Vegetable Du Jour

My most loved vegetable of the moment: Belgian Endive... Mmm... raw, grilled, in salads, stuffed, used as a spoon... it's so bitter and crisp and good.






YUM!

Could Anything Be Hotter Then Cupcakes Right Now?

It is kind of annoying, but come on, who doesn't love cupcakes?



Aww...


Mmm...



... They're just so... likable.




There are so many places now selling cupcakes in the city that it would be hard to mention them all... but the other day I was in Collingswood, NJ and I saw this...



Mention-worthy... ingenious in fact.

www.buttercreamphiladelphia.com/home

You Can't Get Squat For 40 Cents

... Unless of course you go to the Asian Market.

You may or may not know of my deep and unconditional affection for Asian markets. In today's "Neatest Thing About the Asian Market" segment we explore Tofu.

In my local market there are raging tubs of tofu. Big blocks of it float around in their gloriously cloudy juices. They sell for 40 cents a block.

You heard me... Tofu = Four-Tee cents. Asian markets are good.

First Oriental Market Inc. - ‎1111 South 6th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147-4850 (215) 271-2528‎

Body of Christ For Your Next Dinner Party?

Eucharist Bread

4 cups whole-wheat flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons salt
4 tablespoons brown sugar
½ cup honey or molasses (or a ¼ cup of each)
½ cup oil
¾ cup milk
¾ warm water

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Mix the dry ingredients. In a separate large bowl, mix together honey (and molasses), oil, milk and warm water. Add the dry ingredients one cup at a time to avoid lumping. Knead for 1 minute using more whole-wheat flour until the dough is not sticky. Roll into ½ inch thickness and cut into 2"-5" circles (depending on your need). Score the top of one side in quarters (don't be too shy because the lightly scored disappears in the baking process).

Bake for 5 minutes on each side. Cool completely before storing in plastic bags. It is better to be slightly under-cooked instead of over-cooked because it will not crumble for those who intinct.

www.sttims.org

Like a Black Hole, or Kids with Cancer... It Just Makes No Sense

Does anyone know about this magical Walden Farms? I was in Rittenhouse Market the other day and there I happened to notice three flavors of: Walden Farms Calorie Free Veggie Dips in 'Bacon', 'French Onion', and 'Ranch'.



On the label they claim to be calorie free, fat free, carb free, gluten free, AND sugar free... AND (not that they're yogic or anything) the ingredient list isn't going to give you heart palpitations or require a team of researchers to decipher.



So it's true? There really is a God? Miracles really do happen?

I bet not. I haven't tasted them yet, so I shouldn't go getting all judgemental, but I'd be downright shocked. Something is telling me they probably taste like a cardboard monkey's asshole... but I could be wrong, in which case I'm going to start playing the lottery and trusting my fellow man because, by golly, good things really do happen.

P.S. If your curious check out their website. They appear to have a whole line of equally as unimaginably calorie-free products, including chocolate syrup and "whipped peanut spread"... Waaaa happpaaannn????

http://waldenfarms.com/

Diet Food

French Laundry

I'm finally going to make it... 42 Days and counting.  I WILL be breaking my current pescatarian status for this.