I tried both the basil and cilantro. Hated the cilantro, liked the basil. The basil I mostly used to mix into cottage cheese and use as a salad "dressing"/topping. It worked well for that purpose -...

I prefer American singles on simple homemade grilled cheese sandwiches over any other kind of cheese, and I'm pretty much opposed to it almost anywhere else (except burgers).

Should also mention that in addition to Pasta Puttana, the following independent food artisans can also be found at Green City Market: Tomato Mountain, Brunkow Cheese, Capriole, Burton's Maplewood ...

I really like rice in my green salads. I warm it up a bit and then mix with arugula or mache and whatever else is on hand.