Amy's Take-Away

11/03/2024

❤️ I'm deeply touched by the outpouring of supportive kindness in response to my Nov.1st FB post. Thank you!
For those of you who don't know me, I'm hardwired to fight injustice. I successfully fought the DEP for 4 years to get Amy's Take-Away open. But I'm 20 years older now and I have less stamina. In fact, I had been planning to retire in 2026.
What is now being required of me by the DOH is a duplication of my existing system that, after recent extremely expensive repairs, is functioning perfectly. The requirement is unacceptably expensive and onerous (especially at my age) and I would not acquiesce even if I could afford to pay for it.
I'm not leaving the area yet so if you're in the neighborhood,stop by; if you have a cooking question, call me up; if you have a child who'd like cooking lessons, please get in touch w./ me? Please know I'll be holding all of you in my heart w./ deepest gratitude?! XOX Amy

11/01/2024

🌼 I've been growing marigolds as a companion plant to my tomatoes for years. Today I'm posting them on the Day of the Dead because tradition believes that they guide the spirits back home. This week would've marked the start of my twelfth annual Soup Pop-up @ Amy's Take-Away and my fourth year @ the Winter Phoenicia Farmers' Market. Alas! I am being forced to close by the requirement for an exorbitantly expensive addition to my existing equipment that I cannot afford. To all of you who bought and appreciated my food for almost 20 years, a huge THANK YOU from my heart. Your appreciation meant the world. XOX 🧡

04/20/2024

🌞 To celebrate my last week @ the Winter Phoenicia Farmers' Market on Sunday,4/21 (11AM-2PM) I'll be serving Chicken Matzo Ball Soup & (vegetarian) Spring Minestrone Verde w./ Pistachio Pesto as well as a baker's dozen of Frozen Asset Soups. Also available in Lanesville by appointment (845)688-9759, Cash or check only.

04/06/2024

🌿 Inspired by the delightful Samin Nosrat, this week's vegetarian hot soup special~Ash-Resteh(Persian Beans, Lentils, Herbs, & Noodles)~celebrates Spring (albeit delayed). Also serving hot-w./a curtsy to popular demand-W. African Peanut Soup w./ Chicken. (my hands down best seller). Available , Sun.,April 7th(11AM-2PM) along w./ 16 Frozen Asset soups or @ ATA in Lanesville by appointment(845)688-9759. Cash or check only.

Artwork by Kristina Kemenikova more here: https://kristinakemenikova.com/

03/23/2024

🐣 🌷 🪻One of my 3/24/24 PFM hot soups is White Borscht (or Bialy Barszcz in Polish) traditionally eaten on Easter Sunday made w./ ingredients blessed in church on Holy Saturday. The hard cooked egg garnish is a symbol of hope in new life. I first made this soup to honor my Polish friend Katherine who gave birth in April during the pandemic. Her adorable son Leon is a champion soup appreciator. (You can see his photos on my PFM table) Also serving hot "Palmito" (Brazilian/Hearts of Palm Soup) and 16 Frozen Asset soups to take home. I wish all who celebrate a Happy Easter!

03/09/2024

🍲 Although I left NOLA over 30 years ago, when Mardi Gras rolls around I remember making Gumbo in my house just outside the garden district. Partake of my 'trip down memory lane' this Sunday,3/10 (11-2) @ Phoenicia Farmers' Market when you order my Gumbo w./ Andouille Sausage & Shrimp served hot. Please ask me about the hack for dark chocolate brown roux I learned from Enola Prudhomme (Paul's sister) that I now use? Vegan Harira (Moroccan Lentil & Garbanzo Soup), typically served during Ramadan to break the day of fasting,will also be served hot @ PFM. A baker's dozen of Frozen Asset Soups to take home will be available @ PFM & @ ATA by appointment (845)688-9759. Cash or check only.

Artwork: "When the Saints Coming Marching In" - by Pat Sparks

02/24/2024

🍲🥜🥜🥜 It's BAAAACCCKKK!! To honor Black History Month and curtsy to popular demand, W. African Peanut Soup w./ Chicken will be one of two soups served hot @ Phoenicia Farmers' Market Sun.,2/25 along w./ her vegetarian sister, Beluga Black Lentil Soup. A baker's dozen of my Farm Fresh Frozen Asset Soups will also be available both @ PFM & @ ATA in Lanesville by appointment (845)688-9759. Cash or check only.

02/10/2024

🐲 It’s the Year of the Dragon! 🐉

🌚 🌝 🌓 Come join the culinary celebration of the Lunar New Year @ the Phoenicia Farmers' Market on Sun.,Feb. 11th (11AM-2PM). Hot soups served onsite and both refrigerated & frozen soups sold to reheat@home. Also selling @ Amy's Take-Away in Lanesville (845)688-9759 by appointment. Cash or check only.

