Sunday, September 21st, 2008
Link of the Week: Maytag Dairy Farms
The people who know me very well, know that I have a fixation on all things Iowa. Everything from caucuses to cheese. I’m just joking about the caucuses, but I am serious about the cheese. My favorite American blue cheese comes from Maytag Dairy Farms in Newton, Iowa.
I first learned about Maytag blue cheese when [...]
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Sunday, August 24th, 2008
Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie
My husband and I enjoyed an early dinner with our good friends, Alyson and Lamar, tonight at Dinosaur Bar-B-Que in Harlem. After having our fill of ribs, chicken, brisket, sausage and an array of sides, we somehow had room for dessert. My husband’s choice reminded me of a pie that I make for [...]
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Thursday, August 21st, 2008
Local vs. Organic
I have a question… Which is the best way to buy: Local or Organic?
There are many ways to debate this question and tons of research to support each side, I’m sure. Buying local products reduces the amount of fossil fuel burned in transporting the products to us, thereby reducing the emission of [...]
4 Comments » - Posted in Drinks, Food, Philosophy by Tracy
Thursday, July 24th, 2008
Foreign Food Night
You may have noticed that my husband and I skipped Foreign Food Night for July. I forgot to address this earlier (sorry), but we skipped it because the first weekend of the month was the 4th of July weekend and we were in Philadelphia visiting friends. The only foreign thing I tasted there [...]
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Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
My Farm Share Week 4 in Review
Let’s see… I made some predictions last week as to what would become of these vegetables. Well, some happened and some did not. I did not make the corned beef and cabbage as corned beef was not available at the market (go figure) and I did not have 3 weeks to brine my own. So, [...]
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Saturday, June 21st, 2008
Ode to Iowa
The recent flooding in the Midwest brings to mind my love for the great state of Iowa. Although I was not born or raised in Iowa, I did spend 4 very important years of my life there while in college. During this time in Iowa, I met some wonderful family farmers and I [...]
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Sunday, June 15th, 2008
Amy Ruth’s
My husband and I had dinner at Amy Ruth’s, a restaurant famous for it’s Southern cuisine, in Harlem tonight. This restaurant has been a favorite of celebrities, locals and tourists alike since opening in 1998. They are well known for their waffles, topped with everything from fried chicken to ribeye steak to fried [...]
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Sunday, June 8th, 2008
Nam
As I mentioned yesterday, my husband and I went to Nam for Foreign Food Night. I must say, this month’s Foreign Food Night was a success. Nam is a lovely space in Tribeca with the most gracious service you could ever hope for. They are quick to refill your water glass, capable [...]
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Saturday, June 7th, 2008
Foreign Food Night
Tonight is Foreign Food Night for the Chin family (my husband and I). “What is Foreign Food Night?” you may be wondering? It is an event that my husband and I enjoy on the first full weekend of each month, usually on Saturday. It is the evening that we, okay mostly I, [...]
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
Food Memories
My earliest memory involving food is of me, at 3 years of age, making poached eggs with my mother. She would pull one of our dining room chairs up to the stove and help me lower the eggs, one at a time, into the simmering water. I remember absolutely loving poached eggs, both [...]
