tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540439690409258902024-03-05T04:27:44.604-05:00Delicious DishingsA Boston-based food blog featuring recipes and restaurant reviews from in and around Boston, as well as travel posts.Delicious Dishingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17718363661439719793noreply@blogger.comBlogger867125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154043969040925890.post-55356612652948456692015-01-05T06:00:00.000-05:002015-01-05T06:00:02.807-05:00It's Time To Move On<div style="text-align: left;">
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Does anyone else think it got cold really fast this year? I don't feel like we eased into it at all. I mean, I've seen snow twice already, and it's only November! (Of course, now we're getting a few days of warm weather, which I will not complain about at all! Yesterday was gorgeous!) The colder temperatures had me developing cravings for hearty, warming dishes like soups or bowlfuls of lentils. I seriously feel like I could eat lentils all late fall and winter long.<br>
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I have such fond memories of staying at the <a href="http://www.sonesta.com/boston">Royal Sonesta Boston</a> in Cambridge and dining at the restaurants there. I've enjoyed meals at <a href="http://megan-deliciousdishings.blogspot.com/2012/01/artbars-winter-menu.html">ArtBar</a> and Dante. I've had good times <a href="http://megan-deliciousdishings.blogspot.com/2012/06/girls-weekend-in-cambridge-part-1.html">staying there with friends</a> as part of a joint bachelorette party. And I had a nice stay there with my mom and sister as well. We were even motivated enough by the proximity to the Charles River to go for a morning run.<br>
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Recently, the hotel underwent a huge renovation and I was invited in to see the changes. The event was set up as a dine-around at the hotel, which was a nice opportunity to visit the old restaurants I know there and check out what's new.<br>
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I love cookbooks. If you came to my house and saw my collection, you might even call it an obsession. People see the books I have downstairs in the living room and think I have a lot of books. They don't realize there are so many bins of them in the office and basement too (we're hoping to do built-in bookshelves in the living room in the not-too-distant future so I can finally unpack them all). Even though I already have so many, that doesn't stop me from adding to my collection.<br>
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Recently I attended the launch party at Island Creek Oyster Bar for <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0789327473/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0789327473&linkCode=as2&tag=delicidishin-20&linkId=RPYTA6TH5ECLL2Y5" rel="nofollow"><i>The New England Kitchen: Fresh Takes on Seasonal Recipes</i></a>, Jeremy Sewall and Erin Byers Murray's new cookbook. <br>
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We all know that Thanksgiving is coming, and we embrace it in all different ways. Some of us are excited to tackle roasting the bird and fearlessly enter the kitchen. Others are a little more trepidatious and might have questions and concerns along the way. That's where Butterball comes in with their new "Butterball It" technology. When you visit <a href="http://butterball.com/">Butterball.com</a>, you'll see a search bar where you can type in any Thanksgiving-related questions you might have.<br>
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Are you hosting Thanksgiving this year? We always go to Jeff's parents' house for dinner on Thanksgiving day, and last year we started <a href="http://www.megan-deliciousdishings.blogspot.com/2013/12/scenes-from-thanksgiving-2013.html">a tradition of hosting my family</a> on the Saturday after. I feel like we get the best of both worlds that way. I make a nice dessert for Thanksgiving day, which is easier with my work schedule (my holiday doesn't start until Wednesday afternoon). And then, along with help from my family, I put together a big dinner for Saturday, with plenty of time from Thursday evening until our early Thanksgiving dinner is served Saturday afternoon.<br>
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I've been going over last year's menu and tweaking it and tailoring it for this year. For dinner at Jeff's parents', I'm making an <a href="http://www.cooksillustrated.com/recipes/8114-french-apple-tart?incode=MCSCZ00L0">apple tart recipe</a> from work that my mother-in-law requested. I tasted it often during development (it's so good!) and am excited to add it to our Thanksgiving meal. (<a href="http://www.megan-deliciousdishings.blogspot.com/2013/12/scenes-from-thanksgiving-2013.html">Last year</a> I made a cheesecake topped with cranberry curd and chocolate.)<br>
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Here's what I've got planned for the whole meal on Saturday…<br>
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Last week, I attended Overkill, a 12-course blowout dinner hosted by Brian Mercury (pastry chef, Harvest) and Mary Dumont (chef/partner, Harvest). This year the event benefited <a href="https://www.nokidhungry.org/">No Kid Hungry</a>. No Kid Hungry is Share Our Strength's national campaign to end childhood hunger. Through culinary events such as this one, plus <a href="http://megan-deliciousdishings.blogspot.com/2013/04/share-our-strengths-taste-of-nation-2013.html">Taste of the Nation</a>, No Kid Hungry dinners, and a series of "Food Fight" events, Share our Strength receives the support it needs to work toward ending childhood hunger.<br>
