• Archive for July, 2010

    Greetings!

    by Mo Tracey • July 30, 2010 • Jamaica Plain, salad, vegetarian • 2 Comments

    The Crows That Be have bestowed a login upon yours truly, Mo Tracey. I made a brief guest “caw” over a year ago with a post about recycling, which was really a thinly-disguised attempt to justify the obscene quantity of beer, wine, and liquor vessels that had piled up in my foyer (pronounced the French [...]

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    Turkey meat loaf

    by riane • July 29, 2010 • Meat/Poultry, baking-savory • 1 Comment

    well this crow has been MIA for far too long! the past few months have been quite the roller coaster!  the boxes are almost gone and i FINALLY made my first meal in our new nest in Oakland, CA.  after a successful trip to COSTCO, our freezer is packed w/affordable organic chicken and turkey and [...]

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    Back Porch Snackin

    by Holly • July 27, 2010 • Jamaica Plain, cocktails, vegetarian • 1 Comment

    Too much mint and jalapenos?  How about some lite summer snacking of homemade salsa and guac with an iced cold pitcher of mojitos to wash it all down.  That’s what VBar, Emily and I were up to a couple weeks ago.  I can’t believe I forgot how delicious and easy making your own salsa is! [...]

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    A Real Simple Sandwich

    by Holly • July 19, 2010 • Cheese, Meat/Poultry • 1 Comment

    I love eating sandwiches on the beach.  When I’m in Maine I have to go for the Amatos Italian, but when I stick around the Boston area I need to come up with some sandwich alternatives.  Flipping through the most recent issue of Real Simple I laid my eyes on this beauty pictured above: Salami [...]

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    Keep it or Toss it?

    by Vbar • July 16, 2010 • Uncategorized • 1 Comment

    Have you ever looked at that 2 month old sliced cheese in your fridge and wondered if it’s still safe to eat?  Or if that soy milk really does need to be used in 7-10 days?  Check out www.stilltasty.com to find out!  It’s a great resource for all your refrigerator quandaries.

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    Summer Meal by Land & Sea

    by Holly • July 15, 2010 • salad, seafood • 3 Comments

    It had been two years since my friend Summer’s last visit to Maine so I was excited to plan some activities for another real “Maine Experience”.  Since we are both lovers of seafood my main goal of this trip was to bring her musseling.  I doubt that’s the correct term but that’s how we refer [...]

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    A Very Crow Party

    by emily • July 14, 2010 • Cheese, Jamaica Plain, Meat/Poultry • 2 Comments

    As Vbar mentioned in her posts, we had a bit of a celebration this past weekend! In honor of she and her ManCrow’s engagement, we had a bit of a party. And by bit of a party, I mean one hell of a drunken summer festival. By virtue of a strong willing of the gods, [...]

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    Summer Love

    by Vbar • July 13, 2010 • cookbooks • 1 Comment

    Hello all!  I admit to laziness lately, mostly because this intense urban heat has left me with little desire for time in the kitchen and more inclination towards things like frozen veggie burgers and take out.  Of course, there are always ways to get around it being “too hot to cook” and I think that [...]

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    Grilled Chops

    by Holly • July 1, 2010 • Meat/Poultry • 2 Comments

    We have been slacking on our posts lately but I assure you that the crows have been whipping up some tasty treats over the past two weeks with Birthday celebrations, beach weather, and reunions with our traveling crow, Riane.  With the 4th of July right around the corner i’m not sure how many recipes we [...]

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