Food
I like food. Really. I love cooking .. so time to get organized. Here’s what I got
- Local: Favorites around Chicago
- Online: Favorite Food and Drink Sites
- Recipes
- Equipment and Gear
- General food info
Plus read my blogs tagged with food-drink
Local: Favorites around Chicago (skipping bars and restaurants)
- La Boulangerie, Bakery in Logan Sq
- Baguettes,croissants, crepes
- Most breads baked fresh several times a day
- Logan Square Farmers Market
- Wheat Boule (hearty round bread) from Crumb. Plus seasonal fruit breads. Best Breads Ever.
- Rare Bird Preserves – Best lemon Blueberry Jam, try with baguette from La Boulange
- Fresh Arugula, Carrots, peaches, etc. (some vendors are better than others, vendor names coming soon)
- Dill Pickle Food Co-op
- Fresh greens, mushrooms, broccoli, carrots, apples, other seasonal fruit
- Coop Sauce – mexican hot sauces, love ’em all, favs are Mole and Green Jalepeno.
- Ezekiel 4:9 cereal
- Trader Joes
- TJ Frozen Naan (2 mins in toaster oven == fresh bread), good with indian food or spagetti sauce topped with mozzarella.
- TJ Indian food in boxes (eggplant, potatoes, chickpeas .. green curry tuna)
- Kerrygold Dubliner cheddar cheese
- TJ Pulled pork with sauce, frozen. Best pork ever.
- TJ Fresh Salsa, Hot
- TJ Hummus
- TJ Mixed nuts w/o peanuts, 50% less salt
- TJ Mixed berries + Go Lean cereal (or Ezekiel from Dill Pickle) + Yogurt (TJ organic low-fat or goat milk)
- peanut butter Cliff bars (99 cents) and other protein and health bars
- Costco
- Morton’s Tri-Tip steak, marinated and frozen. Best steak ever.
- Other
- Chicago Farmers Markets,
- Green City Farmers Market,
- Provenance – Awesome cheeses, tastings on saturday afternoon.
Online: Favorite Food and Drink Sites
- Buying: Substituting Foods
- Buying: World’s Healthiest Foods
- Buying: NY Times – 11 foods you should eat (but prolly aren’t)
- Buying: netrition.com (buy oatmeal, vitamins, powerbars, or read about high cholesterol)
- Buying: Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch – Don’t buy/eat endagered fish !! fish guide
- Buying: Another Fish Guide/Glossary
- Buying: SF BAY – What foods are in season
- Buying: SF BAY – Certified Farmers Markets (from NRDC)
- Cooking: Cooks Illustrated – Read why.
- Cooking: NY Times – 101 meals in 10 mins or less (July 2007)
Recipes – Things I’ve made (pictures)
- Lasagna (recipe)
- Corn Bread with Cheddar and Jalepeno (recipe)
- Quick Cheese Bread (my blog + recipe)
- Beef Stew and Homemade bread (my blog)
- Thai Curry (I make this the most)
Recipes – I intend to make
- Wok
- 14-inch flat-bottomed carbon-steel wok from local chinatown
- stir fry tips from NY Times
- Knives
- Global knives (expensive) for chopping (chef knife and pairing knife)
- Forschner Bread Knife
- Dutch Oven
- best value is Cast-iron oven from Target
General Food Info – Did you know . . .
- Putting these foods in the fridge is not good for them? (src)
- tomatoes
- bananas
- unripe fruits
- chocolate
- onions
- bread (though freezer is OK)
- potatoes and sweet potatoes
- canned Parmesan cheese
- honey
- oils (except nut oils)
- baked goods
- peanut butter
- cereals, crackers, chips
- Some good supplements include
- NAC (Tim’s notes)
- more