“The kitchen is closed today.”
A funny thing to be told when you’ve just been seated in a very full, very busy restaurant, at noon – with everyone around you busily eating. Thank goodness that – even without a kitchen – East Corner Wonton makes some very delicious and very satisfying food!
There is a big debate among blueberry lovers, which are better – the wild (often Maine) variety or the plumper, sweeter ones most of us come across more regularly. I can’t say I came down on either side of the debate before – I mean we’re not talking Yankees vs Red Sox here – and to be truthful, sure I’ve had Wild Blueberries on occasion, but I’m much, much, much more familiar with the regular plump ones, so to say I really preferred one over the other wouldn’t really have been a fair decision. So when someone gave me a box fresh-picked wild ones, I thought, here’s my chance to put it to the test. Read the full article →
Makes a beautiful first course, doesn't it?
Now that you’ve had time to run out, fetch some artichokes and boil them up, here’s a way to use them.
This is one of my favorite – and quick and easy- sauces to serve over the wonderfully-made-in-advance Herbed Boiled Artichokes. Read the full article →
I love a fresh artichoke. LOVE THEM! And over the years, I’ve prepared them many, many, many ways – and I’m not going to lie to you, some of those ways are a colossal pain in the butt. They prep of the artichoke takes forever, no matter how much you rub them with lemon, they start to darken before you’ve finished your batch – the spiky inner needles poke at your fingers and cover everything, etc. etc. So as much as I love them in all sorts of delicate or painstaking or intricate preparations, this method below has become my go-to favorite over the years. Not to say that I don’t hand peel whole artichokes with 8 inch stems from time to time if the ocassion calls for it….but when I want to enjoy – or serve – a delicious, fresh artichoke with minimum fuss and still get maximum Wow from it, this is what I do. Read the full article →
What an unexpected treat La Barrique turned out to be! I was meeting a friend after work one night and wanted to find a place between our offices. I had passed the sign for La Barrique a number of times when on the block for some spicy szechuan for lunch. It looked inviting – and oh so French – but I had never gone inside…so this was the perfect night to give it a try. Read the full article →
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