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A food blog dedicated to dining and whining my way through Boston's latest trends and tastes
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So we're off to Orlando again...

Wed, 11/19/2008 - 9:55am
We'll be landing in the Sunshine State late Saturday and returning on Friday. I've written about dining out in Orlando a few times, but would love some feedback from my readers. We are staying down by Disney this time -- at the Hyatt Grand Cyprus (rather

$2 Taco Tuesdays at Tremont 647

Sun, 11/16/2008 - 9:58am
$2? For a taco in the swanky South End? Every Tuesday? Indefinitely??? You bet!Andy Husbands, chef and owner of Tremont 647, began offering $2 Taco Tuesdays a few months ago... and he plans on running this popular special indefinitely. Andy is a friend of

My "Bloggin by Mail" Package Arrived!!!

Sat, 11/15/2008 - 8:50am
Yippee!!!My Blogging by Mail package arrived this past Monday... all the way from New Zealand! Fellow food blogger, Rosa, did a great job assemblinlg my yummy-looking care package. I am very excited... and want to thank Rosa for making my day! Here is a

Coming to Boston with the Kids? Try the Museum of Science!

Thu, 11/13/2008 - 1:25pm
I went to the MoS this past week and wrote the following article for another site. I thought you all might enjoy it:Boston is a great city for kids of all ages. Whether your child is an infant, a toddler, a history buff or a little scientist, there is som

There is NO way this child came from my loins...

Thu, 11/13/2008 - 12:04pm
I'm not really sure how it happened. I tried to eat all kinds of exotic and ethnic foods while I was pregnant and I continued to do the same while I nursed my son -- despite the fact that I could not have any dairy because he had an allergy. I gave him al

Hi, my name is Tammy and I'm a....

Wed, 11/12/2008 - 8:37am
Me: Hi, my name is Tammy and I'm a FacebookaholoicGroup: Hi Tammy!Me: It all started about a year ago... maybe a little more... before most folks had even jumped on the Facebook bandwagon. I figured why not? I don't have a MySpace page... maybe I could us

Where are they now?

Sun, 11/09/2008 - 2:42pm
So... we had a yard sale a few weeks ago and while I was digging through the attic trying to figure out what to sell, I came across some fun and nostalgic Boston food items. The first is a copy of the tasting menu we had the very first time we ever went t

Cauliflower with Brown Butter, Pears, Sage & Hazelnuts

Fri, 11/07/2008 - 10:58am
This was our election night side dish... I served it with my favorite grilled chicken recipe and it was was pretty tasty. This recipe originally appeared in the November 2008 Fine Cooking issue. The only changes I made was to use tri-colored cauliflower,

Ever So Humble Pie Company

Wed, 11/05/2008 - 10:11am
While perusing the goods at the Allandale Farmstand last week, my eye spied a wild blueberry pie... and I couldn't resist. The Ever So Humble Pie Company, located in East Walpole, MA, makes all natural pies that contain no hydrogenated oils AND are vegan!

Blue is the new Red

Wed, 11/05/2008 - 7:03am
My faith in this country is restored!

Make sure you vote today!!!

Tue, 11/04/2008 - 7:48am

VOTE OBAMA!!!!

Tue, 11/04/2008 - 7:04am
Especially you folks in the swing states!!!!(that's YOU Ohio!!!)

Flour Bakery & Cafe

Mon, 11/03/2008 - 3:31pm
You had me at hello... even though your line was long and the place was packed... the delectablity (is that a word?) of your Sticky Buns ("dark, sticky caramel and toasted pecans $2.75") had The Husband, Mother and Father drooling and gobbling up every la

God, she is dumb...

Sun, 11/02/2008 - 11:35am
Her stupidity and naivety never cease to amaze me... check this story out about a prank call Sarah Palin took from a Canadian comedian (posing as the French president). You need to read the entire story to completely grasp how clueless she is.Remember...

Food Gawker won again...

Fri, 10/31/2008 - 3:07pm
It has this way of sucking me in. I'm addicted... I can't help it.I was on earlier this week -- drooling over the food porn and looking for something interesting to cook, when I came upon something that stopped me in my tracks. It was a particularly chill

I heart Myer's + Chang

Fri, 10/31/2008 - 2:47pm
During my parent's visit two weeks ago, we were able to squeeze in two lunches in the city. The first was on Thursday, when they arrived via train and came into Back Bay Station. I had parked in my "secret parking spot" (off Berkley Street, by the Chandle

Happy Halloween!

Fri, 10/31/2008 - 6:47am
These are Martha Stewart's "Creepcakes". I made them for my son's birthday party 2 years ago. I thought I would share the image (from the MS website) b/c they were so much fun to make and everyone loved them!Have a safe and happy Halloween!

Blogging By Mail...

Thu, 10/30/2008 - 11:46am
Blogging By Mail is a fun event that a fellow food blogger devised last year. Basically, food bloggers from all over the globe provide their name, address, food likes and dislikes and are then given another food blogger's same info.Each blogger creates a

Why you should tip well...

Tue, 10/21/2008 - 10:01am
This is from a Craig's List ad for a popular South End restaurant. This is the hourly rate most of the servers in the Boston area are getting. Please keep this in mind when you tip them. I know so many folks that think tipping is BS. Without tips, these f