lperry Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 I would use it. The worst that might happen is a bit of fermentation, and that's not a bad thing. I have a vague recollection of a famous chef who left chickpeas soaking for a couple of days in the fridge. They got a little fizzy, and when she cooked them, the flavor was wonderful. I wish I could remember who that was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenticket Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Thanks! I'll give it a try and report back. (and just realized this should have been in 'recipe 911' - oh well) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuneBacon Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Three Stars has a homebrew shop. Woah! This is amazing news. The closest LHBS is in Falls Church. I visited once and I don't think I would return again. It was tiny, nothing to browse, everything was kept int he back. Maryland Homebrew is the best in the area, but don't get out to Columbia ... ever. http://stores.mdhb.com/StoreFront.bok I will be checking out 3 Stars, thanks ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saf Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 (edited) I will be checking out 3 Stars, thanks ! It's small, but they have lots of stuff and they will order stuff. And they are very nice folks. Oh, and before they opened, we used to regularly road trip to Frederick, because we love the Flying Barrel folks: http://www.flyingbarrel.com/ Edited April 23, 2013 by saf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monavano Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Local white asparagus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 Gooseneck barnacles (aka percebes)? I saw a tweet from Rogue 24 that they are serving them. If I could get my hands on some of those guys and steam them, I would never have to buy my wife another gift. She became completely obsessed with them last summer in Spain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sthitch Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Gooseneck barnacles (aka percebes)? I saw a tweet from Rogue 24 that they are serving them. If I could get my hands on some of those guys and steam them, I would never have to buy my wife another gift. She became completely obsessed with them last summer in Spain. http://www.tienda.com/food/products/se-22b.html?site=1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Thanks for looking Sthitch, but I'm searching for these: Percebes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sthitch Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Thanks for looking Sthitch, but I'm searching for these: Percebes LaTienda also sells those, but be warned they are quite expensive. I have a tin of them at home that I plan on opening a little later this summer, I will let you know how they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 LaTienda also sells those, but be warned they are quite expensive. I have a tin of them at home that I plan on opening a little later this summer, I will let you know how they are. Wow! Is there anything La Tienda doesn't sell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hersch Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Wow! Is there anything La Tienda doesn't sell? Is there anything La Tienda sells that isn't quite expensive? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lekkerwijn Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Does anyone know where you can buy Trahana locally? We can order it online, but it will cost more to ship the product that the actual ingredient costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Does anyone know where you can buy Trahana locally? We can order it online, but it will cost more to ship the product that the actual ingredient costs. I would check with Yekta Market in Rockville, Aphrodite Greek Imports in Bailey's Crossroads, or Mediterranean Bakery in Alexandria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenticket Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Does anyone know where you can buy Trahana locally? We can order it online, but it will cost more to ship the product that the actual ingredient costs. I would check with Yekta Market in Rockville, Aphrodite Greek Imports in Bailey's Crossroads, or Mediterranean Bakery in Alexandria. I happened to be in Mediterranean Bakery yesterday and didn't see it there. I wasn't quite sure what I was looking for, but didn't see it on the shelves and an employee wasn't familiar with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I happened to be in Mediterranean Bakery yesterday and didn't see it there. I wasn't quite sure what I was looking for, but didn't see it on the shelves and an employee wasn't familiar with it. trahana/tarhana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenticket Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 trahana/tarhana I already checked that out, but didn't know what kind of packaging or in what section of the store it might be located. Lekkerwijn, what are you planning to do with it? Make the soup described in the Wiki info? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALB Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Hi Everyone, if you see an email from a farm that has PYO tart cherries this weekend can you please post? I was planning to go to Homestead Farms.. but they only had them last weekend. I hope I didn't miss my jam opportunity for the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielK Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Hi Everyone, if you see an email from a farm that has PYO tart cherries this weekend can you please post? I was planning to go to Homestead Farms.. but they only had them last weekend. I hope I didn't miss my jam opportunity for the year. Larriland says they won't start tart cherries until next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Hi Everyone, if you see an email from a farm that has PYO tart cherries this weekend can you please post? I was planning to go to Homestead Farms.. but they only had them last weekend. I hope I didn't miss my jam opportunity for the year. Great Country Farms in Bluemont has PYO tart cherries this week. My wife and 5-year old daughter picked a bunch yesterday. Call before heading to the farm on the weekend to confirm that they are still available. