Charm City Cook
Food is good
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, …
wow, look how little they were back in june… the girls got their big break on the local news yesterday! i even got the title of ‘urban farmer’ while on camera. hilarious. and…since getting their two minutes of fame, the chickens have been prancing, strutting…beaks up in the air. i swear i saw dottie smiling – she …
