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The best place to buy vegetable seeds?
Hello folks! I know this post is not really about food, but more the beginning of food. So anyway... Does anyone know the best place to buy vegetable and herb seeds in Manhattan or Brooklyn? I am looking for interesting and heirloom seeds.
Craving Steak au poivre in Bklyn, any recs?
Sometimes Cornelius on Vanderbilt has it as a special. Very yummy!
Googa Mooga Food Festival in Prospect Park
And it will keep the crowds under control...
Salads - What Combinations are You Using These Days?
Grains and more grains.. Wheat berrys, farro, brown rice, these can take a while to cook so I cook a lot and freeze them. I eat salads most days for lunch and dinner and need to keep them somewhat interesting. I add chopped olives, Bulgarian feta, grated carrots etc... One of the green market vendors sells pea shoots and sunflower shoots and they add a nice crunch and oomph to salad. There is also always a protein, chicken (grilled marinated, chili powder), pork strips or maybe beef. If I am really desperate for time I add a good quality delis meat or a can of tuna. all of this on mixed greens (red, green , mizuna, baby lettuces etc..) and a few chunks of iceberg to keep it crispy.
Cookbook 101: List Some Fundamental Cookbooks (Suggestions Needed)
I think it is always good to have a book of defintions and descriptions such as 'The Chef's Companion" and maybe Harold Mcgee's 'On food and Cooking". Not really cookbooks but entertaining and helpful.
What is Soul Food?
I had a teacher at culinary school who said "Soul Food is made with love, from the heart".
herbal tea
http://www.pscoffeeteanspices.com/ Excellent place and nice people.
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PS Coffee Tea N Spices
368 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Recommended size for cutting board/block
Hello!
I bought my end grain 12x16x2 cutting board on etsy.com. It is grooved one side and flat on the other. The craftsman made it to my specifications and I picked my wood (maple). The board cost $125.00 and I got it about 3 weeks after I ordered it. When I use it for raw meat I wash with very hot water and a sponge dampened with bleach, rinse it very well and dry it. Every so often I rub beeswax into it and it is quite lovely, a bit heavy, but lovely. Most of the craftsman will make boards to your specs. Good luck!
Finding kitchen stuff made in the usa
Here is a pretty comprehensive website - http://www.stillmadeinusa.com/kitchen.html
and - http://www.americansworking.com/kitchen.html and to be a bit redundant...
http://www.americansworking.com/kitchen.html
Butcher block countertop. Pros Cons
Hello!
I bought my end grain 12x16x2 cutting board on etsy.com. It is grooved one side and flat on the other. The craftsman made it to my specifications and I picked my wood (maple). The board cost $125.00 and I got it about 3 weeks after I ordered it. Every so often I rub beeswax into it and it is quite lovely, a bit heavy, but lovely. Most of the craftsman will make boards to your specs. Good luck!
Gravlax? Where to buy the fresh salmon and your best recipe!
Hello folks! I live in Prospect Heights and work near Union Square and almost never venture above 14th Street. I emailed Fish Tales and they responded, I will most likely buy my fish from them or now maybe garden of Eden. Thank you everyone for your help!
Gravlax? Where to buy the fresh salmon and your best recipe!
Hello! I am invited to an Xmas diner and I have to bring an appetizing fish and I was thinking of making gravlax. Where can I but the fish (either Brooklyn or Manahattan below 14th Street) and what is your best and simplest recipe? Thanks in advance!
Looking for sour sop, tamarind ice creams (tropical ice cream place?)
The soon to be departing Christi's on Flatbush Ave near Plaza.
Counter depth refrigerator...yes or no?
We bought a counter depth fridge when we renovated our tiny 7x8 kitchen last summer and it made a huge difference. We have the French doors, freezer on the bottom style. The French doors also make a big difference since the door swing is not as wide. I do miss the space, especially in the freezer, I always have stock and bones stored in there which take up alot of space (yes I reduce my stocks). Even with the loss of refrigerator and freezer space, it is still worth it.
Does anyone use slate/tiles as plates?
Someone in my neighborhood (Brownstone Brooklyn) threw out a dozen black granite floor tiles. I put felt feet on them and gave a bunch away as gifts (people love them even though they know they are freecycled) and I use mine as cheese platters. Yes! The knife squeak is annoying, but they look pretty!
Florence - so far.
For food shopping of any kind I would check out the old market. I forget exactly where it is but it is in walking distance of the Duomo. We bought cheeses and meats there daily as snacks, I bought oils and truffle salt as gifts to bring home. Please note, it is not open every day and it closes early.
Looking for good pubs near Brooklyn Sheraton (228 Duffield Street)
Eamon Doran's!
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Eamonn's
174 Montague St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Looking for rec's for outdoor dinner on a farm near NYC?
Stone Barn Farms, except they are a bit upstate.
Sustainable pork in brooklyn?
You could try the Meat Hook in Williamsburg, Flying Pigs at the GAP Greenmarket, The Piggery CSA might be able to help and there is a market in Fort Greene that cures their own meats. The name escapes me... The New Amserdan Market has different vendors every weekend and a few times last season they had a vendor that was selling it. Oh! And possibly reach out the BrooklynCured.com. Good luck!
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Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket
Prospect Park W and Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238
The Meat Hook
100 Frost St, Brooklyn, NY 11211
OMIGOD - The Most Amazing Pork in the Crock-Pot!!!!
I am going to bring it back to life again... Having friends for dinner over the weekend and I want to cook a pork shoulder but I will not be home midday and I do not want it to be in the oven in an empty apartment. I think I am going to try it with 'porchetta' seasonings. Thank you!
your favorite olive oil?
I use De Cecco... Yes like the pasta! 8 to 9 bucks for a one liter bottle. Good for cooking etc...
What Foods and Food Products Are Still Just As Good As Ever?
Kraft Macaroni and Cheese!
Can you buy a turducken anywhere in NYC?
Fairway and Wholefoods will butcher the birds for you. I had Fairwary butcher the meats for last year and with the exception of the duck they did a good job.
Brooklyn souvenir
It is not very artinsinal but it is kinda cool - Junior's sells an Egg Cream Kit, which is a bottle of Foxe's U- Bet and two glasses with the measurment markings. I have sent quite a few of them over the years and people love the.
FIsh Head and Bones for Stock
Blue Moon at the Union Square Greenmarket and GAP Greenmarket (as well as other markets) have fish bones that they give out.
A Chowhound trying to cook in a "Bachelor's Kitchen"
The first time I tried to cook in my boyfriend's apartment (now husband) was not that bad except for the quality of his pots and pans and knives... They were all paper thin and his knives were all serrated And his pepper! It was one of those plastic pepper shakers! The first gift I gave him was a good ole wooden pepper grinder! He only had vegetable oil and margarine and chili powder for condiments. After that we didi all our cooking here!
Brunch in Memphis this weekend!
Hello folks! We are going to Memphis this weekend for a wedding and we looking for a place to brunch before we return. The Peabody looks like it could be fun and nice. Any reccmendations?
Beef stock in a crock pot?
Will it work? I need a hearty beef stock for a dinner I am hosting tomorrow night but I do not want to have to deal with it tomorrow. Can I put it in the crock pot over night? I usually simmer my beef stock for 8 hours. The bones and veggies are happily roasting in my oven now!
Owners of New Dishwashers, Please Respond
I live in New York City (Brooklyn to be exact) and we have the 18 inch Miele with custom door and hidden controls and it is awesome! Quiet and a real scrubber!
What are the very large beans I ate in Florence?
I think they are the Corona beans. Thank you! Now I must have them.... Hmmm... anywhere in NYC?
