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Posted in Food on Aug 27th, 2011
I picked up this package of frozen Masala Dosa at Trader Joe’s this week, thinking it could probably go well as a side dish to a Chicken Tikka Masala, or maybe as an entree on its own. It was hot out this week so I wasn’t in the mood to turn on the oven, so [...]
The 6th Annual Eastern Triangle Farm Tour will be held September 17-18, 2011 from 1:00-5:00 PM will be the biggest Eastern Triangle Farm Tour to date. Co-sponsored by the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association and Whole Foods Market, the tour features 25 sustainable farms located across the Eastern Triangle. Advance tickets are $25 per carload or [...]
I went to the Beer, Bourbon and BBQ Festival in 2010 and enjoyed myself. Last year I had gone on the Saturday during the afternoon, and it was very hot out at that time. This year I went on the Friday evening, and I think it was just as hot. Though there was some relief [...]
Posted in Food on Aug 7th, 2011
Trader Joe’s single-serving entrees have been hit-or-miss with me. I love their Paneer Tikka Masala and Chicken Tikka Masala. But the green papaya salad was way too spicy and didn’t come in its own bowl, and the bento box was overpriced and some of the items in it weren’t really very good. But I figured [...]
I guess it’s melon season again in North Carolina, as I found about 7 different kinds of melons at my local Harris Teeter. I didn’t think I had tried the Casaba melon before, so I picked it up. It was slightly larger than a cantaloupe, about the same size as a honeydew, with a light [...]