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I'm kind of relieved to hear this. Sherman was on my list to try, based on this thread, but I could never park around there. Problem solved!
lots of cranberries left--any healthy ideas?
Made a batch of these the other night...delicious!
Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies
http://shine.yahoo.com/shine-food/mouthwatering-cranberry-recipes-2608867.html
The recipe is uncredited here, but comes from Sarah Leah Chase's Cold Weather Cooking. In the book, she calls for margarine, but I used butter, as indicated in the link.
Costco Pumpkin Pie Why?
Calliope_nh, this joke parallels a family story wherein my mother, newly married, tries to recreate her mother-in-law's spaghetti sauce recipe, to my father's repeated disappointment. Finally, she works up the courage to ask Grandma for her recipe. Turns out, it's Franco-American in a can.
Happily, I grew up on mostly homemade tomato sauce. The canned stuff worked its way in and out of Mom's rotation pretty quickly.
For the past several years, I've been making this Pumpkin Pie recipe from the Food Network Kitchens:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/pumpkin-pie-recipe/index.html
I love it and plan to make another batch, crust-free in ramekins, this week. At least half of a pie goes home with my Dad each year, so I always make two for Thanksgiving Day.
ISO Thanksgiving To Go?
We ordered Summer Shack last year, and will likely do it again this year. Went for the roasted turkey (though I was, and am, intrigued by the deep fried option).
We were pleased with everything except for the stuffing, but that's because we prefer a bread/sausage stuffing over SS's cornbread version. The stuffing itself was not bad, just not our cup of tea. But we had planned to make our own anyway, so, no disappointment on that score.
The roast turkey was delicious, very moist, and the carcass made a great stock afterward.
Suggestion for easy, fast, and portable salad for a ladies luncheon, please
Two delicious salads I discovered last year, and will most certainly make again this summer:
Quinoa Tabbouleh
http://sixoneseven.blogspot.com/2010/06/quinoa-tabbouleh-and-hummus.html
Bulgur with Roasted Red Peppers, Chickpeas, and Spinach
http://www.marthastewart.com/262311/bulgur-with-roasted-red-peppers-chickpea
(I subbed quinoa for the bulgur in this one and it was delicious. But I'm sure it would be wonderful with the bulgur too.)
Help me choose a new low carb cookbook
One of the first posts in that thread recommends Kalyn's Kitchen, and I can definitely vouch for her recipes. She's got quite a collection, cooks real food, and has it organized in such a way that you can find things easily.
http://www.kalynskitchen.com/
Her chicken black bean cilantro soup was a regular for me a couple winters ago:
http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2005/12/kalyns-very-favorite-herbcilantro.html
I have the Karen Barnaby book, but honestly, haven't cooked from it a lot. (I'm a lapsed low-carber...) I *have* made her tabbouleh and it's just the thing for a hot summer day:
http://danandtuesday.wordpress.com/2010/08/11/squid-pine-nuts-and-parsley/
converting recipes for slow cooker?
I think I'll be picking this up over the weekend, based on your comments above. Thanks for taking the time!
Floating Rock Cambridge Location - Is it EVER going to open?
>> If Christina's can ask for donations (I hope my memory is correct on that one) ...
Debidokun, you're thinking of Toscanini's. And I don't think they asked...I believe it was a customer organized effort.
converting recipes for slow cooker?
Thanks MoCoMe! How does it look? Is there any particular recipe or technique that jumps out at you?
And how accessible does it look for a lover of indian food, but not of multi-step, complicated processes?
The Amazon reviews look very positive.
converting recipes for slow cooker?
Plus one on the advice to pan searing.
I believe that is one of the reason this SmittenKitchen brisket recipe has been such a success for me:
http://smittenkitchen.com/2010/01/southwestern-pulled-brisket/
And while I do not have this cookbook yet, I am champing at the bit for it:
The Indian Slow Cooker
http://www.amazon.com/Indian-Slow-Cooker-Healthy-Authentic/dp/1572841117
Is it possible to make low-fat appetizers that are satisfying and tasty?
I made Tomato and Bacon Salad in Bibb Lettuce Cups on Christmas Eve. Highly recommend them:
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Tomato-and-Bacon-Salad-in-Bibb-Lettuce-Cups-12231
They are light, but the bacon makes them really satisfying. I used quartered grape tomatoes, but in the summer, I would use a regular fresher tomato.