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lekkerwijn Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Larriland says they won't start tart cherries until next week. They have pick your own tart cherries at Hollin Farms in Virginia. We were there last week and they had tons. It is $10 per bag. Each adult has to buy a bag. Each bag is in the 4# range. But you also need someone really tall to be efficient. They call those machines cherry pickers for a reason. I already checked that out, but didn't know what kind of packaging or in what section of the store it might be located. Lekkerwijn, what are you planning to do with it? Make the soup described in the Wiki info I bought the Greek cookbook Vefa's Kitchen at Costco on a whim. They have some interesting trahana recipes in there- both sweet and savory. Now that I can't easily locate the ingredient it makes me want to try to cook with it even more. Much like when I tried to track down fresh made clotted cream and tried to bribe an ag school graduate student with access to cows to make me some. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALB Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Hi Everyone, if you see an email from a farm that has PYO tart cherries this weekend can you please post? I was planning to go to Homestead Farms.. but they only had them last weekend. I hope I didn't miss my jam opportunity for the year. I messaged some farms on facebook also and if anyone is interested- Rock Hill Orchard in Mount Airy will have them this weekend. And Baughers in westminster should have them starting on the 28th. Thank you for all the tips everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilaine Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Shio koji. http://articles.latimes.com/2012/aug/25/food/la-fo-koji-20120825 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sthitch Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Shio koji. http://articles.latimes.com/2012/aug/25/food/la-fo-koji-20120825 I think that I saw a dish at Seki that had it - it is what they use to ferment rice for sake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John William G Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 I want to make an English recipe which calls for caster sugar,which I understand is the same as "baker's sugar." Anyone know where I can find that in this area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 That's sold in the US as superfine sugar. It's available in Domino brand at a lot of grocery stores. I've never tried making it at home but have heard that grinding granulated sugar in a food processor works. You want to get it very fine but not to the point of powder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 I want to make an English recipe which calls for caster sugar,which I understand is the same as "baker's sugar." Anyone know where I can find that in this area? India Tree brand baking sugars are available at Whole Foods. I've seen them in other stores, too, usually gourmet stores but I can't recall specifics at the moment. They are quite pricey, though. eta: try La Cuisine in Alexandria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John William G Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 That's sold in the US as superfine sugar. It's available in Domino brand at a lot of grocery stores. I've never tried making it at home but have heard that grinding granulated sugar in a food processor works. You want to get it very fine but not to the point of powder. I stopped by Balducci's this afternoon, and they have packages labeled "Caster Sugar." Based on your comment I bought a package of Domino's Superfine instead, and saved about $4. Many thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Phor Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 What's the recipe? If it's a cake, you should be perfectly fine using regular refined sugar. I use that for all my UK recipes that need caster sugar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John William G Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 What's the recipe? If it's a cake, you should be perfectly fine using regular refined sugar. I use that for all my UK recipes that need caster sugar. A recipe for plain, ordinary English scones. The only scones i can find around here (e.g., at the Swiss Bakery, or Starbucks, or Panera Bread) are always fancy--made with strawberries, or nuts,or some special topping. I wanted a simple, plain one, and the recipe I found called for caster sugar. I made them today using the superfine granulated sugar, and they came out fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Blume Posted July 1, 2013 Author Share Posted July 1, 2013 That's sold in the US as superfine sugar...I've never tried making it at home but have heard that grinding granulated sugar in a food processor works. You want to get it very fine but not to the point of powder. I've done this in the processor and it works! And, Pat, I am too tired to check where you advised me on Giant for pinenuts, but in my neck of the woods, no luck! (Aurora brand is same old same old type). I will try another store. Thanks for tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ol_ironstomach Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 I picked up a small and rather pricey bag of sago starch this spring from a historical (Colonial era) reenactment victualler, with a mind to making sago pudding a la the Aubrey-Maturin novels, but ended up fascinated instead by the Indonesian dessert kueh lapis. Most of the kueh recipes I found online consciously substituted tapioca starch for true sago - a starch extracted from the pith of the sago palm and used as a staple food in New Guinea - which suggests the relative difficulty of finding the real thing even in Asia. My local Lotte and Super H carry plenty of tapioca in flour and pearl form, but no sago. To make matters worse, in Indian cuisine, sabudana is used interchangeably to refer to both tapioca and sago, and products consisting of one are apparently commonly mislabeled as the other, or both. Now honestly, I don't know that there's a big practical difference between using sago and using tapioca, both of which produce an elastic, jelly-like consistency. But does anybody know where I can buy real sago in this area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMatt Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 I want to say I've seen pearl sago in a market recently, but I just can't remember where. I'm hoping to do a market run tomorrow. If I see it, I'll let you know. