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“My food adventures-and some other random stuff”

March 12, 2012 New Lolita

It was an unusually warm night, so we decided to meet friends out for after work drinks at Lolita on Dartmouth Street. We waited outside for about 25 minutes for our friends to show up-and while we were waiting on the corner there was some interesting people watching. We were approached by the same homeless man three times, and each time he didn’t recognize us from the last time we told him we didn’t have any cash-even though we were standing in the same exact place. The people going in and coming out of Lolita were trendy and middle aged. There were a few people in the senior age bracket, with their kids, I’m just not sure I would take MY mother to a tequila bar. We finally enter the restaurant it’s dim and the atmosphere is a little seductive. We get a table in the back-and have trouble deciding what we want to order-everything looks so tasty.

We are greeted by our served who comes with granita in hand-asking us if we would like a shot of tequila on top-on the house. Seriously, does anyone turn that down? We proceed to order, I get the cornbread to start us off. I could only eat this for the rest of my life and be a happy woman. The corn bread isn’t you’re average cornbread-it’s smooth in texture and almost cake like. Certainly more on the sweet than savory side, but throw in some cheese sauce deliciousness and you have hit diabetic coma!

The lobster enchilada. The waitress says that it’s kind of small, so thus my order of the calorie busting corn bread. Really though, it was just enough because it was so rich. Ancho orange glazed spiny lobster with fire roasted corn, chipotle chiles and monteray jack cheese. One word. YUM. Super creamy and delicious with a little bit of slow burn in the back of your throat-no lip numbing spice here. Delicious. Get again? Definitely.

Dessert-fried ice cream. Coconut ice cream with a corn flake crust and drizzled with chocolate sauce. The ice cream is cold and has a hint of coconut to it. The outside was a little chewy for our liking, I thought it was going to be crisp-and let’s face it, trying to cut open a softball sized scoop of ice cream is insanely difficult. We managed though, without a mess.

Service was ok. Nothing great, our waitress was a little stand off-ish….but friendly enough. We ended up leaving at 9:30, so it was nice to be able to sit and chat and not feel like we were being rushed out the door.

As if we weren’t stuffed already, they bring out cotton candy. We think it was a sour apple flavor and it had pop rocks spun into it. Cotton candy is tasty-brings you back to your youth, but in a classy way-no state fair candy here. I feel like when you are eating it, it feels as light as air, but then when you’ve finished, you always feel like your stomach hurts. Overall great meal-we will certainly be back because there are about 10 other dishes that we want to try.

Lolita Cucina and Tequila Bar

271 Dartmouth Street, Boston, MA

617.369.5609

Valet parking available

www.lolitaboston.com

February 12, 2012 Valentine’s Day with LA Burdick

Happy Valentine’s Day!! Just in time, a look at chocolates from LA Burdick’s newest store located at 22 Clarendon Street between Newbury and Boylston.

This boutique is located in the Back Bay and offers retail sales only at this time. Drinks and Pastries will be available at this location later this year. The store had a nice selection of boxed chocolate as well as bars and other chocolate gifts (I’m looking forward to trying the hot chocolate). I bought a few petite wood box assortments ($16) for friends and one small wood box assortment ($20) for my Valentine! How cute is the packaging on the Valentine’s box? Almost too cute to open…

Here is what the different sizes contain:

“Our classic wood box assortments are tied with seasonal French wired ribbon and stamped with a gold wax seal. The large wood assortment holds approximately 64 pieces and 2 small mice. The medium wood assortment holds approximately 32 pieces and 2 small mice. The small wood assortment holds approximately 16 pieces and 1 small mouse. The petite holds approximately 10 pieces and 1 small mouse.”

Of course I picked up a few pieces from the a la carte case for myself! The milk chocolate mouse ($3)-which has a mocha center and two crunchy almond slivers as the ears.

Here’s a look at the inside. The ganache center was really smooth.

The white chocolate mouse has a cinnamon center and the dark chocolate has an orange center. All are hand made.

The penguin ($3.50), also adorable, comes with a lemon center.  These would make such cute wedding favors, check out their website for details.

 

LA Burdick

220 Clarendon Street Boston MA 02116

617.303.0113

www.burdickchocolate.com

January 22, 2012 Oishii

We sat at the bar the night we went to Oishii. I had made a mistake when I made the reservation, and that was the only seat we could get. We had an open table spotlight deal that we had to use before it expired, so we met up last month after work for a quick bite to eat. Even though we sat at the bar, the service was exceptional.

