chicken or pork. The whole bean coffee is as good as any I’ve ever had, and at a great price. While their fresh meat selection is rather small, I did pick up some boneless/skinless chik breasts for about 2.99/lb (comp. to...

Recipes that I’ve made in the past and really liked: 339 Five-Minute Beets Grate 1 lb peeled raw beets. I’m sorry to say, but I think hand grating gives a better texture for this dish than using the food processor....

, and honey, plus baking soda and baking powder (no nuts). They turned out good but not great – I doubled the spices but they are still not very spicy – Czechs just kind of love bland food, I guess. (They do smell...

. We got a sliver of Salers de Burons – hard like a parmigiano with an addictive acidic tinge. PLEASE, no Coop haters or drama — just food, what YOUR latest find is . . .

warranted “fat choi”, dried take, poached chicken, blanched shrimp (sort of the good luck foods). I really like S&S Pork so it was one of those special occasion dishes (and completely different from the stuff...

- this is universal, and not limited to the world of food, or wine. The object of this contact is to sell more advertising. If a local mag is doing a feature on my photography, I get calls a few months out, asking if I’d...

there and feel compelled to act? Also, I see this happen mostly at specialty/boutique-y type places (Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods) AND I swear to corn on the cob...I think some of the checkers know this and take advantage of...

...a raw milk cheddar. No...She Said She Said. Cheese is god. I have some pretty serious health probs that demand moderatation with fatty foods, and I do well with those demands and still eat well...but the one and only place I...

them (or use them since he rarely cooks). We call them the heirloom spices. I buy most of my spices from our local food coop and only get what I need for the next 3-4 months. That keps them fresh.

to put out condiments, including cranberry sauce. These can be restashed in the refrigerator if necessary. Arrange dining room storage unit to accept hot items (we serve buffet style) Late: Feed the cats to get them out from under...

they really want people ordering the wines to go with their food. Some make a specialty of it. Others will stock half-bottles, which are almost always more expensive that one-half of a 0.75 ltr. More glass, more storage problems,...

Hhmmm... do they not have snickerdoodles in Canada?! That’s just sad! Here’s an example recipe: http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_18391,00.html They’re what I make when I don’t...

Not anal: use the microwave for a lot of things that I’ve learned over the years (baked and mashed potatoes, steamed fish, cornstarch and water base for quick thick white sauces (for my home alone foods), burgers or rice...

I love quality food and love cooking with quality ingredients. However, there are times when I’m on a very strict budget (like if I want to take a week-long vacation and splurge on food). So there are some things I do to...

Quick question: I had planned to make this (the fregola/risotto) tomorrow night for dinner, but thought that my husband would be away. Turns out he’s going to be around after all. Is this enough food for the two of us (with...