Some people have never tasted a perfect strawberry. Not just those who can’t make it out to the farm to pick their own. I mean people who scrunch up their noses at the perfect strawberry. It’s a lot darker than the other ones. The colour of a splash of Port. The juice of this strawberry…
Category: Food
Vegetables Wanted: Meat Need Not Apply
I’m not Zagat or the Michelin Guide. I don’t have as many categories as Urbanspoon or the unpredictability of Yelp. I’m more of a kitchen kitty than a Chowhound. That being typed, I get texts while I’m putting the kids to bed that look like this: I spend a good part of my day sharing…
Mondays, Bacon, and Beer
Mondays can be a little rough. Especially a beautiful like today. One way to get through it all is to take a few minutes to think ahead to next weekend. You won’t spend too much time because the weekend is still many days away but you get that nice little break to dream about fun…
Date Me: Let ‘s Keep it Strictly Tableside
You know someone using Match.com. Your best friend married their JDate. Christian Mingle is out there too. It’s not a new concept and it seems to work for many. Heck even the Kardashian sisters convinced their little sister to try out online dating. I don’t need a date. Well I do need a date but…
Lunch in Belmont: Patou Thai
Weekdays, I often will meet friends for work or just because we need to get out and chat. This Friday was a busy day between interviews for a story I’m working on and photos I needed to snap for an app job, I grabbed lunch with Jennifer of Politics for The Girls. We went for…
Kirkland Tap & Trotter: Kids May bring their Well Behaved Parents
My daughter and I recently caught up with Chef Tony Maws to taste some of his new menu items on the grown up and the kids menu at Kirkland Tap and Trotter. We sat ringside for our chat with Chef . As we talked, Chef Maws would step away to taste food being prepped in…
Kirkland Tap and Trotter: Brunch
Kirkland Tap and Trotter, which just over the Cambridge border, outside of Harvard Square, is the guy (could be girl but since Chef Tony Maws is a guy this analogy works better that way) on campus that everyone wants to know. It’s not the Big Man on Campus but the really nice, approachable, easy going…
Rhubarb Spoon Sweets: Sofra
What you see is the blushing pink of the local spring rhubarb. What you don’t see is the rose. The spoon sweets keep the tartness of rhubarb and mix with the earthy floral fragrant quality of rose water. It is like a spring walk through the neighbourhood. You feel the cool of the morning breeze…
Whole Wheat Carrot Pancakes with Honey and Almonds (Recipe)
In this recipe, Chef Jeremy Sewall uses ripe bananas as the sugar. They have plenty of sweetness themselves but go ahead and top them with a drizzle of honey and almonds for a little “icing on the cake”. They are also dairy-free, but feel free to use cow’s milk rather than almond milk if that’s…
Two Ice Cream Guys Walk Into a Bar: Ben & Jerry’s New Name for Toffee Heath Bar Crunch
Maybe you noticed something different when you stopped in for free cone day yesterday. Or, maybe you’ll just continue asking for it by it ‘s old name. Ben and Jerry’s Coffee Heath Bar Crunch has a new name and not just for kicks. In an effort to do the good that Ben and Jerry’s has…
Chef Jeremy Sewall’s Cucumber Lime Mint Mocktail (Recipe)
Chef Sewall, of Lineage, Island Creek Oyster Bar and Row 34, talked about the virtues of mint not just in your cocktail or mocktail. He suggested tossing a little in with your salad to brighten it up. You can also shred (or chiffonnade) a few mint leaves to sprinkle on fish. Lastly, a couple of…
National Nutrition Month: Healthy Eating a Menu by Chef Jeremy Sewall
Sometimes I think I was born in the wrong era. I know the reality of it is that I’m glad I live in the modern world. (Who am I kidding? I get annoyed if my computer is slow for a few minutes.) In terms of cooking and shopping I imagine bartering with neighbours, shopping the…
Leah's Life: Pearls and Oysters 