Monthly Archives: July 2008
Summer’s Bounty
Hooray for summer’s bounty! Russian pink heirloom and San Marzano tomatoes from the garden. Drizzled with some olive oil, balsamic and topped with salt, shaved Parmesan and basil. Yes !!
Filed under Food
Blueberries, blueberries- Frog Eye Farm
Mrs. F made a great discovery this week: Frog Eye Farm. Although not in Frederick County its just two miles north on route 67 from the Route 340/ 67 intersection. They grow fifteen different types of blueberries on his farm and have them available from … Continue reading
Volt’s Wine Part II
In checking out their website, which has been updated since I last visited, I noticed that they now have their wine listed posted. You can take a look at it here. Really excited to see about 30 wines by the … Continue reading
Filed under Restaurant- misc., Wine
Farmer’s Market 7-12-08
Stopped by the West Frederick Farmer’s market on Saturday about 11:00 a.m. I’m happy to report that it was packed. There must have been several hundred people there. Picked up some blueberries and bunches of basil. Pesto time tonight! That’s one of … Continue reading
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Mexicali Cantina
Had lunch there (again) and I am too busy today to do a full post, but consistently the best Mexican food, actually TeX-Mex to be precise, in Frederick is without a doubt the Mexicali Cantina. I have tried La Paz, Casa … Continue reading
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A Matter of Taste
Had an interesting experience that just highlighted the subjectivity of wine and taste. Usually Mrs. F and I are in sync with our feelings on a wine. Very often we write down our ratings so as to compare them to … Continue reading
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Passion on The Vine
Continuing my summer reading I recently finished Passion on the Vine: A Memoir of Food, Wine, and Family in the Heart of Italyby Sergio Esposito which I picked up from FCPL. Every time I am in New York City I … Continue reading
Wal Mart & Local Produce
In the collateral consequences file Wal Mart announced that it will be trying to buy more local produce. According to the AP: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to purchase and sell $400 million worth of produce grown by local farmers within … Continue reading
