As should be fairly obvious from this blog, I like good food — a lot.  I also like cooking.  Having access to good ingredients is important to me.

One of the things I recommend is finding multiple sources for good ingredients.  Take a few moments to stop in little ethnic groceries and to scope out local farmers' markets.  You might be amazed at what you'll find.  I buy most of my produce at an ethnic grocery.  The prices and the quality are much better.  And I can't even describe the variety!  Wonderfully tasty sundried tomatoes — for $1.50 a pound.  Dried chiles I have never even heard of.  Six kinds of squash and 5 kinds of mushrooms every day!

Knowing where to go to buy the special ingredients you want can make you a better cook and a better host!