Milk Dud Cookies

I have to get up the energy to make these. They look so good.

Or, you know, my birthday is in a few weeks...

http://adashofsass.com/2009/03/29/chocolate-caramel-cookie-bites/

Too busy to write today, but...

While cooking at home the other morning, I got a twin egg! Two yokes in one egg. Has this happened to anyone else? I thought it was pretty cool.

Iovine Brothers

I've always been a huge fan of Iovine Brothers and the Reading Terminal Market in general. There is so much to like about this place. Their whole goal is to sell fresh and local produce at great prices. Every single time I go there I come home and want people to guess how little I spent because I think I got such a great deal.

Also, I just discovered their "grab bags." These are slightly damaged, or older, and just not great looking fruits and veggies they put into bags and sell for $1 each. That being said, the stuff is still great. There was a lot of good stuff yesterday, and there's nothing wrong with it; especially if you're going to use it the same day.

So, for under $7, I got:
10 Tangerines
3 Asian Pears
1.72 lbs of green beans
6 bananas
and 2 tomatoes

The food is much fresher than produce at local grocery stores, and I love going through the market on a busy weekday. I plan to check out other businesses there, and will hopefully get some delicious meat, cheese, and coffee in the future.

Essentials:
1136 Arch St (Reading Terminal Market)
215-928-4366

Homecookin' Part 1

I don't go out to eat enough to post about new restaurants 5 days a week. Not even close. I like the balance I have between making food at home and going out to eat. Eating out too often can be a real budget buster. On top of that, I genuinely like making food at home, so it all works out.

For this first edition of home cookin', I'm going to post the pictures from when Jonny and I made falafel. We used a mix, which is easy and still delicious. We mixed equal parts mix and water and allowed it to solidify in the refrigerator overnight. The hardest part of the whole meal was frying the falafel. If the mix has been cooling long enough, it's pretty easy to form small balls or patties. We heated a generous amount of oil in a pot, and then fried the falafel until golden brown, flipping when necessary.

The meal was perfected by the cucumber yogurt sauce. Jonny and I don't keep recipes, but the sauce was close to this:
1/2 med. cucumber peeled, seeded & chopped fine
1/2 c. plain yogurt
1/4 tsp. minced garlic
1/4 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. cumin
1/8 tsp. ground pepper
Fresh Lemon juice

Add in some french fries, warmed pita, and lettuce and tomato tossed with cumin, and you have it. Overall, the work to taste ratio for this meal is VERY satisfying.