This was a special appetizer ($25)-I can’t for the life of me remember what it was called. It was king crab and Nantucket Bay scallops, served in a large scallop shell over warm coals. The chef did a play on the sauce, making it lighter than the original, less cheese and calories! Really delicious and a hot seller that night.

The hamachi truffle maki ($25). If you really love the flavor of truffle, you will love this maki-the taste is quite strong.

The Japanese yam maki ($10). The best part was the crunchy strings of yam!!

The spicy tuna tempura ($13) I love this roll. Crisp on the outside rather than the inside, salty and delicious.

 

See my previous post from Oishii.

 

 

Oishii

1166 Washington Street

Boston MA 02118

617.482.8868

www.oishiiboston.com

January 22, 2012 Osaka part 4

An Osaka update. Since we went the first time, we have been 4 more times. Most recently, we were able to capture a few new pictures. Above, the onion volcano.

And as talked about in my first post, the sake dispenser. This one has no pants on, but others do…either way, same results! HA.

January 22, 2012 Chocolate Bar at the Langham Hotel

April 2011 we went to the Cafe Fleuri chocolate bar and had a less than stellar experience. The GM kindly responded to my complaints, and offered me a certificate of donation-complimentary brunch for two. Meanwhile, it took many months to coordinate and lots of phone tag. We finally went back in October-going with the hopes of a better experience and better service.

I brought my mom, my sister in law and my niece. I was ready to be greeted by a MOD, and given over the top service. To my surprise, no one came over during the whole meal, and our waiter made himself scarce. In fact, looking around, the staff was off in various corners being chatty with each other while the diners were left alone. There weren’t many people there that day-so it’s not like they were in the weeds-which I would understand…so I called it a wash in my head, and figured I would write this place off and never return.

Some of the items were the same from when we went before, there were a few new choices at the buffet this season. Meanwhile all that really mattered was that my niece was excited to be there (she got all dressed up) and was enjoying every bite.

The dj was there, blasting out good music and having a great time.

They have sweet AND savory chocolate items, although we stuck mainly with the sweet.

My niece’s eyes lit up when she saw the cotton candy! What kid can resist?

No hair this time in our food, and you can’t really see it clearly, but that brown spot towards the bottom of the cotton candy….yeah…it was a bug….and it was still alive….ick! And we will just end it there….

January 22, 2012 Momofuku Corn Cookies

Seeing that it is now winter-cold and snowy, I know that it will be a while until I get to NYC, I only like to go when its warm and you can wander around for the day. So I treated myself to the momofuku cookbook, thinking that I would make some cereal milk or compost cookies….and then, I was shopping in the mall and found momofuku cookie mix!! I found them at William Sonoma. AT $16 a pop, they are a tad on the expensive side for dry ingredients, but hey, you only live once (and where am I going to find freeze dried corn powder??).

Just add butter and an egg, I can do that!! Make sure that the butter and the egg are at room temperature before you make these cookies.

Here is the actual recipe if you aren’t using the mix:

 Corn Cookies

Yield 13 to 15 cookies

  • 16 tablespoons or 2 sticks (225 g) butter, at room temperature
  • 1-1/2 cups (300 g) sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1-1⁄3 cups (225 g) flour
  • 1/4 cup (45 g) corn flour
  • 2/3 cup (65 g) freeze-dried corn powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon (3 g) baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon (1.5 g) baking soda
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons (6 g) kosher salt
  1. Combine the butter and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and cream together on medium-high for 2 to 3 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, add the egg, and beat for 7 to 8 minutes.
  2. Reduce the mixer speed to low and add the flour, corn flour, corn powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix just until the dough comes together, no longer than 1 minute. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
  3. Using a 2 3/4-ounce ice cream scoop (or a 1⁄3-cup measure), portion out the dough onto a parchment-lined sheet pan. Pat the tops of the cookie dough domes flat. Wrap the sheet pan tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, or up to 1 week. Do not bake your cookies from room temperature–they will not bake properly.
  4. Heat the oven to 350°F.
  5. Arrange the chilled dough a minimum of 4 inches apart on parchment- or Silpat-lined sheet pans. Bake for 18 minutes. The cookies will puff, crackle, and spread. After 18 minutes, they should be faintly browned on the edges yet still bright yellow in the center; give them an extra minute if not.
  6. Cool the cookies completely on the sheet pans before transferring to a plate or to an airtight container for storage. At room temp, the cookies will keep fresh for 5 days; in the freezer, they will keep for 1 month.

