MarketBasket: Cold comfort at NetCost Market
Next time it's too hot to cook, try the prepared-foods section at NetCost Market in Northeast Philadelphia for Russian summertime delicacies like okroshka, a chilled buttermilk soup with hunks of sausage, vegetables, and lots of fresh herbs; and svekolnik, a cold beet soup with lots of dill and scallions and a touch of creaminess from homemade kefir.
Cold comfort
Next time it's too hot to cook, try the prepared-foods section at NetCost Market in Northeast Philadelphia for Russian summertime delicacies like okroshka, a chilled buttermilk soup with hunks of sausage, vegetables, and lots of fresh herbs; and svekolnik, a cold beet soup with lots of dill and scallions and a touch of creaminess from homemade kefir.
- Samantha Melamed
Okroshka and svekolnik, each $2.49 per pint at NetCost Market, 2417 Welsh Rd., Philadelphia, 215-795-3773.
Double duty
Streamline the gear for your next cookout with Kuhn Rikon's two-in-one utensils, which hook together to be used as tongs or split apart to serve separately as a heat-proof (up to 425 degrees) fork and turner. - S.M.
Tong Tools, $14 for a set at KuhnRikonShop.com.