I’LL HAVE SOME CHORIZO WITH MY CHEESE

I want to share those things that make me happy and usually don't cost very much. Everything is relative, but relative to a pair of shoes or a weekend getaway, these little tasty bits are pretty darn doable. DALMATIA ADRIATIC FIG SPREAD: I could tell you that figs are healthy and have tons of fiber and that these particular figs are hand picked on the coast of Croatia, but the reason I snag up a jar almost weekly at Whole Paycheck is because it tastes like heaven. I usually put it on my cheese plate along with some Lehua honey. [...]

By |2018-10-03T16:43:29-04:00March 4th, 2010|
Read More

SMOKEY SPICY GOODNESS

I don't know what I ever did before discovering Spanish Smoked Paprika (Pimentón de la Vera). Not sure why I didn't discover it while living in Spain. God knows it was in or on everything from eggs to chorizo and ensaladilla Rusa. This lovely spice imparts a deep and smokey flavor to anything you add it to. I got my first taste at the Americano bar in the SOMA district of San Francisco. I ordered some fries that came dusted with pimenton and I am guessing some garlic and parsley. I am not a fry addict, like most, yet, I [...]

By |2018-10-03T16:45:44-04:00February 25th, 2010|
Read More

A FOODIE PLAYGROUND

For those of you who have never heard of the Fancy Food Show, it is THE trade show of everything specialty food from thousands of cheeses to gourmet packaged foods and everything in-between. If it exists at Dean & Deluca, Whole Foods or even your local Deli, most likely it exists at this show. Mom and pops looking for distribution and established brands alike sample their wares at these shows and buyers from every gourmet food store across the nation taste their way through oodles of aisles of food looking for the next tasty thing. When it comes to food, [...]

By |2018-10-03T16:46:29-04:00February 13th, 2010|
Read More