwalk, Mavroleon will receive his Red Apple Award during “Cirque de la Mer,” the annual fund-raising event that honors companies, organizations and individuals who share The Maritime Aquarium’s concern for the natural world and environmental education. Both men are active members of the Aquarium’s board of trustees. Mavroleon co-chaired the “Cirque de la Mer” galas in 2010 and 2012, which raised almost $1.4 million for the Aquarium’s Red Apple Fund for Student Enrichment. This fund helps to make the Aquarium’s unique marine-science and environmental-education programs available to students and teachers in the tri-state area who otherwise may not be able to participate. Continue Reading →

Holiday

Tiny New York Kitchen: Easter Menu Ideas

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By Victoria Hart Glavin of Tiny New York Kitchen 

Breakfast

Hot Cross Buns
Ginger Scones With Crystalized Ginger
Croissants
Blueberry Crumb Muffins
Pecan Sticky Buns
Fresh Fruit Salad
Ham & Gruyere Quiche
Scrambled Eggs With Bistro Ham & Cheddar Cheese
Hors D’Oeuvres, Soups & First Courses
Peking Duck In Scallion Pancakes
Coconut Shrimp With Mango Dipping Sauce
Miniature Crab Cakes
Spring Asparagus Soup
Carrot Ginger Soup
Salmon With Mustard Dill Sauce
Deviled Eggs

Main Courses

Sliced Filet Mignon With Horseradish Chive Sauce
Roasted Salmon With Mango Grilled Pineapple Salsa
Roasted Chicken Breast With Mushroom Sauce
Rosemary & Garlic Crusted Rack of Lamb
Spiral Cut Easter Ham With Honey Tangerine Glaze

Side Dishes

Roasted Broccoli With Lemon Zest, Pine Nuts & Sweet Garlic
Rosemary & Thyme Roasted Potatoes
Honey Roasted Baby Carrots
Oven Roasted Roma Tomatoes With Herbs de Provence
Haricots Verts With Wild Mushrooms
Asparagus, Peas, Pearl Onions & Carrots

Desserts

Strawberry Shortcake
Coconut Cream Pie
Carrot Cake
Mixed Berry Tart
Petit Fours
French Macarons
Dipped Dark Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Coconut Cake
Mini-Lemon Tarts
Chocolate Checkerboard Cookies

Related Holiday Recipes from Tiny New York Kitchen:

Tiny New York Kitchen: Hot Cross Buns
Tiny New York Kitchen: Potato Latkes
Tiny New York Kitchen: Chunky Borscht
Tiny New York Kitchen: Passover Menu Ideas

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Victoria Hart Glavin has been cooking and writing recipes since she was a teenager. Originally from Nebraska, her appreciation for culinary technique took off when she moved to Lyon, France. While living in France, Victoria studied French cooking from an expert Lyonnais chef. Victoria learned to love the local culture of preparing and enjoying fresh, seasonal foods. While in France, Victoria experienced the joys of shopping for local produce at the market and preparing fresh foods simply and beautifully in order to enhance the experience of the table. Continue Reading →

Around Town

Greenwich Food Truck News

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On a recent Wednesday, Greenwich Free Press ‘took it cheesy’ at the MeltMobile in the parking lot next to Anthropologie at 500 West Putnam Ave in Greenwich. A hot, delicious, made-to-order Chicken Bacon Ranch melt was priced at $9.00. The MeltMobile is in Greenwich on Wednesdays from 11:30a.m. to 2:00p.m. The truck will also be in operation at the GTP North venue on May 24. MeltMobile on Facebook.   Call ahead for 5 or more sandwiches, Tel. Continue Reading →

Letter to the Editor

Parent Response to ‘GHS Grads Break Silence on Drugs’: My son asks me why didn’t I do more?

