Tiny New York Kitchen: Stir Fried Water Spinach With Garlic

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By Victoria Hart Glavin of Tiny New York Kitchen

This side dish is all about the greens. Water Spinach (Ong Choy) has a delightfully light and crunchy texture, unlike, regular spinach, which tends to be a bit stringy. INGREDIENTS

1/2 Cup Chopped Onion
4 Minced Garlic Cloves
1 Tablespoon Chopped Fresh Ginger
1 Split Serrano Pepper
1 Tablespoon Sesame Oil
1 Teaspoon Kosher Salt
1/2 Teaspoon Freshly Ground Pepper
1 Pound Fresh Water Spinach (Washed & Trimmed)

In a large-size skillet add the sesame oil and turn heat to medium-high. Sauté onions, garlic, ginger, and split Serrano pepper for 1 minute. Stir in kosher salt and pepper. Continue Reading →

Around Town

Buck Up Greenwich. Beach Season is Coming

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At Town Hall staff are preparing to process beach pass paperwork and issue stickers. When those envelopes arrive from Town Hall it’s a happy benchmark of the march through winter toward warmer weather.GFP stopped in the beach pass office earlier this week and was told that renewals will be mailed out on Feb. 24, and that for residents who had a sticker in 2013, pay taxes on the car and are on the Grand List by Oct. 2013, stickers will be mailed separately on Feb. 17. Continue Reading →

Dogs

A Conversation with Fred Acker, Former Director of SPCA of Connecticut

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On Wednesday Fred Acker, the former director of SPCA of Connecticut, contacted Greenwich Free Press (GFP) by phone to respond to the article, “Convicted of Animal Cruelty: Still ‘Rescuing’ Dogs” originally published on Feb. 3. Acker said he was sensitive to the subject of animals being kept in the cold. The article noted that during GFP’s Jan. 25th visit to 395 Spring Hill Rd for an outdoor adoption event the temperature was just 26° and some dogs could be seen shivering. Continue Reading →

Tiny New York Kitchen: Sweetest Taboo Flan

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By Victoria Hart Glavin of Tiny New York Kitchen

Not everyone is chocolate lover, but still deserves a delicious and sinful dessert. You will need six 4-ounce ramekins to make this dessert. Cooking the custard at relatively low heat gives you a creamy bottom half and a jellied top. INGREDIENTS

1/4 Cup Sugar
1/3 Cup Sugar
2 Tablespoons Water
2 Large Eggs
1 Cup Heavy Cream
1 Cup Half & Half
1 1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Preheat your oven to 325 degrees. In a medium-size heavy saucepan combine 1/4 cups sugar and 2 tablespoons water. Continue Reading →

Weather

Keeping up with Pax: Thursday Afternoon Cleanup in Greenwich

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The National Weather Service is forecasting another dumping of snow Thursday night, so everyone who kept up on shoveling and plowing today will be a step ahead in the morning:
Thursday night: ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 8 INCHES…ALONG WITH AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. SNOWFALL RATES…1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR TONIGHT. WINDS…NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH EARLY…DIMINISHING THIS EVENING…THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH LATE TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES…IN THE LOWER 30S. A FEW RUMBLES OF THUNDER ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT.THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. Continue Reading →

Arts

Sunday Afternoons Live Presents The Many Faces of Love at First Congregational Church

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First Congregational Church of Greenwich’s ever popular Sunday Afternoons Live concert series continues on Sunday, February 16 at 4:00 pm with The Many Faces of Love featuring Lindsay Kesselman, soprano, and Christopher James Lees, pianist. The Many Faces of Love presents a stirring assortment of pieces that bring light to various corners, many rarely heard, of this elusive emotion.  Using contemporary American vocal music, sacred and romantic songs are intermixed with passionate, flights of fancy, darkly private and overwhelmingly exuberant expressions of affection. We guarantee you’ll “love” it. Lindsay Kesselman is an American soprano currently on tour with the Philip Glass Ensemble as a member of his groundbreaking opera, Einstein on the Beach. Continue Reading →

Dogs

Greenwich Dog Owners, Snow De-Icer Can Burn Your Dogs’ Paws

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With Nika followed by Pax, followed by yet more snow, Greenwich with snow and storekeepers are out there with shovels and de-icer chemicals. Residents with sidewalks in front of their homes are responsible for clearing the walkways, which often results in lavishing more chemicals to burn through the snow to the asphalt.

For the dog owners among us, burned paws are familiar and upsetting. And although those dog booties are silly looking, your dog will thank you. (No he won’t really, but do it anyway).  

Some products used to melt ice on driveways, roads and sidewalks can hurt dog paws. Continue Reading →

Weather

Storm Pax Hub: Metro-North Will Operate Hourly Service Starting at 4pm

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UPDATE: 1:30p.m. Feb. 13:

Metro North Service Alert:
Beginning at 4 PM, Metro-North will operate hourly service. This service plan reflects that we carried only one-third of normal ridership this morning and the effects of the heavy snowfall in our service territory. Train times will be available shortly on our interactive schedules page. Customers who are able to are urged to travel early before hourly service is put into effect. Continue Reading →

Weather

Up to 14″ of Snow Coming to Greenwich: How You Can Help During the Snow Emergency

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Message from the Town of Greenwich, Feb. 12:

During the period of the Snow Emergency no vehicles are permitted to remain parked, stopped or standing on any Snow Emergency streets.  Vehicles in violation will be subject to ticketing and immediate towing.  If you are unsure if your vehicle is parked on a Snow Emergency street, a full list can be viewed HERE.  Vehicles displaced from Snow Emergency streets may be lawfully parked in municipal off-street parking lots until the snow emergency is over. Even if you do not live or work on a snow emergency street, if you have off-street parking available for your vehicle, you are encouraged to use it during and after the storm.  Snow and ice accumulations from previous storms are already narrowing some roadways.  It is much easier for Public Works to fully clean the street without vehicles parked in their way.  Your cooperation will ensure that road crews can keep all streets open for emergency First Responder vehicle traffic. Further, with all of the winter weather and cold temperatures many fire hydrants are becoming obstructed under unmelted snow and ice.  The Town is encouraging those who have a fire hydrant on or near their property to help keep it visible and accessible.  Ready access to water for firefighting can be a true lifesaver when seconds count. The latest predictions indicate that we should receive at least six and as many as fourteen inches of additional snow accumulation over the next 24 to 36 hours.  Icing conditions on walkways, roads, trees and power lines may become problematic especially late in the day tomorrow.  Obviously, residents should restrict travel during the storm only to essential trips. Continue Reading →