http://inthecupboard.com Exploring the world of a well stocked cupboard. Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:00:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Bitter Truth, a brand of cocktail bitters and flavorings, is officially bringing its award-winning products to the United States.  At The Meadow we've carried The Bitter Truth for a while now, but the move to take on an national distributor signals a big ramp-up in their North American marketing ... http://inthecupboard.com/2009/12/30/german-bitters-maker-the-bitter-truth-goes-american/ Time to brine your Turkey! Try our very own Thanksgiving turkey brining recipe, for moister, more tender, richer-flavored Turkey than you ever thought possible. The secret, predictably enough, is in the salt! Recipe here>> A reminder, we still have space in the Dec. 7th Chocolate Class, looking at the dark beauty of chocolate from birth ... http://inthecupboard.com/2009/11/23/thanksgiving-at-the-meadow-brine-your-turkey/ Baskets for the Holidays Join us for a Salt Tasting Class, Bitters and Vermouth Class, or a Chocolate and Wine Class Seven New Salt Blocks are Back in Stock Parameswaran's Black and White Pepper is back! Drink- NewWine, Bitters, and Syrups: World-Class Bitters - Add something special to your mixed drinks Over 90 differentwines Syrups ... http://inthecupboard.com/2009/11/09/newsletter/ Please join us for two great salt classes at The Meadow: Himalayan Salt Block Cooking Class July 27th, 2009 Int roduction to Artisan Salt Monday, August 5th, 2009 Also, The Meadow's salted chocolates are back in stock, and back in force! Below, our 75% dark chocolate from São Tomé, combined with six ... http://inthecupboard.com/2009/07/23/the-meadow-news-salt-classes/ Salt Class May 18: Howto Cook with Artisan Salt Learn the principles and practicals to using artisan salt. With a glass of wine in hand, we will explore theastonishing potency, beauty, and nutritional value of unrefined salt. Discussionwill range from the perils of using industrially-made salts to the pleasure and ... http://inthecupboard.com/2009/05/15/salt-class-how-to-cook-with-artisan-salt/ Forgot to mention, we're open at 9AM on Mother's Day! (and, below, some unexpected news) The breathtakingly beautiful salt marshes of Ile de R http://inthecupboard.com/2009/05/08/fire-at-the-meadow/ Everybody wants love, especially your Mom! We adore tomatoes (these ones we picked up at Marche Aligre on our recent trip to Paris), but flowers make for better delivery. Let us arrange for flowers to be delivered to you mother anywhere in the U.S. and beyond. We also offer great optionsfor ... http://inthecupboard.com/2009/05/05/mothers-day-at-the-meadow/ TheMeadow is spending April in Europe! We are visiting salt works across France, Spain, Portugal, and Morocco. Wewould love your recommendation for places to see, people to visit, and things toeat. Visit www.saltnews.com to see our route, andplease submit your suggestions in ... http://inthecupboard.com/2009/03/24/april-in-europe/ Face it, if you like Cesar Salads in most restaurants, you also probably like canned fruit, white bread, etc. Cesar salad unites the two worst things in the American diet: romaine lettuce (even iceberg has its teen male-fantasy sexyness; think Brigitte Nielsen in Rocky IV), and the inescapable adjective, ... http://inthecupboard.com/2008/08/31/the-hale-caesar-salad/ Jen and I have been restaurant hopping for a few days straight, dropping into a few of our favorite spots in Portland and trying some new ones. Then voila, a spinach salad stopped us in our tracks. On the way home we had dropped by Autentica, a restaurant serving ... http://inthecupboard.com/2008/08/07/over-the-river-and-through-the-woods-autentica/