As I'm writing this post, Summer is a couple weeks away, but nature has been busy. The plants have been budding the bees have been buzzing, have you stopped to notice? If you feel it's time to slow down a little and reconnect with nature I have a great suggestion for you and your family. … Continue reading Time For Picking.
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Two days ago I decided to take my son and a friend on another culinary adventure. I had been eyeing this place for over a year now and I thought it was finally time to give it a try. Part of this gig is going to new places or at least new to me places … Continue reading Tasting something new.
I'm recuperating from a whirlwind weekend of College graduations and packing up and moving my son back to Rockland. It has been an amazing four years for him at college, I have seen him grow and become a young man ready to take on the next set of challenges. But, I also saw not only … Continue reading Changes
Yesterday I went to the supermarket to get food for the week. Is it me or are things getting more expensive? Maybe I've just started paying more attention, but I've seen certain items going up in price to a point where I consider them over priced. One of those items would be cereal, granola to … Continue reading Next, I’ll Be Hugging Trees!
Hey everyone, I wanted to write this post so that we as a people can keep this in our minds and maybe make a little impact on the world. I was reading an article about Americans and food waste. We waste about 150,000 tons of food a day! That amounts to one pound per person … Continue reading Something To Think About
For a few weeks I've been looking for an excuse to make scones. Now, Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan have just given birth to their new , yet to be named, baby boy. I can't think of a better reason to make scones and because the child is a product of parents from both sides … Continue reading The Baby And The Scone
Hello and welcome to Boone Appétit! In one of my earlier posts I wrote about a Russian Supermarket called Gormanoff's in Paramus New Jersey and Brighton Beach Brooklyn. As often happens I find myself going back to a place and trying new things each time. On one of these trips I was exploring the dairy … Continue reading Siroki Obsessed!
One of the things I love most about food is the memories surrounding it. I'm sure most of you have a special dish that takes you back to your childhood or a special time and place. For me that dish is Chili Verde or Green Chili as it's known in Tucson. In other places like … Continue reading A Taste Of Home
I'm sorry that its been a little while since my last post. I had what some might consider an occupational hazard, a bout of food poisoning. If you've ever had foodborne illness as its called by the medical community, you know what I went through. I will spare you the details and luckily for me, … Continue reading Ducking the duck!
This past week I visited two Asian restaurants in Rockland county, both with a fusion theme one with fusion in its name. When I think of fusion I usually think of two separate cuisines coming together like using bbq short ribs in a taco, but it can also be a chef that has studied in … Continue reading A little fusion.