New house ware products were presented at a “Sneak
Peek” show as a preview to the annual Housewares Show coming up at Chicago next
month. Wet & Dry Grinder by Chef
Pro www.chefprousa.com led me to think about grinding whole spices
and fresh herbs for various cuisines or just experimenting. OMG my rubber chickens played with it! Glad it wasn't plugged in at the time.
Needless to say, I dashed to the Fairway Market in Douglaston. Hmm…new look in the health food area. Forgot my camera but Chris, a floor manager,
took a photo for me.
Take my shopping cart to begin in the produce area
for fresh herbs of sage, savory, oregano, thyme, rosemary, tarragon, cilantro
and ginger. Never had savory. The
cilantro reminds me that I can make guacamole and get avocados, limes and
tomatoes. Machine will chop the tomatoes as well.
That bottle of Naked Mighty Mango juice sounds
really delicious. I think it jumped into
my cart. Oh well.
Pass the deli and cheeses to the bakery. Just had to get a couple of their almond
cookie/cake…whatever it is. I continue
pass the coffee (OMG, you could stand there for hours just wafting the
aroma) and seafood to the butcher. Did
I ever tell you that they make their own bacon?
What proteins work best to experiment on? Center cut pork chops, chicken wings and
baby back ribs. I’m about to go to
aisle 6 for the whole spices when I notice the display of Fairway brand of
artichoke hearts, hearts of palm and fire roasted red peppers. Into my cart they go.
I’m told that Fairway has their brand of spices,
both whole and ground, in aisle six. I
thought about Chinese Five Spices as I got star anise, anise seed, cloves,
cinnamon sticks and something called grains of paradise, a peppery one. Another newee for me to try. Cardamom, nutmeg and one ground sweet
Hungarian paprika sounded like a good idea.
Alongside the spices were various dried seaweed
products, one of which was a sort of snack, like nori with olive oil. Since I love sushi I might as well get a jar
of pickled ginger.
I would have bought wasabi if it weren’t that I
recently received a sample of real wasabi form a company called…Real
Wasabi. The stuff we’ve been getting is
a combo of horseradish, mustard and green coloring. The real stuff doesn’t clear your
sinuses. Grown in the mountains of
North Carolina, it’s a different horseradish…the real one. Will be experimenting . www.realwasabi.com
Off to the dairy for Fairway’s eggs, organic milk
and new Greek Yogurt. One is plain and
perfect to marinate a pork chop or two along with some canned crushed tomato and
with a combo of some of the herbs and spices that I grind.
I think I hear my name on the loud speaker being called
to the ice cream aisle. I am a
milkaholic and do not want a sugar substitute.
Here’s one I haven’t tried yet.
Three Twins Ice Cream. Lots of
flavors. I read the ingredients. Everything is organic, there is no palm oil
or soy oil in the one that has Mint chocolate.
Let’s go for Dad’s Cardamom and Milk Coffee as well. No guar gum or that other stuff. You have to peel off a plastic thing around
the top to open it. That’s good. It means no one opened it to check it
out. I did sample when I got home. Graeter’s…I’m over it. Three Twins and Mr. Green Tea are the
best. Three Twins is more of a dessert
vs. Mr. Green Tea being palate cleansers.
I ‘m just about ready to depart when I see a woman
in the checkout area giving out some sort of liquid sample of a product called
Garden of Life. Raw organic green super
food. I’m game to try them all. Can of the stuff holds a thirty day supply
as you mix a scoop with water or juice.
Energizer had things like Yerba Mate, Maca, Baobab fruit and
Cordyceps….whatever they were. Tasted
okay. There was one with just green
things. Palatable. They all have lots of green
vegetables. A chocolate one and an
apple one were my favorite. Okay, let’s
see how they fair when having one each day.
They are on sale until March 5th. That means that I don’t have to buy fresh
veggies to juice for a few months. www.gardenoflife.com
I had previously partaken in kale chips that I
encounter here at Fairway and contacted the company located in Brooklyn. Along with various flavors to include one
with coconut and cocoa, they sell kale flakes and kale powder. I’m thinking chicken broth. Throw in ground fresh ginger with few other
ground spices along with some kale powder to make for a tasty appetizer. www.thekalefactory.com
All were packed in Fairway bags. www.fairwaymarket.com
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