You want the cookies to be browned on the edges but have them be a little uncooked on the inside-this allows for a soft and chewy inside and a crunch outside.

Totally worth the $16….and I am not ashamed to say that we went back a few more times since, to get more mix!! The flavor is rich and buttery with the taste of a milder version of a corn muffin. I wasn’t sure I was going to like these cookies, where are the sweets?, but these may now be my favorites!! Be careful not to overcook them as it changes the consistency and the flavor a little bit (I over cooked one batch and they were hard as a rock!!)

When I went back for more corn cookies, I also bought the compost cookies-you add in your own pretzels and potato chips! They are a little bit of this, and a little bit of that-just as their name suggests. Here’s a list of ingredients:

Composte cookie: Graham cracker packet: graham cracker (enriched wheat flour [niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], graham flour, sugar, palm oil, brown sugar, honey, salt, baking soda, natural flavor), sugar, nonfat dry milk, salt. Sugar packet: granulated sugar, light brown sugar, dextrose, natural vanilla flavor. Cookie mix packet: enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamin ononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), salt, baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, cornstarch, monocalcium phosphate), sodium bicarbonate (leavening agent). Compost packet: chocolate chunks (sugar, chocolate liquor, anhydrous dextrose, cocoa butter, soy lecithin [emulsifier]), butterscotch chips (sugar, partially hydrogenated palm kernel oil and coconut oil, whey, soy lecithin [emulsifier], natural and artificial flavor, rtificial color [yellow 6 lake, yellow 5 lake, blue 2 lake], salt), rolled oats, coffee.

 

I have to admit that they were good, but not nearly as good as the corn cookies! I felt like there were just too many flavors going on-between the coffee, the chips, the graham cracker….I’m a simple cookie kind of gal. But I will try one made by the baker herself next time I am in New York-I may change my mind about them!

 

December 26, 2011 Chocolate Chip Cookie Icebox Cake

For my holiday parties, I love simple-it gives you more time to hang out with your guests. I saw this great recipe in Martha Stewart’s July 2011 magazine. I was already baking up a storm for the holiday season, so this was a snap. The filling isn’t too sweet, so it is perfect dessert.

Here is the recipe for the cookie base: (you could also use store bought if you wanted to make this even easier)

2 1/4 Cups of all purpose flour

1 tsp of baking soda

salt

2 sticks of unsalted butter at room temperature

1 1/2 cups of light brown sugar

2 large eggs

2 teaspoons of pure vanilla extract

12 ounces of semi sweet chocolate chip cookies or chunks

Sift flour, baking soda and 1 1/4 tsp of salt into a bowl. Beat butter and sugars with a mixer on medium high speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. On low speed, beat eggs, one at a time. Add flour mixture in 3 additions. Beat in vanilla and mix in chocolate chips.

To Bake:preheat oven to 350 degrees. Scoop dough onto baking sheets, using the measurements listed below. Bake until edges are dark gold but the centers are pale gold and look a bit underdone (for chewy) or until centers are set (for crisp), according to times below. Transfer sheets to wire racks, let cool 5 minutes, transfer cookies to racks. Let cool completely.

For 4 inch cookies: Use a 2 1/4 inch scoop (1/4 cup). Bake for 14-15 minutes for chewy and 18-20 minutes for crisp. Makes 2 dozen.

For 3 inch cookies: Use 1 1/2 inch scoop (2 tablespoons). Bake for 11 minutes for chewy or 14-16 minutes for crisp. Makes 4 dozen.

For 2 1/4 inch cookies: Use 1 1/4 inch scoop (1 tablespoon). Bake for 10 minutes for chewy or 14-16 for crisp. Makes 8 dozen.

For 1 1/2 inch cookies: Use 1/2 teaspoon dough. Bake for 10 minutes chewy or 14-16 for crisp. Makes 12 dozen.

