Food & Dining

Farm To Fork 2012

I am just over the moon about this upcoming event and wanted to share information with chapelboro.com followers.  Next Sunday, May 20,  from 4 – 7 pm there will be what Bon Appetit magazine has dubbed the “Best All You Can Eat...

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Italian Flag Lunch

Several times this week I enjoyed a simple though perfect lunch of deep green spinach leaves and radishes from Peregrine Farm, amazingly juicy tomatoes from Sunny Slope Farms with shredded basil from my herb garden.  When...

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Aioli, Mais Oui!

The debate over favored mayonnaises can get heated and personal.  I prefer Duke’s to Hellman’s, though my absolute, hands-down best recommendation is homemade aioli.  This Provencal sauce is simple to make and has very few...

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Kale Chips

Cindy Soehner and me with kale in our hands This past Saturday I was at the Carrboro Farmers’ Market, which seemed to have sprung back to life as a result of the incredibly warm weather we have had this past week.  The song...

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Turn to Turnips

The saying “You can’t squeeze blood from a turnip” is thought to have Biblical origins, though I suggest you forget about that and embrace this root vegetable and its greens as a delicious and versatile source of...

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Big Spoon Roasters

If you follow my postings, you are familiar with my passion for the farmers’ markets and local artisans. Celebrating Our Markets’ Bounty, indeed! Let me tell you about when I met Big Spooners, Mark Overbay and partner, Megan...

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Cooking up a Storm = Super Soup

The beginning of January is the “re” time. Resolve, re-invent, re-invigorate, renew, reactivate, rebound, reorganize, replace, repose, restore and revel. All action verbs used in a most positive way to embrace the infinite...

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Winter Market Salad

The days from that third Thursday in November to the first day of January are filled with celebrations of all kinds. Family dinners, brunches, cocktail parties, a lunch with special friends and every now and then an extravagant...

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Picture This

Picture this: Crisp autumn day. Trees showing off in brilliant hues of crimson, orange, and yellow. Clear, pristine Carolina blue sky. Crunchy leaves and acorns under foot. Clean car, top down, sun and breeze in our faces. Got...

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