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June, 2011
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Boston is as Good as Anywhere Else in The World…
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011The S’more Improved
Saturday, June 25th, 2011
It’s easy to improve a S’more: skip the Hershey’s bar – go for seriously good chocolate, and bake homemade cookies. I’m sure it’s been done before, but here’s my version:
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This week’s column.
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011
“An Itch to Enjoy at the Table,” this week’s column can be found here: The Gloucester Times Click to continue »
La Voile & Shaved Asparagus Salad
Saturday, June 18th, 2011
Sans halo, sans pedestal, good food for the French is no more or less important than fresh air, wine, good company, the proper hemline, and love; it’s just expected. Certainement, there will be a perfect bowl of Moules Frites for lunch, while at the same time there will be a poignant conversation with a very good friend. And there will be nice shoes and just the right shade of lipstick. Click to continue »
Some call it Vietnamese Spring Rolls; some call it a delicious Raw Food dinner.
Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
I was reading Molly Parr’s lovely blog, Cheap Beets, the other day, and had that moment we who read blogs and cookbooks all recognize, “Oh, yeah, I haven’t made those in a long time; I love them!” In this case Molly was writing about Gỏi cuốn, summer rolls, Vietnamese Spring Rolls, Fresh Rolls. Click to continue »
Didi Davis Foods & Salt Traders
Friday, June 10th, 2011
I’ve written about Didi Davis Foods, her salts and artisanal products, before, so this is just a reminder that the shop is regularly open for retail. Weekdays from 10 – 2 you can stop in and choose salt flavors as wide and diverse as ice creams at Emack & Bolios. Click to continue »
Gloucester’s Olive Oil
Tuesday, June 7th, 2011
A cult may be born around this olive oil. Smooth and buttery, without a trace of green, this olive oil tastes like the sun shining on the Greek hillside from whence it arrived. An olives’ roundness still shadows the texture. It has a perfume redolent of wild thyme on a dry mediterranean day. Click to continue »
Garum: Eat like a Roman Soldier
Friday, June 3rd, 2011
When a ridiculously obscure recipe makes two separate appearances in a week, it has to be tried. Click to continue »
“Winemaker Nights” begin tonight at The Market Restaurant
Thursday, June 2nd, 2011
My favorite summer restaurant, The Market at Lobster Cove, serving some traditional local foods in new ways with sincere emphasis on local – like moist, house-smoked haddock on a bed of tender shaved fennel and radishes - has a wine list. Click to continue »