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilaine Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Real sago on Amazon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilaine Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Looking for Jerusalem artichokes, aka sunchokes. Are they seasonal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monavano Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 I think JA's are a cold weather thing. In season, they're prominent at the farmers markets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Looking for Katz Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc vinegar. I know I've bought it locally but can't recall where. For that matter, can anyone recommend a store with a wide selection of interesting vinegars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenticket Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Looking for Katz Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc vinegar. I know I've bought it locally but can't recall where. For that matter, can anyone recommend a store with a wide selection of interesting vinegars? Not sure about that particular item, but Mediterranean Bakery usually has quite a variety of vinegars (and jams and hot sauces, etc.). The olive oil boutiques (such as Olio in Old Town or Ah Love Oil and Vinegar in Shirlington/Mosaic Dictrict) have flavored vinegars, though they may be mostly balsamic-based. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saf Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 For that matter, can anyone recommend a store with a wide selection of interesting vinegars? A. Litteri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sthitch Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 A. Litteri Make sure to check the expiration dates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luanne Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Olio2go on Hilltop in the Merrifield area of Fairfax has a selection of Italian vinegars including balsamic, white wine, and red wine vinegars, along with three floral and herbal vinegars from Volpaia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 In case anyone is interested, I found the Katz lineup of vinegars at All Things Olive in Union Market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Has anyone seen fresh cranberries yet? My neighbor keeps gifting me habaneros, and I found a recipe to can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monavano Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Has anyone seen fresh cranberries yet? My neighbor keeps gifting me habaneros, and I found a recipe to can. No, but Costco has Christmas decorations out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 No, but Costco has Christmas decorations out NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 No, but Costco has Christmas decorations out I know. I've been trying to ignore them. I suppose it's my punishment for forgetting to drop a bag of cranberries in the freezer last year. Edited to add that, moments after I thought about my lack of freezer cranberries, it occurred to me I could freeze the habaneros until the cranberries come in. Doh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 I know. I've been trying to ignore them. I suppose it's my punishment for forgetting to drop a bag of cranberries in the freezer last year. Edited to add that, moments after I thought about my lack of freezer cranberries, it occurred to me I could freeze the habaneros until the cranberries come in. Doh! I've got a couple of bags of cranberries in the freezer, if you want them. They are from last year (and maybe the year before). Someone in my family (?) gets excited when they show up fresh at the local supermarket--eventhough we have no idea what to do with them. Anybody who would like them is free to PM me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 I've got a couple of bags of cranberries in the freezer, if you want them. They are from last year (and maybe the year before). Someone in my family (?) gets excited when they show up fresh at the local supermarket--eventhough we have no idea what to do with them. Anybody who would like them is free to PM me. Thank you! I wish I saw this post earlier. Unfortunately, I already gave my money to Whole Paycheck where they are five bucks for a little bag in the frozen foods. I'll do better this year and remember to freeze extra. If you are looking for something to make with yours, this liqueur is amazing. I know it sounds a little odd, but it makes a great margarita (sub for triple sec) and a nice Cosmopolitan too. I make it every year around Halloween and it is gone by Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monavano Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Thank you! I wish I saw this post earlier. Unfortunately, I already gave my money to Whole Paycheck where they are five bucks for a little bag in the frozen foods. I'll do better this year and remember to freeze extra. If you are looking for something to make with yours, this liqueur is amazing. I know it sounds a little odd, but it makes a great margarita (sub for triple sec) and a nice Cosmopolitan too. I make it every year around Halloween and it is gone by Christmas. This sounds really delicious. Do you have a source for nice presentation bottles for gifting? Any recs? What brands of vodka do you use or can you recommend that balance decent quality with price? I'm thinking about making this, and limoncello for holiday gifts this year. It'll be a new adventure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 ^ You don't need to use a high quality vodka. I have used good ones and cheap ones, and by the time the fruit steeps, any nuance will be gone and you won't be able to tell a difference. Just go for higher proof for a better extract. I buy the lorina lemonades and save the bottles. I think World Market carries some bottles if you want to buy them empty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monavano Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 ^ Thanks! Just searching around Amazon, I see what I'm looking for under "glass bottle swing top". Now... figure out how to make nice labels. I'm glad you brought this up because now seems to be the time to start these infusion projects for holiday gifts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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