For the Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Box Cake:

  • Prep Time 50 minutes
  • Total Time Overnight
  • Yield Makes one 9-inch cake; Serves 10

Ingredients

  • 4 cups cold heavy cream
  • 8 ounces mascarpone cheese
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 tablespoon whiskey (optional)
  • 8 dozen chocolate chip cookies (2 1/4 inches, baked until crisp)
  • Chocolate shavings, for garnish

Directions

  1. Whisk 3 cups cream and the mascarpone in a chilled bowl until soft peaks form. Add sugar and whiskey. Whisk until medium-stiff peaks form. Refrigerate until ready to use (or up to 3 hours).
  2. Arrange 9 cookies in a circle (with cookies touching) on a cake stand or a plate. Place 2 cookies in center. Carefully spread 1 cup cream mixture evenly over cookies, leaving a slight border. Repeat to form 7 more layers, ending with cookies (you’ll have a few cookies left over). Refrigerate, lightly draped with plastic wrap, overnight.
  3. Whisk remaining cup cream until soft peaks form. Spread over top of cake just before serving. Garnish with chocolate shavings.

Other desserts that you can make with the chocolate chip cookie base are:

Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Sandwich (photo taken from Martha Stewart.com):

  • Prep Time 30 minutes
  • Total Time 6 hours
  • Yield Makes 8

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup Chocolate Chip Cookie Base (refrigerated) plus 16 cookies (2 1/4 inches in diameter) Chocolate Chip Cookie Base
  • 1 pint vanilla ice cream, softened
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped (3/4 cups)

Directions

  1. Break cookie dough into chunks; stir into ice cream. Freeze until firm, about 3 1/2 hours.
  2. Bring cream to a simmer in a saucepan over medium heat. Pour over chocolate in a bowl. Let stand for 1 minute. Whisk until smooth. Let stand, whisking often, until thick and spreadable, about 25 minutes.
  3. Spread 2 teaspoons ganache onto 8 cookies. Scoop 1/4 cup ice cream onto remaining cookies. Sandwich cookies together. Freeze on a baking sheet for 30 minutes.

Cook’s Note

Ice cream sandwiches can be frozen overnight. Food Safety Note: The egg in the cookie dough is not cooked.

Chocolate Tart with chocolate chip cookie crust (photo taken from Marthastewart.com):

  • Prep Time 35 minutes
  • Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
  • Yield Makes one 9 1⁄2-inch tart
    Serves 8 to 10

Ingredients

  • For the Crust

    • 16 chocolate chip cookies (3 inches; baked until crisp), finely ground (2 cups)
    • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

  • For the Filling

    • 1 cup heavy cream
    • 8 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped (1 1/3 cups)
    • 1 large egg
    • 1/4 cup whole milk
    • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
    • Creme fraiche, for serving

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Make the crust: Stir together cookie crumbs and melted butter. Press into bottom and up sides of a 9 1/2-inch fluted tart pan with a removable bottom. Refrigerate until chilled, about 30 minutes.
  2. Bake until firm and darkened, 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool completely on a baking sheet. Meanwhile, make the filling: Heat cream in a saucepan until just starting to boil. Pour over chocolate in a bowl. Let stand for 1 minute, then stir. Whisk in egg, milk, and butter. Pour into cooled crust.
  3. Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees. Bake tart until edges of filling are set but center still jiggles slightly, 20 to 24 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack. Serve warm or at room temperature. Top with creme fraiche.

December 25, 2011 Foumami

Foumami is a new place I was introduced to recently. It’s an Asian sandwich bar located in downtown crossing. They have a variety of interesting salad and sandwich choices. If you go on a cold day, try one of their tasty soups!

The decor is sleek and minimal-it feels like an upscale cafeteria. You order at the counter and seat yourself.  Everything is made to order and super fresh. Check out their menu here.

I had the Sesame Noodle Salad: Buckwheat noodles, egg omelet, bean sprouts, kirby cucumber, carrots, scallions, cilantro, sesame peanut dressing, $7.55. It’s a pretty decent sized salad. The vegetables are crunchy and fresh. The noodles are tasty. I can’t finish the whole thing! All salads come with their signature scallion pancake, which weren’t my favorite. I was disappointed that they weren’t fresher, they were a little too crispy for my taste-and quite flavorless.

My dining companion had the Marinated Rib Eye steak sandwich, $7.95. Grilled soy garlic marinated ribeye steak, sautéed onions, romaine lettuce. All sandwiches are served on our freshly baked Shao Bing bread- crisp and flaky on the outside- chewy and soft on the inside. It’s a little like flat bread-really a delicious sandwich. I love bulgogi, so this was basically bulgogi in a sandwich! YUM!