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These should really be called mini baked apple cider doughnut muffin doughnuts, because I took a <a href="http://www.yankeemagazine.com/recipe/cider-doughnut-muffins">doughnut muffin recipe</a> and adapted it to make doughnuts. But that sounded like too much of a tongue twister, so mini baked apple cider doughnuts it is.<br>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0991502833/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0991502833&linkCode=as2&tag=delicidishin-20&linkId=HZEP4WVUBXJJ75BR" rel="nofollow"><i>Morning Glory's Farm Food: Stories from the Fields, Recipes from the Kitchen</i></a> by Gabrielle Redner, a cookbook I recently received to review, is more than just a cookbook. Sure, it has recipes, but it's also filled with information and stories about the Martha's Vineyard farm, the farmers, the crops they grow, and even other farms on the island. For someone who cares about farms and farmers' markets, as I do, the book sends a great message about getting to know your food and where it comes from. It's all about respecting vegetables and taking the time to notice how much better local food tastes.<br>
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If you couldn't tell from my <a href="http://megan-deliciousdishings.blogspot.com/2014/05/farro-risotto-with-mushrooms-asparagus.html">Farro "Risotto" with Mushrooms, Asparagus, and Goat Cheese</a> and my <a href="http://megan-deliciousdishings.blogspot.com/2014/08/roasted-tomato-farro-bake.html">Roasted Tomato Farro Bake</a>, I love farro. I'd choose it over rice any day. Its nutty texture goes with so many different ingredients and flavors. It works well warm, as in a baked dish, or cold, as in a salad. It's even nice in soup. And if you desire a little creaminess to complement the nuttiness, you simply need to cook it risotto-style to make a <i>farrotto</i>. I love its versatility.<br>
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Jeff and I are celebrating our <a href="http://www.megan-deliciousdishings.blogspot.com/2012/10/guest-post-recap-of-our-wedding.html">two-year anniversary</a> today. We <a href="http://www.megan-deliciousdishings.blogspot.com/search/label/Wedding">got married</a> at <a href="http://www.estateatmorainefarm.com/">The Estate at Moraine Farm</a>. It's part of the same <a href="http://www.webberrestaurantgroup.com/">restaurant group</a> as <a href="http://www.gibbethillgrill.com/">Gibbet Hill Grill</a>, so for our one-year anniversary, my sister sent us a gift card to the restaurant (thank you, Lindsay!). Over Labor Day weekend we finally journeyed out to Groton to check it out (waiting was a little strategic on my part -- I wanted to go when tomatoes and corn were in season).<br>
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We're pretty spoiled having <a href="http://www.thestreetchestnuthill.com/">The Street</a> just a short drive down the road from us. It's given us more restaurant options, plus the ability to make regular stops into Pottery Barn and Lululemon. One of the restaurants I love over there (<a href="http://megan-deliciousdishings.blogspot.com/2014/03/del-friscos-grille-chestnut-hill-mass.html">that I've written about before</a>) is <a href="http://delfriscosgrille.com/chestnut-hill/">Del Frisco's Grille</a>. Unlike <a href="http://megan-deliciousdishings.blogspot.com/2011/04/del-friscos-double-eagle-steakhouse.html">Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse</a> down at the Seaport, a spot I find best suited for celebrating special occasions, Del Frisco's Grille has a more casual vibe and atmosphere. It's the kind of place you can stop into just to grab a bite to eat, no advance planning or special occasion needed (well, maybe a little advance planning to get a reservation on a weekend).<br>
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After work last Wednesday, Jeff and I headed over to check out the new <a href="http://delfriscosgrille.com/chestnut-hill/promotions/burger-brew-combo">Burgers and Brews Combo</a>. When you order the combo, you get your choice of any draft beer, the Grille Prime Cheeseburger, and fries for $17.50.<br>
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You know how when you're playing Hearts, you have to wait until hearts have been "broken" before you can start using them? That's kind of how it went with me and pumpkin this year. I kept thinking maybe it was time to crack open my cans of pumpkin, but I was hesitant to kick off the season until one day recently when pumpkin was broken for me, in the form of a delightful pumpkin truffle from a chocolate shop near my work. The truffles were a new item, so the woman at the shop was offering samples of them. It took that one little bite (and the purchase of a second one) to throw me into pumpkin season. All bets are off now. Oh, and since pumpkin is in, naturally cranberry is too.<br>
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With fall weather just creeping in, it's a perfect time for being outside and continuing to fire up the grill. I was inspired to head out to the grill by <a href="http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/grilled-chicken-and-corn-with-jalapeno-lime-dressing">a recipe for Grilled Chicken and Corn with Jalapeño-Lime Dressing</a> in the August issue of <i>Food & Wine</i>. Something about the photo kept drawing me in each time I flipped through the issue, and a quick scan of the ingredient list convinced me this was a recipe I needed to try. Of course, I couldn't just make it as written; I tweaked it a little to include my garden bounty and some other ingredients I thought would work well with the jalapeño-lime dressing.<br>
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I have a really fun cookbook to share with you guys today. It's called <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1624140599/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1624140599&linkCode=as2&tag=delicidishin-20&linkId=XDTUREQ7GJHVA6UG" rel="nofollow"><i>Dumplings All Day Wong: A Cookbook of Asian Delights from a Top Chef</i></a>, and it's written by former <i>Top Chef</i> contestant Lee Anne Wong. As the title would suggest, the book is full of dumpling recipes.<br>
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It's been a good summer, hasn't it? As much as I like to hold on to summer forever, fall is my favorite season so I'm not upset it's coming. But before embracing the new season, I want to take a little time to reflect on this one.<br>