Precooked Thanksgiving Dinner
Based on your rec, emilief, we went with Summer Shack for today's feast - opted for roasted though. It was a fantastic choice. The turkey was super moist, and the sides were delicious. We made our own sausage, celery, bread stuffing for tradition, and a couple of veggie sides.
(Did nibble on the SS stuffing, and I thought it was good. We augmented it with some stock as we worried it would dry out in the oven. Look forward to having the leftovers in the coming days.)
Overall, a great choice. Thanks for the recommendation!
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Summer Shack
149 Alewife Brook Pkwy, Cambridge, MA 02140
Are there tiffinwallas in Cambridge?
Guru is no longer doing those office deliveries, BTW. We were regulars of his in our Kendall Square office, but he stopped them sometime last year, in prep, I think, for opening his downtown lunch place.
I don't know of another similar service, alas, but hope we'll learn of one in this thread.
Indian Grocery Near Boston
There is also Punjab in Arlington, which is frequented and liked by a friend who cooks Indian reguarly (454 Mass Ave) and, in Brookline, just outside Coolidge Corner, Kashmir (234 Harvard Street).
And, Christina's (Inman Square) will certainly keep you stocked in the dry spice department.
Friendly Toast recs?
Yup. Went there for a birthday lunch for a work colleague in March.
I'll go for an early brunch some day just to sample the offerings, but essentially, my thought was, "They're trying way too hard in all the wrong areas."
Chez Henri at the Bar -- Well Behaved 7 year old ok?
They're yummy. They do have a kick though. So pace yourself!
Chez Henri at the Bar -- Well Behaved 7 year old ok?
It's settled then! Perhaps even this rainy weekend!
Chez Henri at the Bar -- Well Behaved 7 year old ok?
How about Tupelo? Or Hungry Mother? Both in Cambridge, though not in the square.
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Hungry Mother
Cambridge, MA, Cambridge, MA
Chez Henri at the Bar -- Well Behaved 7 year old ok?
Poor Bieby.
I edited out of my post an aside that the request, however nicely put, would not necessarily be honored.
I'm thinking I need to get myself to Chez Henri and try one of these famous cubano s'wiches myself. Is it a must-have?
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Chez Henri
1 Shepard Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Chez Henri at the Bar -- Well Behaved 7 year old ok?
Itaunas gives a reasonable explanation as to why the OP wants to sit in the bar, but the explanation does not change my support for T.Clark's remarks above.
The desire to try an item featured only on a limited bar menu is not reason enough to bring a child into the bar area. A better tactic would be to explain to the hostess or dining room server the desire for the item, and ask them to make an exception and serve it in the dining room rather than than the bar.
Having said that, I totally respect that the OP is *asking* if a child would be ok in the bar, and not *assuming* so, lest that be lost in the thread.
Any bread/pizza like the following:
More Iggy's love from this quarter. That pizza is a favorite quick weekend lunch for me.
The Whole Foods on River Street, Cambridge, has a pizza counter and the product is similar in style to Iggy's/Sullivan's/Campo dei Fiori. I think it's a good, but not great product. (The slice I tried was lukewarm, and the crust was tough. But they offer a variety of toppings and I haven't ruled out a future sampling.)
BAKING WITHOUT A STAND MIXER
I will do that! I saw it on an episode of Ultimate Kitchens, way back when on the Food Network. Enjoy the recipes...
Leftover Spiral Ham-Need Ideas!
Made a half batch of this soup tonight. I doubled the cumin and coriander. It was great! Thanks for posting the link.
BAKING WITHOUT A STAND MIXER
I will definitely have to chase this one down at the library...looks interesting!
BAKING WITHOUT A STAND MIXER
Absolutely true. To each his own in both manner of approach and desired result.
BAKING WITHOUT A STAND MIXER
This probably explains my complete inability to turn out a decent batch of butter cookies. That and the fact that more dough goes in my mouth than the oven. ;>
BAKING WITHOUT A STAND MIXER
They don't require a hand mixer, but if you have one, they make them that much quicker Caitlin. For the banana bread, if I've got the small chopper out to mash the bananas (my preference), I'll probably go ahead, switch out the attachments and convert to the hand mixer.
If a silicone spatula will suffice for a particular recipe, I might go that way. It's not a hard and fast rule that I use a hand mixer. Certainly in the days before I had a dishwasher, I was more likely to stir by hand.
