Charm City Cook
Food is good
Oh, say it ain’t so… This just may be the last week or two of local strawberries and rhubarb at the farmers market. Highly recommend getting the rhubarb from Gardeners Gourmet (the folks with the lovely salad greens, herbs, cabbage and radishes…) and the strawberries from the “pea man” Thomas McCarthy of Woodside Greenhouse. (And…be …
Ah, desserts. They require precision and care…as well as creativity and great taste. And, what’s more…people really LOVE desserts, so you don’t want to mess them up! Dessert can be everything from delicate to deeply comforting. Some of my latest faves are strawberry rhubarb pie, chocolate cream pie and of course, (crack cocaine) salted caramel …
Remember the hilariously inappropriate Eddie Murphy stand-up about the ice cream man? Wow, remember when Eddie Murphy was funny…you know, before he started making God awful movies? Anyway…when I was a kid in the 70s, as many communities did, we had an ice cream truck. Not a lot happened in my hometown, so it was very …
The Charm City Cook Amy Langrehr extols the virtues of comfort food...
Beets are a delicious, simple food I like to have on hand – especially the ones I get from my CSA share with One Straw Farm. I almost always have a container of beets in the ‘ol fridge. Say you don’t like the beet? Many people have only ever had canned ones…and ugh…no. You need to have fresh, roasted ones. Here’s …
I enjoy an adult beverage from time to time. And, by “from time to time” I actually mean a few nights each week, to be honest. That’s okay, right? Say right. After a long day, there’s nothing like putting your feet up, watching some tv and sipping on your favorite drink. Happiness. Luckily, I live just a few measly blocks from The Wine Source in Hampden. I noticed a …
Courtesy of charmcitycook – Soup is the most comforting, satisfying thing to me – especially in winter. My fave in the whole world is Ina Garten’s Cheddar Corn Chowder. Cheese, corn, onions, potatoes…um, bacon…what’s not to love? Ina is not known for light cooking, so I use a little regular milk in place of the heavy cream and it’s …
Don’t get me wrong, I actually am happy to grab some quick caffeine from Starbucks, Dunkin’ Donuts and even Rool Farms sometimes. Feel free to judge me, coffee snobs. But…when I can, I love to go to the fabulous Spro Coffee on the Avenue in Hampden. Spro is described as a progressive coffee shop – …
