OBSESSIONS
OBSESSIONS WHAT WE CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF THIS MONTH.
VISIT
FRESH MANGO
BANGOR'S EUROPEAN MARKET
WHY DO WE LOVE IT? Lately I’ve been obsessed with mango. I’m from Colombia and one of the things I miss the most about my country is the huge variety of fresh fruits and how cheap they are there, so when I see good looking mangoes at the store I have to get a few. When in season they cost less than a dollar a piece! A great way to eat mangoes is by peeling them with a potato peeler, cutting along the seed and chopping them into bite size pieces. Then just add some fresh squeezed lime juice, salt and pepper and enjoy! (Some people add chili powder or hot sauce too!)
WHY DO WE LOVE IT? It’s not quite a secret, but one of Bangor’s best-kept lesser known prizes is the European Market on Buck Street that runs from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. every Saturday in the Sunnyside Greenhouse. What looks like a cute little shop and greenhouse from the outside, gets transformed every Saturday into a farmers’ market-style treasure trove offering everything from the usual fare of breads, cheeses, homemade baked goods, jams and veggies all the way to Asian dumplings, fancy macarons, locally sourced meats, hand-knit baby clothes, Mediterranean soups, Greek treats, cake pops and more. Pop in this weekend to pick up lunch, sweets and unique hand-made gifts.
— CAROLINA RAVE
— AMY ALLEN
MAKE HOMEMADE ORANGE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES WHY DO WE LOVE IT? I call them ‘Bengals’ cookies. It’s not their official name because we don’t have permission for that, but here’s how they came about. I wanted to make a dessert for the Super Bowl that would reflect the orange and black of the Cincinnati Bengals but didn’t have time to do anything elaborate. I started thinking and poking around and found a recipe for orange chocolate chip cookies. And they are delicious! Basically, it’s a standard chocolate chip cookie dough with orange extract in an equal amount to the vanilla extract and finely grated orange peel added to it. Baking and the rest are the same. These cookies have become a favorite in our family — and so easy. — JULIE HARRIS
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