Every now and then I search for meal inspiration in my old green recipe box. In the pre-internet days I was an avid collector of recipes which I clipped and glued on index cards, or I hand-wrote the recipe onto the cards. I have several hundred recipes, most of which I don’t make. But all of them sound goodContinue reading “From The Green Recipe Box: Pearl Onions”
Category Archives: Food
Peanuts
Sometimes I drop the ball at the grocery store. I reach for the bbq chips and come home with the no salt chips. I suffer through the accidental package of gel toothpaste when I wanted normal paste. Also…Flavored coffee when I wanted regular. Whole bean when I wanted ground. Strawberry yogurt when I wanted cherry.Continue reading “Peanuts”
Matzo Brei
When I was a kid, after Passover every year, my Dad would buy a box or two of close-out Passover matzo. Passover Matzos are made specifically to be consumed during the Passover meal, hence the post Passover mark-down. Matzo is a single piece or sheet of unleavened bread. It’s like a 7 by 7 cracker.Continue reading “Matzo Brei”
Panino. – Restaurant Review
When you walk into Panino. (and that period is part of the name and giving my computer fits so that’s the last time I’m going to do it) you can’t help but turn your head to the left to the large meat case. I like to spend a few extra seconds gazing at the meat,Continue reading “Panino. – Restaurant Review”
Pittsboro and Beyond: Day 3
The perils of visiting your friends’ farm is that sooner or later, especially say at the height of planting season (!) you’re going to be put to work. After an hour or so of me screwing around on the back porch this morning, I got roped into planting three rows of tomatoes and a rowContinue reading “Pittsboro and Beyond: Day 3”
Nothing Ever Happens on My Street 