King Arthur's flour

On a recent trip through Vermont, I stopped at the King Arthur's Baker's store in Norwich, VT. This was the second time I have visited this store. Being someone who loves to bake, I found this store incredibly overwhelming in the most wonderful way. They had every sort of gadget you could think of and baking supplies galore. There was also an extensive array of flours, yeasts, and add in munchies.

Not only is this a wonderful baker's store for supplies, there is also a cute little bakery where you can find all sorts of artisan bread, pastries and lunch goodies. I bought a plain old baguette but it was delicious.

If you are closer to the store, there is a variety of classes year round to try out.

To learn more visit, The Baker's store.

Astrology and Food

In the most recent Food and Wine magazine (April 2010), they really went all out on wine. Yes this makes sense considering the name is Food and Wine, however, normally it is more 50/50 food and wine. I tend to be more interested in the food portion even though I do quite enjoy wine.

Thus, the April issue lended itself to be more of a flip through kind of magazine for me instead of an actual reading material. In the flipping through process my eyes glanced at an article titled "An astrologer's cosmic guide to food and wine". Now I am a Virgo through and through so I was very interested in seeing how my sign translated to my food and wine styles.

Virgos demand quality and dislike excess in their food. True for the quality, but I have been know to be excessive in my desert choices.

The favor fresh-flavored dishes like green salads. I wouldn't go so far as to say my favorite food is a green salad but I do like them.

For wines, whites with impeccable clarity, like Rieslings are best. This I can outright deny. I don't like white wine. It takes a lot for me to have even one glass regardless of the kind.

Jordan is a Libra and they are said to like comfort foods. This seems to fit. Taurus tend toward rich or sweet foods like almond croissants. Can't everyone fall into this category?

Clearly I take all of this with a grain of salt but it was fun to look at. Now I just have to figure out what Tannic wine is? (Capricorn's top pick).

It's not too late - Restaurant week

Wanted to let you all in on a little secret called restaurant week. Right now in the Hudson Vally restaurant week is in full swing till March 28th. I highly encourage those to pick a new restaurant to try out during this time. For those of you not in the know, restaurant week is a new thing that happens across the country where restaurants get together to offer 3 course fixe prix meals for around $30, some places also offer lunch for around $20. It is a great way to try out new restaurants and experience fancier places you might normally be able to afford for a cheaper price. The offerings are extensive. So be on the look out if you are not in the Hudson Valley, I promise restaurant week will find you soon enough.

Otherwise go to Hudson Valley restaurant week and check out what is available.