November 25,2009 at 1:08 PM

Chef Marc Vogel spoke with WhereFoodiesGo last night, and revealed some very surprising information and cooking techniques. First, he disclosed that the big poultry factories had worked out a deal with governmental agencies regarding “fresh” vs “frozen” turkeys. Here’s the scoop: ALL turkeys from those big names come out of processing at -13 degrees F. [...]
Tags: cooking demo
November 6,2009 at 1:41 PM

It looks like a cucumber with warts, and has a name to match, but since I’m being somewhat experimental in my farmers market purchases, I decided to give it a try. The farmer told me that a common way to eat it is in stir-fry, so that’s where it ended up. I cut it in [...]
Tags: farmers market
November 4,2009 at 7:33 AM

OK, I am embarrassed to admit this, but up until a couple of months ago, I didn’t really know what braising was. But with the economy in the dump, braising is being touted as a way to cook cheaper cuts of meat, so I decided to jump in. And because I’m always trying new things [...]
Tags: braising
November 1,2009 at 2:29 PM

One of the things I enjoy about the farmers market is learning about different varieties of food that in the past 50 years or so have been lost to the homogenization that has taken place in our food supply. Today, one of the stands had 17 varieties of potatoes! I love it. [...]
Tags: farm to table, farmers market
October 15,2009 at 9:00 AM

Williams Sonoma held a free “Knife Skills” workshop at a local store recently, and it was free, informative and well-attended. There was a lot of discussion about the types of knives to get, and comparing knives to some of the other cutting devices, such as a mandoline. The instructor covered a wide range of [...]
Tags: knife skills
September 26,2009 at 7:49 PM

I was at the Farmers Market the other day and picked up these gorgeous heirloom tomatoes. They were so beautiful I decided to spare them and keep them as souvenirs. That sentiment lasted until that evening when I decided to make salsa.
Tags: farmers market
September 26,2009 at 7:40 PM

I won a Chili Cook-off at the Corinthian Yacht Club this year using a Texas-style recipe, so my mom, who lives in Texas, just sent me these notes from a Texas Chili Cook-off. It’s very funny with a little bit of bad language. Supposedly, this is an actual account as relayed to paramedics at [...]
September 26,2009 at 1:58 PM

Sarah Henkin inspired me to make peperonata. After listening to the replay of our interview with Sarah, market chef for the Farmers Market at the Ferry Building in SF, I went out and bought a wide variety of peppers, chopped them up, cooked them in olive oil with garlic and onion, and added diced tomatoes [...]
Tags: farmers market
January 10,2009 at 10:57 PM
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