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  • Recipe Mom Can Cook-Take Two and T-Bo's "Supposedly Best" BBQ In Town
    Mom Can Cook-Take Two and T-Bo's "Supposedly Best" BBQ In Town
    Okay, so I have two restaurants that I went to this week. One revisited and one for a work holiday event. Mom Can Cook and T-Bo's House of BBQ. The first--- Mom Can Cook . The last time I went, in October, I was sick, didn't have my sense of smell[...]
  • Recipe lumpia, fried; and lumpia, fresh?and a bit of wishful thinking
    lumpia, fried; and lumpia, fresh?and a bit of wishful thinking (1 vote)
    so who isn?t on a health kick these days? you just can?t escape it even if you don?t have any health issues (lucky you *inggit*envy*)?tv and print ads and emails all beseech you to watch your weight, read food labels, work out, eat less, and on and[...]
  • Recipe pancake day
    pancake day
    yesterday, it was. more and more snow–the photo does not quite capture how fast and furious the flakes were falling. banh xeo, for pancake day (Shrove Tuesday) at our neighborhood pho palace…this was a disappointment. not[...]
  • Recipe the heat is on
    the heat is on
    are you hot? because i am. sizzling hot. humid. hazy weather, wilting weather. the kind where you just sit, and sweat pours out of everywhere, even your eyelids. heat so hot, you start sweating right out of the shower. yeah that kind of hot. i[...]
  • Recipe a hidden jewel
    a hidden jewel
    on the day we visited the graves to honor my kids’ great-grandparents…. the in-laws decided to be bold and daring and try out a “new” restaurant. when we walked in we were a bit alarmed due to the strong scent of[...]
  • Recipe objects of desire
    objects of desire
    yes indeed-indeedy…my craving of the moment… on the fringe of Boston’s tiny little Chinatown is a restaurant we’ve overlooked but recently discovered when a nephew had his wedding rehearsal dinner there–subsequently[...]
  • Recipe Birthday in Boston
    Birthday in Boston
    my son celebrated his 21st birthday, and he chose this Boston institution to get legal. yeah 21 is the age when he can legitimately buy alcohol, lottery tickets, get into a casino….but i do believe and know my son is a very level-headed[...]
  • Recipe how ?bout hot pot?
    how ?bout hot pot?
    so we dug ourselves out of the snow…and into town for a glimpse into the movie magic of The Great Hall the diabolically pink professor’s room i just had to be very sneaky and feel like a secret agent with my[...]
  • Recipe pinkberry, finally!
    pinkberry, finally!
    the long awaited pinkberry has opened its doors… the first and last time we had pinkberry was two years ago when we visited family in California. there were long lines, in a chic and tony suburb of LA, and my brother said we might bump into[...]
  • Recipe 2011, you?re here?!
    2011, you?re here?!
    we had an “appetizer and bubbly party”… followed by a Belgian milk chocolate fondue, with fresh fruits and cookies and pound cake for dipping. 2010, i cannot remember you without crying. 2011, i welcome you, then.[...]