Polenta cake with dried apricot compote
Cakes
Italian cuisine
I usually go across the street to Ayman's. That's not the actual name of the bodega, but that's what we call the bodega. It's the first name of the owner, who is Palestinian. Ayman's brother, Omar, is my landlord. And Omar used to own the deli in my building and Ayman used to work there. Now the deli downstairs is owned by Yemenis and it is more of a grill. I remember looking out my window during hurricane Sandy and watching the owners pick up debris (while the hurricane was actually happening). <br /> <br />I have been buying 'ingredients' at Ayman's for years. They laugh and then happily oblige when I ask for an itemized receipt and ask me what I'm making now. These are the people that make my neighborhood and I have known them for a dozen years. They are the kindest people. They know me, my husband and our son. <br /> <br />Here is a recipe I made from ingredients that I purchased at Ayman's (literally everything). It's an easy polenta cake and I went back across the street to get dried apricots to make the compote.
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