Watching Phantom Gourmet on weekend mornings can be hit or miss, this past weekend it was a total hit because it featured sandwich places. Since my man crow and I didn’t have any plans that afternoon we made it our mission to try out one of the shops featured on the episode. The place that [...]
Read more →I have been remiss in posting. “After examining your conscience and telling God of your sorrow, go into the confessional. You may kneel at the screen or sit to talk face-to-face with the priest. Begin your confession with the sign of the cross, “In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of [...]
Read more →Seeing as I’ve referenced him a few times on this blog, it’s pretty common knowledge that I’m a big fan of the New York Times food writer Mark Bittman and his weekly column, “The Minimalist.” In honnor of his final NYT column running this week (Bittman is moving on to greener pastures) the Times is running [...]
Read more →Thanks to an awesome cookbook bestowed onto me by my mother-crow called “The thousand recipe Chinese cookbook” by Gloria Bley Miller, I’ve committed myself (at least temporarily) to a one-meat-a-week diet. This book teaches cooks how to start the week with one type of meat, cooked __ way, and then use that already cooked meat in the rest of [...]
Read more →In 2010 I might have said “I’m not a baker.” But it’s a new year, full with new possibilites, and in 2011 I have resolved to move on to saying “I have not been a baker.” Baking as a urban-dwelling early-twenty-something is a frustrating activity; shared kitchens with minimal counter-space and unreliable appliances do not [...]
Read more →In honor of breaking my posting spell, I though I’d steal Holly’s thunder by cordially agreeing with her that Pretty Things is pretty awesome, and the best beer Boston has to offer. This past weekend I tried the Pretty Things Barely-wine, and it did not disappoint. “oh you don’t say gopher! this beer is fantastic!” I have bad [...]
Read more →There is no excuse for my belated post regarding my annual trip to the Common Ground Fair (September), but I figured its better late than never. For those of you who have never heard of or been to the Common Ground Fair, it is held on the third weekend in September in Unity Maine and [...]
Read more →I am happy to report that I am out of my cooking slump! Unfortunately, some of my daft kitchen skills must have atrophied while I was sippin’ boozeshakes instead of cooking; the past week has been fraught with kitchen fails of epic proportions, as they say on the interwebs. Luckily, I only ruined one dish. [...]
Read more →A couple of Thursdays ago (yes it has been some time since my last post) the JP Crows had the pleasure of attending the once a month Sam Adams open house. The open house is far superior to the free Sam Adams tour because it occurs on a Thursday evening (usually a prime party night) [...]
Read more →Sigh. Let me start this out with a little personal statement. As it may be possible to surmise from my pathetic lack of posts recently, this summer has been absolutely insanely, pull-your-hair-out crazy/busy/chaotic for me. This summer I have started a new job and been promoted, become engaged and started planning a wedding, begun the [...]
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