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“By the time my boys had migrated to GHS I was on the receiving end of the affects of the rampant drug/alcohol problem. I had meetings with high school officials accompanied by a lawyer, offering to buy/rent/provide a drug sniffing dog. I was told that my worries originated from a vacuum. Even when I surrendered ‘proof’ that there was a drug ordering business run from the acre size cafeteria I was again rebuffed. By ordering business I mean this: A student orders Hydromorphone tablets, 4 mg size please. Then a legion of runners would go locate it from the cabinets located in some parents’ bathrooms (who counts pills?!). But the process was both inherently specific and infinite.” – A former GHS parent’s recollection of administration response to his complaint that drugs were rampant at the school back in the 1990s Continue Reading →

Tiny New York Kitchen: Hot Cross Buns

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By Victoria Hart Glavin of Tiny New York Kitchen 

These slightly sweet buns are often served during the Easter season. INGREDIENTS

4 to 4 1/2 Cups Unbleached Flour
1 Package Active Dry Yeast
1 Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
1/4 Teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
1/8 Teaspoon Ground Cloves
3/4 Cup Whole Milk
1/2 Cup Butter
1/3 Cup Sugar
1/2 Teaspoon Kosher Salt
3 Room Temperature Large Eggs
2/3 Cup Raisins or Currants
1/4 Cup Diced Candied Orange Peel (Optional)
1 Beaten Egg White
1 Tablespoon Water
Powdered Sugar Icing (See Below For Recipe)

In a large-size bowl combine 2 cups flour, yeast, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. In a medium-size saucepan add milk, butter, sugar, and kosher salt. Heat over a medium-low heat and stir until butter almost melts. The temperature should reach between 120 to 130 degrees. Add milk mixture to flour mixture along with eggs. Continue Reading →

Around Town

Sign-up Days for Bible Street Organic Community Garden

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Greenwich Community Gardens is proud to report that the new Bible Street Community Garden, located at 129 Bible Street in Cos Cob, is taking shape. With good weather and additional volunteers the new garden will open in mid-May.  
The garden will be filled with raised beds measuring 4’ by 8’ which residents may rent for the season.  Water and tools will be provided to gardeners  There will also be a handful of beds designed for people with limited mobility and will be assigned accordingly.  
 
Anyone who wants to become a community gardener at Bible Street will need to attend one of two garden plot sign-up open houses:

Saturday, April 26th – 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm, or

Sunday, April 27th – 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

The meetings will be held in the second floor meeting room at the Cos Cob Firehouse located at 200 East Putnam Avenue. 
 
These meetings are where people can learn more about how the garden will operate, the responsibilities of community gardeners and can complete an application and pay the annual  garden fee  of $50 (checks only, please). 
 
The approximately 90 plots will be assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis. Prospective gardeners may download the new Gardeners Handbook after April 21, 2014 from the Greenwich Community Gardens website. The handbook includes important garden information and the necessary sign-up forms to reserve a garden plot. Continue Reading →

Police & Fire

Have What it Takes to Be a Greenwich Police Officer?

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Greenwich Police are looking to hire a new full-time police officer. The application period will close on May 14. An entry level police officer’s duties are outlined on the Town website:

Performs police patrol and investigation work in protecting life and property and enforce laws and ordinances on foot, bicycle, motorcycle, or in a patrol car, van, patrol vessel or light truck. 

Patrol tasks performed according to departmental rules and regulations following general and special instructions from officers of higher rank, who review work methods through personal inspection and discussion. 

Must be able to act without direct supervision and to exercise independent discretion in meeting emergencies involving an element of personal danger and demands firm, courteous treatment of the public at all times. A Police Officer may be assigned to any of several specific assignments requiring skill and ability learned on the job. The process involves submitting an online application (applicants pay a non-refundable fee of $20), a physical ability assessment and, if eligible, a timed, written examination on June 14. From there, the 65 candidates who pass the Written Examination will be invited to the Oral Examination, tentatively scheduled for early July. Continue Reading →