Last Sunday was a perfect afternoon for a BBQ in JP. The sun was out, temperatures were in the 70s and after the Doyle’s Road Race, everyone was itching for a grill session. Since the BBQ was last minute, the menu was more a hodge podge of grillable items than a forum for new recipes but here were some highlights:
Mo slicing up the avocado
Kielbasa: sliced into medallions and grilled on each side; dip them in mustard and they taste just like a delicious meat chip
Burgers: Variety of veggie and beef (hardwick farms yum) topped with either sliced jack or asiago, tomatoes, onions and avocado.
Veggies: Garden salad and a zucchini, mushroom and onion pouch with fresh thyme, olive oil and a couple pads of butter for extra richness.
BEER
Drinking bottled beer out of a coozy isn’t nearly as fun as a can but how do you find a decent beer packaged in aluminum? It just so happens that Mo and I have discovered the answer to this dilemma: Dales Pale Ale and Pork Slap. Both pack a hoppy taste which is often missing from their other canned counterparts. For our BBQ we had the Dales, brooklyn pilsner, miller high life, and an assortment of other misfits. I was surprised to see how many summer brews are already available at the liquor store but I’m trying to refrain from them until May since I have a long season ahead of me. Unfortunately the Geary’s Summer is not out yet, the one beer I would break my rule for!
Me Vbar & Mo
What’s Next? I’m thinking about combining the two items in the title and grilling a beer can chicken…stay tuned…
The Story of Holly
Told by Miz Emily
Holly first introduced me to the concept of "caw-ing" almost 3 years ago. My life has never been the same. By day this crow works the office life but by night you will certainly find Holly (Party Pants) Stevens in her Jamaica Plain kitchen cooking and dancing the night away in true crow fashion. Proudly hailing from Maine's Old Orchard Beach, this wild one has figured out how to combine her love for New England- its history, its food, & its boozy dance parties- with her love of classic elegance. Holly's food is fresh, locally produced, healthy, and full of flavor. A self-described salt hound, no taste bud goes untouched by a meal at Holly's nest. By combining simple salads with rich pastas, fish, and soups, no visitor will leave unsatisfied. Moreover, no hangover goes uncured when morning walks with Holly are kicked off with a hidden stash of irish coffee, and finished off by a nice warm plate of oven potatoes and frittata.
Glancing around her kitchen you will find a few staple items including a mini whisk (for perfect salad dressing), the classiest compost bucket I've ever seen, a kick-ass vegetable hutch, and most importantly a tasty beverage ready to meet your hand. Her home is cozy and warm, and her hospitality is outmatched by no one. On the bookshelves you will find recipes given to her by friends, and books like Omnivore's Dilemma and Salt: A World History, the later being one of the best book suggestion I've ever received, and the subject of her college thesis. Never missing the chance to make a dinner party a dance party, Holly is in constant motion, ready to motivate the group with classy tunes like Credence, Al Green, and GirlTalk. Unless, of course, Top Chef is on.
http://crowsinthekitchen.com
Mmmm meat chip.
That’s a murder of crows if I’ve ever seen one.