a microbe that is dangerous to citrus trees, and hence the economy of Florida and California. Nevertheless, I found an OIL made of sichuan peppercorns at one of the chinese grocers here, called Chuan Lau Hui (Hwajiaw Oil). Finally...

jfood made dumps last winter and cheated by buying won-ton wrappers in the grocers. it took about the first half of the football game to make the dumplings and the second half to eat them. good news with the youngest away at...

to my door if we’re being especially lazy Same goes for Thai food. I’m ashamed to say I’ve never made larb. I can get amazing larb and penang 10 minutes away, or delivered. If I lived somewhere which did not have...

(from the grocer), and easy on the cheese. Sometimes we will make this into a taco salad with a few taco chips (organic is better for corn chips) and heavy on the salad part. For pizza maybe using a small amount of boccocini...

It’s about balance. And time. I shop predominantly from farmers markets and independant grocers. Hell, I run my own site extolling the virtues of SOLE, but ya know what? There are just some nights when take-away pizza is...

by regular folks. Then there is the ethnic food of the moment. I would say that Latin American foods have the momentum of trendiness right now, especially reflected in fusion-type appropriation of ingredients and inflections....

or ethnic shops for a whole host of reasons, that’s just me. I would also point out that the competition Wholefoods faces here is much stronger than in NYC – most supermarket chains in NYC are pretty hopeless so WF...

I spotted them at our co-op. This is one of those specialty items that your grocer should be able to get if he wants to please. Ask.

and it’s easy to “choose” local. But, yeah, salt, olive oil, coffee, spices, that all comes from afar. And anytime you want an “authentic” ethnic ingredient, those come from afar, too. ~TDQ

are probably self-deception. If there are flavor differences in organic vs. non-organic as they typically appear on the grocer's shelf, they are most likely due to underlying causes other than that one is organic and the other...

in a supermarket or even specialty grocers. They freeze extremely well and, if a cook knows how to prepare them, the difference between fresh and frozen is barely distingishable. They are certainly preferable to deteriorated...

that are clearly inferior to the other, shouldn’t he tell me that? But a discussing quality is not an integral part of the discussion about ethnic and other forms of inexpensive dining. And to take it a step further, some...

There Jfood stands in front of the chickens in the grocer. Choices include Perdue, B&E, D’Artagnan, White Gem, Holly Farms, etc. Prices range from $149 to $7.99 per pound. Would jfood buythe Perdue at $7.99, nope, how 'bout...

, but the natural grocers generally have a wider selection. You probably will have to just try them and see what you like. Bear in mind that a product with a shorter ingredient list is often better, but that’s just my...

You just need a grocer with a good bulk section. If I wanted two idlis, I’d buy 30 cents worth of idli rice. If I needed a few spices fot that, I’d spend another 20 cents on bulk spices. Also, keep in mind that the...