Sunday we decided at the last second to have lunch out (don't ask....more planning issues. Blast!). Philip suggested The Honest Pint, and you know I was game. I'll never turn down a visit to the … [Continue reading...]
Granny’s Batter Bread
I've heard it said that the human olfactory memory is stronger than that of any other sense. In other words, a smell can evoke much stronger and more vivid memories than an image or a sound. In my … [Continue reading...]
Rain Thai Bistro-April 20, 2012
Dinner out on a Friday is such a rarity for us....we don't do crowds or waiting very well, so the only way we will go to a "sit-down" place on a Friday or Saturday evening is usually if we have … [Continue reading...]
Whole-Wheat Mini Bagels
I have a love/hate relationship with bagels. Good, chewy, bagel-shop bagels = love. Grocery store, cardboard bagels = hate. I worked at a local bagel store (the long-since defunct Daily Bagel) for a … [Continue reading...]
Eat at Good Dog (Again)!-April 14, 2012
Ugh. Lack of planning is going to be the death of me. Sunday we were supposed to have cream of broccoli soup for lunch, and I completely forgot to put the chicken carcass from the freezer to the … [Continue reading...]
Julie Darling Donuts-April 14, 2012
Boy, Saturday was a big day for us! After we finished our great lunch at Niko's, we headed over to the North Shore to get some donuts from Julie Darling. I'm not sure why we hadn't been yet...I saw … [Continue reading...]
Niko’s Restaurant-April 14, 2012 ****CLOSED****
****Note: Sadly, Niko's Restaurant closed in December 2012**** God bless Groupon. I have mentioned Living Social before....we've gotten a couple of deals there before....and Saturday's trip to … [Continue reading...]
Spinach Salad
I've loved spinach my entire life. I was that weird kid that, when my mom or grandmother were serving some vegetable that I didn't care for, got served a can of Popeye spinach. With ReaLemon juice. … [Continue reading...]
Farmers Market Caesar Salad
Dinner from day two of my farmers market meal plan was potato-leek pizza and Caesar salad. This salad is kind of a "mash-up" of a Caesar salad recipe from the early days of Alton Brown's Good Eats … [Continue reading...]
Farmers Market Revelations
If you read my post The Gospel of Local Food, you already know some of my frustrations about buying local, shopping at farmers markets, etc. I've been buying eggs from a guy a few streets over (with … [Continue reading...]
