Elf Ladies Like Mint Candy

This week’s mission: a mintier old-school candy bar, and a candy bar that’s actually an energy bar.

Summer 2009 Gift Guide

All your warm-weather gifting needs met.

The Year in Food 2008

What we ate, what the candidates ate, what the Olympians ate.

The Yard House has a good ring. Comes stacked on a pole like a child’s ring toss game, and strewn with garlic / onion fairy dust. I also like the ones at Wahoo’s Fish Tacos, although their batter is sweetened quite a...

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Know Your Mushrooms

A visual guide to all your favorite fungi.

Such a treat! I like the informal dining room downstairs better I think. The service is wonderful, professional yet personal and often fun. The menu’s wonderful, dad’s sure to enjoy the ribs, served with big crunchy...

rings of Puffballs. They have always seemed randomly placed. I did check with Leon who commented: "Giant puffballs do indeed grow in fairy rings some times. England especially has problems with the “real” fairy ring...

, as they seem to find and offer some really obscure and interesting mushrooms. In the past two weeks I’ve see Huitlacoche, Chanterelles, Fairy Rings, Lobster mushrooms, Shiatakes, Bluefoot mushrooms, and pink oyster...

You should also probably check out The French Fry Fairy: http://www.frenchfryfairy.com/

remain undisturbed. You really have to wonder what “Sweet House Gourmet” is offering! Regards, Cathy2 P.S. I responded to the Puffball fairy ring question from the Farmer’s Market report of September 7th.

Just had my first of the season at PJ’s on route 6 in Wellfleet. It was wonderful as always — they just add mayo and serve on perfectly grilled hotdog bun. I think it was $15. Order some onion rings well done and you...

had a dish described as “arroz meloso con costillas de cerdo, senderuelas, y langostinos del sur.” The dish was a nice spin on a mar y montaña and the senderuelas – which I believe were translated on an English...

If you like really great onion rings, slice a large onion; seperate into rings, dip in buttermilk, dip in seasoned flour, dip in buttermilk, again in seasoned flour and deep fry until golden brown. Drain and serve. These are...

tsp sugar 1/8 tsp. salt 6 Tb butter 3-4 TB ice water "Fairy Dust" 1 TB ground almonds 1 TB flour 2 amaretti, smashed to crumbs 1 TB sugar Fruit 1/3 cup plus 2 TB sugar 1 1/2 lb. apricots, halved and pitted 1 tb butter, melted Mix flour, salt

! foxy fairy