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The five-course dessert tasting was held last Wednesday evening at Harvest in Harvard Square. Harvest's pastry chef Brian Mercury organized the event and invited other local pastry chefs to participate. Everyone prepped at their own restaurants and then helped each other plate in Harvest's kitchen.<br>
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with house-made ricotta fro-yo, honey mousse, and fennel jam<br>
paired with Villa des Anges, Rose of Cinsault, Old Vines, Vin de Pays d'Oc, France</td></tr>
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The other night I attended a wine and chocolate pairing at <a href="http://www.ctsweetremedies.com/">Chocolate Therapy</a> at Legacy Place in Dedham. I've been to Chocolate Therapy several times before -- it makes a great pit stop during an afternoon of shopping, whether for a bite of chocolate or a coffee -- and was excited to see how the chocolates paired with wine (let's be honest… wine and chocolate are two of my favorite things).<br>
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Can you guys believe it's almost Labor Day? I know we still have a few weeks of summer left, but for some reason, Labor Day always feels like a symbol of the end of summer. To keep the summer going strong, I made these mini profiteroles and filled them with a mixture of ripe, fresh-from-the-garden tomatoes and basil, plus olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and a little salt and pepper. These mini profiteroles would be perfect to serve at any Labor Day party or barbecue or just as a dinner-party hors d'oeuvre.<br>
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Those of you who have been reading this blog for a long time know that I spent a little over a year <a href="http://megan-deliciousdishings.blogspot.com/2010/08/today-is-my-last-day-at-flour.html" target="_blank">working at Flour Bakery</a>. It was at a time in my life when I was seriously considering culinary school. I was unhappy in my editing job at the time (to the point that I was in tears pretty much every Sunday evening stressing about and dreading the week ahead), and I wanted to do something I felt passionate about. As I was searching job postings, I came across one for a baker position at Flour. I had a lightbulb moment and thought maybe I could <a href="http://megan-deliciousdishings.blogspot.com/2010/06/flour-bakery-cafe-cambridge-mass.html">work at the bakery</a> and learn on the job as opposed to paying for culinary school. It was one of the best decisions I've ever made.<br>
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I am getting tons of gorgeous, colorful tomatoes from <a href="http://megan-deliciousdishings.blogspot.com/2014/08/my-garden-2014.html" target="_blank">my garden</a>, and while I love eating them as is, I've also been trying to find new ways to use them. They're great in salads and in pasta dishes, but I was searching for something a little different.<br>
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Last year I tried planting <a href="http://megan-deliciousdishings.blogspot.com/2013/07/introducing-my-garden.html" target="_blank">a vegetable garden</a> for the first time, and while it was a learning experience and a lot of work, overall I was happy with the results and enjoyed getting outside, maintaining it, and reaping the benefits. I got a decent amount of plum tomatoes and peppers, handfuls of herbs, and some zucchini and pattypan squash. This year, I was inspired to plant a garden again and went to nearby Volante Farms toward the end of May to get the best selection of tomatoes (by the time I'd decided to plant last year, plum tomatoes were just about the only variety left). I kept the tomatoes inside until June just in case of too-low overnight temperatures.<br>
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I decided to plant along the side of the house this year instead of in the backyard (because we had visions of trying to get our backyard into some kind of shape), so I had a little more room to work with but wanted to keep things simple. I picked out a variety of tomato plants, all of which would yield bite-size tomatoes (my love of mini foods extends to vegetables as well!) -- Sun Gold, Yellow Pear, Red Pear, Sweet 100, Sweet Gold, and Golden Sweet -- some cubanelle pepper plants, and some basil and thyme.<br>
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<a href="http://pastoralfortpoint.com/" target="_blank">Pastoral</a> is one of the many new additions to the Fort Point area, and seeing that the menu featured primarily pizza and lots of small plates, as well as wine and interesting-sounding cocktails, my friend and I made plans to meet there for dinner. I got down to the area a little earlier than she did and sat by the water for a few minutes soaking up some sun before heading into the restaurant. We were seated at a two-top near the open front windows -- perfect for people watching -- in the dining room area, where we could see most of the restaurant and even catch a glimpse of the action in the open kitchen.<br>
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On July 10, guests gathered at Volante Farms for their first Dinner in the Field of 2014. Below are scenes from the dinner, with dishes prepared by chef Todd Heberlein and staff using farm-grown produce.<br>
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I am in full-on summer vegetable mode now. I run over to my tomato garden every day after work to see if my assortment of cherry and pear tomatoes are ripe enough to pick. I spy on my cubanelle peppers, hoping that they'll finally be big enough to pick and grill. I imagine stockpiling corn on the cob, giving it a quick dip in some boiling water, and slathering it with butter. And I crave summer squash, as much summer squash as I can get my hands on.<br>
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