Monthly Archives: November 2009
Thanksgiving 2009
Happy Thanksgiving to all! My favorite holiday since its about food, drink, family and gratitude. Dinner for 12 at stately Fred Manor: Appetizers: Cheese Plate & assorted munchies To drink: assorted bubblies: La Marca Prosecco, Soligo Prosecco and Conde … Continue reading
Filed under Food, The Good Life
Odds and Ends
Just received word that the magazine Edible Chesapeake is ceasing publication. That’s sad as I always looked for it at the Common Market and enjoyed reading it. From the release: I will no longer be publishing Edible Chesapeake magazine. The decision is … Continue reading
Farmer’s Market Book
As promised in my earlier post there is one book that I find invaluable in helping me turn farmer’s market finds into delicious food on the table. That is Vegetables from Amaranth to Zucchini: The Essential Reference by Elizabeth Schneider. This is … Continue reading
Beaujolais Nouveau (Again)
I know I run the risk of devolving into a repetitive bore since I have commented on this subject before, but it just dawned on me that the 19th is the third Thursday of the month. Yes that means Beaujolais Nouveau … Continue reading
Farmer’s Market Finale
I don’t blog too much about my favorite farmer’s market, the West Frederick Farmer’s Market. Not because I don’t love it, but because the blog Grown In Frederick (a long time resident of my links list), does such a good job. … Continue reading
Happy Anniversary to Me (again)
Well another year gone by and Fred Foodie is now two years old. It seems like just yesterday that I wrote my first Happy Anniversary post. I also took this time last year to look at my goals for the blog. I am … Continue reading
Filed under The Good Life
Truffle and Salt
About as local as the topic of this next post gets is the fact that you can buy it on the internet and have it shipped to Frederick, but every once in a while I just have to mention something … Continue reading
Filed under Food
Isabella’s Meats
The other night Mrs. F and I were eating at Isabellas. While I felt guilty not trying something new so I could report on it here, it was a very rare date night so I wanted to make sure there were … Continue reading
Filed under Food, Restaurant Reviews, Restaurant- misc.
When I Grow Up
When I grow up I want to be a blog just like this one. Seriously, this is a phenomenal blog that I read regularly even though I don’t do much in Howard County except drive through it. This is a true … Continue reading
Filed under Food, Reading, Restaurant Reviews