Charm City Cook
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So, you have a friend with chickens. You think…neat! Fresh eggs! I wanna do that! Before you order that super shwank coop you saw on Pinterest, check out some advice from someone who’s recently jumped into city chicken keeping. This informative article from Earth 911 asks some key questions to see if chicken keeping is for you. If you …
I’m a big Waverly Market fan. Since it’s a year-round market, I go every week for staples like milk, eggs, bread, lettuce, apples, potatoes, onions and bacon (yes, bacon is a staple in my house.) The selection of fruits and veggies, of course, is a bit more limited in the cold winter months…but I feel good supporting local folks as much as I …
i have to agree with the folks at my MOST FAVE food blog, the kitchn. better than bouillon is the best. when you’ve run out of your homemade stock…drop a little of this super concentrated flavorful goodness in a pot with boiling water…and you’re good to go. comes in many flavors – i’ve used the beef, chicken …
Courtesy of Charmcitycook – When it comes to wine for Thanksgiving dinner, lots of people will tell you what goes best with turkey. And stuffing. And potatoes. And pumpkin pie. I wanted to get some insight from a pro, so I visited my friend Carey Williams at The Wine Source in Hampden for some advice and found some …
Amy Langrehr, the charmcitycook, talks turkey.
drama in the coop… we’ve had a few lineup changes. as the ‘girls’ approached five months, things really got interesting! first, gertie [ameraucana] started to CROW! oy, it was out of nowhere and…it was loud. she [well, he…] was quickly taken back out to the country where that sorta behavior is a-ok. my neighbors have been so …
Favorite Beef Stew adapted from America’s Test Kitchen Ingredients 2 medium garlic cloves , minced or pressed through garlic press (about 2 teaspoons) 4 anchovy fillets , finely minced (about 2 teaspoons) 1 tablespoon tomato paste 1 boneless beef chuck-eye roast (about 4 pounds), trimmed of excess fat, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces 2 tablespoons vegetable …
the other day, my friend said, ‘hey, you’re sorta crunchy.’ hmmm. he meant it as a compliment…and i took it that way. i’m not sure when i became so crunchy. okay, so i shop at the farmers market every saturday, year-round. some say that’s a little crunch. i reuse as many things as humanly possible…cups, jars, …
a few months ago, i was on the lookout for a new grating tool and a chef friend of mine recommended a microplane. so, i hit up williams-sonoma at towson town center [and that store is dangerously close to anthropologie…] and got one. I LOVE THIS THING. i use it to grate cheese, zest lemons, …
