Month: October 2017

More apples!

More apples!

I’d done a little too much experimenting with apples to contain everything in one post, so here’s part 2.  This one is inspired by central European cooking, although I didn’t know that when I got started. During the fall and winter I use a lot 

Apple time!

Apple time!

In Philadelphia, where I live, the temperature has been consistently in the 70s for the past couple of weeks and generally edged up into the 80s for a week or so before that.  In other words, you couldn’t tell it was fall from the weather, 

Postscript to a Tale of Two Markets

Postscript to a Tale of Two Markets

I have a couple of last thoughts about my recent trip to Leeds and Copenhagen that are left over from my Tale of Two Markets. I actually visited three markets this trip, not two. I compared Kirkgate Market in Leeds to Torvehallen in Copenhagen, but 

Street food Copenhagen style

Street food Copenhagen style

  Street food is one of the hottest food trends these days.  I’m not talking about the Sabrett’s hot dog carts or the tin trucks that have been part of Philadelphia’s streetscape forever, but the style of handheld food that (from what I can tell 

A tale of two markets

A tale of two markets

I’m traveling a little these days.  Right now I’m in Copenhagen after having spent a few days in Leeds in my true love’s flat.  One thing these two cities have in common is weather – both are damp, rainy, and chilly, with temperatures around 13C