pinehurst

Location:

On my way to get a coffee

Best meal I ever ate:

My mother's baked beans with HUNKS of salt pork melting in them, homemade brown bread, glass of cold milk, my kitchen table circa 1979.

My current drink of choice:

Alcoholic: Campari and OJ. Daily: Coffee

I really wish I could:

Have an unlimited dining out and kitchen gadget budget.

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

Killer cheese and olive platter

My favorite comfort food:

Pasta fagiole.

My top 5 favorite restaurants:

The now defunct Thompson's restaurant in North Andover, for the memories of dining out with family.

My most tattered cookbooks:

Everyday Cooking Jacques Pepin, "How to Cook" Julia C. and any Frugal Gourmet