Monthly Archives: August 2008
Sesame Garlic Snap Pea Salad
I've had a lot of requests for this lately when we have a barbecue. The crisp beans are a refreshing balance for smoky, spicy pork ribs or a perfectly charred sirloin.
The toasty sesame dressing...
Lemony-Glazed Cream Cheese Cookies
In our house, we make these cookies around Christmas, but they're great year round. They're soft and sweet—and slightly tangy. This recipe is a family heirloom. (I actually called my mother to ask for...
Fiery Tomato Salad
So it finally stopped raining in Boston. While the rain's been bad for just about everyone and everything lately, my veggies have been loving it. I have more peppers and tomatoes than I know...
Goody Glover’s: An Irish Pub in Boston’s North End
What's an Irish pub like Goody Glover's doing on the edge of Boston's Italian North End? Serving absolutely amazing drinks and fat, juicy burgers, that's what.
After our adventure through Boston's Haymarket open air market...
A Photo Tour: Boston’s Legendary Haymarket
It's way too hot out.
The Lady Otter and I are wading through a crowd, weaving under awnings and past overflowing stalls. It's like a cross between a narrow Tokyo market street and the New...
How To Make a Proper Mint Julep
All that talk about cocktail gear a few days ago started to make my mouth water for a juicy cocktail or two to toast the end of summer.
Now, it's been raining in Boston for...
Pillow Maki
I have two words for you: sushi pillow.
You heard me. (Sushi pillow!) Now you can have your fish, and cuddle up with it, too.
As someone who counts sushi among her five basic food groups,...
Coconut Cake for Old Man Richard
The first time I made this cake, we were up visiting an old friend who rents a cottage every summer up in Gloucester, Mass.
We spent the greater part of the evening out on the...
Old-School Diner Pancakes
Put the Bisquick down and walk away. You can do it.
These are the kind of pancakes you used to be able to get at roadside diners—or your grandmother's house.
They're great in the morning, or...
Shake It Up!
I admit it: I'm a fairly thirsty person.
Normally I'm a red wine drinker. I love the good—and even some of the bad. Give me a Cabernet Sauvignon, a Brunello, a Bandol, and I couldn't...