Hillside Farmacy, Austin

At August 3, 2015
By megan
In Alcoholic Beverages, arugula, beets, cocktails, Farm to Table, fennel, mozzarella cheese, Restaurant Review
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After a hot, sunny, Texas-summer-time bike ride on b-cycles, we gave up our quest for the BBQ joint we planned on visiting and ducked into the nearest restaurant we saw: Hillside Farmacy.

The Hillside Farmacy is a New American restaurant and specialty grocer housed in the old Hillside Drugstore building, and has been beautifully restored using the original pharmacy cabinetry. Walking inside feels like taking a step back in time, and can taste like that, too. The beverage menu features homemade fountain sodas, such as a traditional Brooklyn Egg Cream as well as punch, which you can order by the glass (1 cup) or bowl (20 cups). We opted for a couple glasses of this refreshing concoction of gin, bubbles, hibiscus syrup, and grapefruit juice.

A salad and sandwich sounded perfect to me, so I went for “the beets” with fennel, chévre vinaigrette, red onion, arugula, and radish.

Familiar flavors I’ve had many times, yet always one of my favorites. For my sandwich, I tries something a little more unique- the “Thank You.”

Roasted chicken, mozzarella, strawberry jam, sprouts, and aioli. I have one word: YUM.

Hillside Farmacy works with a number of local Austin farms, and sells a nice selection of hand crafted food items such as hot sauces, jams, and Texas rice. This sophisticated yet unpretentious eatery was a pleasant surprise.

Turkey Meatball Pizza

At March 20, 2010
By megan
In meatballs, mozzarella cheese, Peppers, pizza, turkey
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I had some pizza dough in the freezer, and left-over turkey meatballs in my homemade sauce, so it was easy to throw together a pizza with sliced pepper and fresh mozzarella cheese.

Mozzarella and Basil Salad

At March 11, 2010
By megan
In basil, mozzarella cheese, olive oil, side dish
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What you see is what you get here. Mozzarella, basil, olive oil, and fresh ground black pepper.

Pizza with Roasted Pepper and Garlic, Sun-dried Tomatoes, and Sautéed Vinaigrette Onions

At February 28, 2010
By megan
In mozzarella cheese, pizza, pizza dough, roasted garlic
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I am cutting back a bit on my whole wheat craze by using less whole wheat flour and more unbleached all purpose flour in my baking. To be honest, the difference is noticeable.

For this pizza, I altered my Whole Wheat Pizza Crust recipe just a little and I think I prefer it this way. Click on my whole wheat pizza crust link to follow the recipe. I made the following change with the flour: 2 cups unbleached white flour, 1.5 cups whole wheat flour.

Here are my toppings:

roasted red pepper
sun-dried tomatoes packed in olive oil
roasted yellow tomatoes
roasted garlic
1 cipollini onion, sliced into slivers, sauteed in olive oil until golden and then tossed in a little balsamic vinegar
fresh mozzarella cheese