Charm City Cook
Food is good
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 …
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 …
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 …
Amy Langrehr, the charmcitycook, talks turkey.
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, …
