Archive for December, 2010
Locavores: Now That All There’s All This White Stuff Everywhere, What To Eat And How Not To Feel Guilty.
Aired December 29th, 2010 on Locavore and Seasonal.0 CommentsAll of your food blogs, magazines and news articles are telling you to eat local, support local, shop local. Now that it’s winter and there’s not much Mother Earth is yielding here in PA, except parsnips (which are actually sweetest at the tail end of winter), potatoes, apples, and kale. We’re here to tell you [...]
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12th Day Of Christmas Cookies: Traditional Anise Pizzelles
Aired December 25th, 2010 on Recipes, Sweets, Uncategorized and christmas.1 CommentI’m not sure there is anything that tastes better than a freshly made pizzelle still warm of the iron. Of course you’ll need a pizzelle iron for these bad boys, but you can probably get one in the Italian Market. Make your pizzelles even more irresistible by sandwiching two together with cannoli cream (ricotta blended [...]
11th Day Of Christmas Cookies: Mint Chocolate Crinkles
Aired December 24th, 2010 on Recipes, Sweets and christmas.0 CommentsMmm Mint Chocolate Crinkles… They remind me of a frozen puppy poo that’d you’d find after a fresh snowfall. I may or may not be writing this after a few glasses of wine. Recipe and photo from Fake Ginger. Ingredients: 2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour, sifted 3/4 cup cocoa, sifted 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 [...]
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Whether your just stranded in Philly for Christmas, you ain’t got no family here, or you just hate to cook, you’ve got plenty of options for food and drink here in the land of plenty. Foobooz dishes it all out for ya. Thanks guys! Christmas Eve: 10 Arts – $75 tasting dinner will be offered. [...]
10th Day Of Christmas Cookies: Oatzravaganza
Aired December 22nd, 2010 on Recipes, Sweets, Uncategorized and christmas.0 CommentsHere’s an amazing twist on the other-wise drab oatmeal cookie. The ingredients may seem a bit much for such a conservative cookie, but all these flavors together will make you sing. This recipe is also from Chow.com. Tip: Ever wonder why your oatmeal cookies tend to spread out into an oily mess? Oats are mean [...]
Last Minute Gifts: Local Chocolate!
Aired December 22nd, 2010 on Chocolate, Locavore and christmas.0 CommentsNeed a last minute gift for so-and-so, who you didn’t know was coming this year’s Christmas shindig? We’ve got you covered, with the following local chocolatiers in Philadelphia and the surrounding whose stores are choc-full (hah!) of chocolates for the holidays – from the basic to the breathtaking. There’s gotta be one close to you. [...]
9th Day Of Christmas Cookies: Hazelnut Anise Cookies
Aired December 21st, 2010 on Recipes, Sweets and christmas.0 CommentsThese simple icebox cookies have rich hazelnut and sweet anise flavors, perfect for the end of a hearty Christmas Dinner. The dough will also last up to a month in the freezer, so you can keep it on hand for for when you need another batch of these delicious treats. Hazelnuts usually have that thin, [...]
Classic cocktails have become quite popular along with the TV series Mad Men. The characters, it seems, are always drinking. Jason Wilson, the Washington Post’s spirit columnist, sat down with WHYY and Colin Shearn from the Franklin Mortgage and Investment Co., to explain how quality liquor is at the heart of any good cocktail. Jason [...]