🐲 Image: Chinese dragon bowl, Guangxu iron red marked bowl, circa 1800s, Auctioned at Christie’s, Sept. 2019 for $35,000

01/27/2024

☃️ 🔥 One of this week's two hot soups to be served @ Phoenicia Winter Farmers' Market on Sunday, Jan.28 (11AM-2PM) is a longtime favorite: Butternut Bisque. According to my famous restaurateur Cousin Buz who gave me the recipe decades ago, this soup was created by Ruth Reichl while she was editor of Gourmet magazine. "Bisque" is actually a misnomer since this soup is dairy-free. In my continuing quest for increasing "Flavor", I've also adopted a vegan 'nose to tail' technique of using the butternut peels & seeds to make the stock. Beautifully colored, w./ a whisper of ginger & lime counterpointing the caramelized alliums, it's the perfect lunch or pre-dinner starter. A carnivore cousin Pumpkin Apple Soup w./Ham will also be served hot and a baker's dozen of Farm Fresh Frozen Asset Soups will be available. Soups can also be purchased from Amy's Take-Away by calling (845) 688-9759 to arrange pick-up.

🔥 Photo credit: Shena Vagliano.

01/12/2024

🍲 So happy to be popping up again @ the Phoenicia Farm Market on Sun.,Jan.14th (11AM-2PM)@ Pine Hill Community Center. I'll be serving two diasporic African American soups to honor Dr.Martin Luther King's Birthday and the many African American cooks who have been making them (often unsung!) for a long time.
🥜 W. African Peanut Soup w./ Chicken
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🍠 (Vegan) Citrusy Lentil & Sweet Potato Soup

$10 per Hot 16 oz.Cup or $20 per Refrigerated Quart (Both include Cornbread Croutons & Tax)
A "baker's dozen" of my Farm-Fresh ❄️ Frozen Asset Soups ❄️ (See Comments) are also available @$20/qt. (includes curated bread product & tax) @ PFM & ATA in Lanesville by appointment (845) 688-9759. Cash or check only.

🌞 ARTWORK by Mary Azarian and you can see more of works and purchase prints here: https://www.maryazarian.com/field-and-autumm-prints.html

12/24/2023

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04/15/2023

🍲 This will be my last week @ the Phoenicia Winter Farmers' Market. It has been such a pleasure and a privilege to be part of this noble & creative endeavor that honors farmers, artisans, and our local community. A big thank you to everyone who helped me celebrate my birthday! Some of you may be skeptical about eating hot soup in April w./ temperatures soaring into the 80's. I hasten to gently remind you that third world countries eat hot foods to cool themselves off. Please give one of my 16 varieties of soup a whirl?! 🌹

04/01/2023

🎂 I have a child-like love of birthdays. My birthday is April 1st (no fooling!) so my Fourth Annual Birthday Brownie Bash will be held @ PFM, Sun.4/2/23 (12- 4 PM). My Outrageous Brownies w/ 2 "wish" candles (1for you;1for me) will be free. My hot & refrigerated Holiday Soups (Chicken Matzo Ball, Harira, & White Borscht) & 16 varieties of Farm Fresh Frozen Asset Soups will be for sale. Cash or check only. Hope to see y'all there! 🌷

03/17/2023

🍀🌈 This week's soups celebrate St. Patrick's Day and Lent. Irish Potato Soup is also my "Farmers' Market Trifecta Special" giving a huge shout-out to the artisanal work of Windfall Farms ("Upstate Abundance" & "Magic Molly" Potatoes), Two Stones Farm ("Halcott Sunrise" & "Northwind" Cheeses), and Weiss Ferments ("Farmhouse Ale"). I'm proud to be carrying on my work celebrating/supporting farmers that I began over 30 years ago. Please ask me to reminisce when you see me @ Phoenicia Farmers' Market, Sunday, March 19th (12-4 PM) or call for an appointment - (845) 688-9759-to pick up soup @ ATA.
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03/04/2023

🌽🍲 It's Women's History Month & International Women's Day on March 8th. Inspired and moved by the incandescent Joan Henry's rendition of the "Women's Honoring Song", I'm featuring "Three Sisters Soup" this week to honor all the talented women I admire and respect. This soup is a traditional Native American recipe composed of the 3 main crops women companion-planted, cultivated, and harvested for centuries:maize (corn), squash, & beans. Together the three sisters provide both sustainable soil fertility as well as a healthy diet. Available @ the Phoenicia Farmers Market on Sun., March 5th (12-4PM) as well as ATA by appointment (845) 688-9759.

http://earthsinger.net/ "Anagehya- women of all the Nations - you are the strength, you are the force, you are the healing of the Nations." - Performed in co...

02/17/2023

🍲🫕🥄This week's (2/19/23) diasporic soups celebrate Mardi Gras and honor the African American cooks who have been making them (often unsung!) for a long,long time. A "baker's dozen" of Farm Fresh Frozen Asset Soups are also available @ PFM & ATA by appointment. Cash or check only.

02/04/2023

⛄️ Halfway through my pop-ups @ the Phoenicia Winter Farmers' Market, I'm pleased to have sold out of 15 varieties of soup. This week's (2/5/23) soups honor Deadhead Farm (served hot onsite) and Black History Month (refrigerated to reheat @ home). Sixteen additional varieties of Farm Fresh Frozen Asset Soups will be available @ PFM. Also selling @ ATA in Lanesville (845) 688-9759 by appointment. Cash or check only.

01/21/2023

🌝🌛 🌖 I was amazed to read that 2 BILLION people celebrate the Lunar New Year worldwide! Come join the celebration @ Phoenicia Farmers' Market this Sunday, January 22nd (12-4PM). Hot soups served onsite and refrigerated and frozen soups to reheat at home. Also, selling @ ATA in Lanesville (845) 688-9759 by appointment. Cash or check only.