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Empanadas de Pato a la Huancaina: Duck Empanadas with a Spicy Peruvian Sauce 19 Nov 2010 | 06:05 am
Last Friday I had two dear friends over for dinner. As Emily, Laura and I love Spanish, travel and good food, I thought it fitting to prepare empanadas for dinner. I'd recently purchased aji amarillo ...
Rincon LimeƱo: A Bit of Peru in East Boston 13 Nov 2010 | 03:36 am
For one of my nurse practitioner clinical sites, I am in East Boston. Originally made up of five islands, East Boston was created when Bostonians filled in the spaces between the islands to form one l...
Myung Dong 1st Ave 9 Nov 2010 | 04:08 am
This past Saturday I finally checked out Myung Dong 1st Ave, a Korean restaurant that opened last year in Allston. The BF was in town (he is in NYC now for work) and we made plans to meet up with a de...
Boston Happy Hours 7 Apr 2010 | 09:21 am
One of the things that I love about leaving Boston is finding a good happy hour deal. For some reason, back in the day, someone decided that outlawing discounted drinks would keep Bostonians proper (t...
Travel and Babies and Life, Oh My! 24 Mar 2010 | 08:55 am
BABIES! So this semester at school has been uber-busy and uber-exciting. I am just finishing up my pediatrics and maternity rotations. What is is about babies that make every woman a baby-loving, cloc...
A Few of My Favorite Things: Clear Flour Bread Bakery 19 Mar 2010 | 06:00 pm
My first installment of "A Few of My Favorite Things" is a place near and dear to me. Clear Flour Bread is located just out of Coolidge Corner and has a stand at the Coolidge Farmer's Market during th...
Bertolli Four Cheese Rosa and Arrabbiata 14 Mar 2010 | 03:07 pm
Last week, as part of Foodbuzz's Tastemaker program, I received 2 new complimentary Bertolli sauces, Arrabbiata and Four Cheese Rosa. The sauce's were packaged in a fancy schmancy black box that evoke...
Quinoa with Charred Vegetables and Queso Fresco 27 Feb 2010 | 12:34 pm
Some days the sun just seems to shine brighter-you know, the days where everything seems to go your way, you fit into your skinny jeans and your heart seems to swell with happiness. Last Saturday was ...
True Thai 17 Feb 2010 | 11:56 am
While in Minnesota for my friend Bethany's wedding (congrats Beth & Tony!) I met up with some friends for dinner. My mother's friend Nancy is a nurse, and one of her coworkers happens to own a Thai re...
Rosemary, Parmesan and Cracked Pepper Crackers 24 Dec 2009 | 08:07 am
I don't know why I do not make crackers all of the time. They are ridiculously cheap and easy to make, taste way better than the store bought kind and are totally fun for a get together, holiday or ot...