The line moved quickly in the lunch rush and there was no problem getting a seat. Service was friendly and efficient. A definite go back and try everything else on the menu kind of place.

Foumami

225 Franklin Street

Boston, MA 02110 (Corner of Oliver and High Street)

617.426.8858

www.foumami.com

December 25, 2011 Wahlburgers

Was at the Higham Holiday Market, an extension of SOWA, and decided to grab some Wahlbuger’s for lunch. Located near Alma Nove, Paul Walhberg’s first restaurant, in the Higham Ship Yard, this restaurant is the casual alternative to it’s upscale sister restaurant. When you walk in the door, you can have table service on the left hand side at high top tables, or you can go to the right, and  order a burger on your own-seat yourself in a booth. We chose to seat ourselves.

The decor is a modern casual burger joint-covered with  the Walhberg stamp. Decorative panels on the ceiling name the movies that the brothers that have been in. Mark and Donnie are the stars of this place, kind of makes you wonder about the other 6 Wahlberg siblings. They make themselves relatable by using “Government” American cheese on their burgers. Burgers are affordable, with everything on the menu under $10, the most expensive “triple” burger is $9.

I get the “smalhburger” with mushrooms and cheese. At 3 oz., and $4.50, they really are quite small. How do they taste? What are they like? I equate them to Flat Patties or Tasty Burger- flat thin patties that are no nonsense. A step up from fast food burgers, but nothing super fancy.

What was memorable was the sweet potato tater tots $3. Brings you back to your elementary school days, but better!! Smooth on the inside with that great crunch on the outside! We also grabbed two shakes, what surprised me was that my strawberry frappe wasn’t pink. Is that healthier? They’re made with farm fresh milk and Nona’s home made ice cream. Not too shabby.

They have take out available, which would be deadly if I lived closer! I’d probably eat them out of sweet potato tater tots! A good casual, low cost meal. Quite satisfactory. Stop on by, and perhaps catch a Wahlberg there.

Walhburgers

The Hingham Shipyard
19 Shipyard Drive
Hingham, MA 02043
781.749.2110

http://wahlburgers.com/

Sunday – Wednesday
11am – 11pm [kitchen]
11am – 12am [bar]

Thursday – Saturday
11am – 1am [kitchen & bar]

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December 21, 2011 Favorite Things 2011

This is coming a little late, so maybe you’ll use these ideas for next year!

Let me start by saying that for someone who doesn’t really like craft shows, I go to quite a few of them. Usually they are too “crafty” for me. My aunt and I went to Pawtucket, RI to the Foundry Artists Holiday Craft Fair. I like this one because you do all your shopping and then pay all at once at the end. I found this great rooster pillow for my dad by Jennifer Rashleigh of Cedian Painting. $65.

Everyone has that friend who has everything. You have to really think when you buy them gifts. I bought these magnets from Tanner Glass for a good friend of mine. They got engaged in Nantucket, and I thought that this would be cute. This set, shown above is $18.

I thought this “Junk Yard Dog” was adorable. This guy is $47 and made by ArtHead Studios. No two are alike!

I bought this great ornament for myself (you know you do it too!) from Beehive Kitchen Designs. At $18.50, the “Fancy Bird” ornament is a good buy-made of hand crafted pewter. I got the cheese markers last year, so I was excited to add this to my collection.

If I had a door to put this on, I would buy this door knocker in a second! It’s made by Colby Smith and costs $200. Colby is a super nice guy-I met him at the craft show. It’s always nice to give your money to nice people.

I also love the sailboat model.

I usually go to the SOWA holiday market in the morning. This year we had to go in the afternoon and we waited in line for 30 minutes outside in the freezing cold. I loved these great mugs the minute I set eyes on them. At $40 they are not cheap but they are SO adorable! They are made by Abby Berkson, and her designs are based on children’s art.

I have to admit that I’m a sucker for mugs that are painted on the inside too. They are a great size-perfect for curling up on the couch with a warm beverage on a cold winter night. They are dishwasher and microwave safe!

I love her hedgehog design as well. It is on my list!!

I think that these stuffed animals by Zooguu are adorable. They just make you smile when you look at them. They are $40 for a medium sized sheep.

Cathy and Sugar makes these great stuffed animals called “sew cuties”. I love the elephant one!

Hoosier Magnolia makes this cute mobile. Note that it is not a toy and for display only. ($50)

I don’t actually use coasters, but that didn’t stop me from buying these for all my friends last year. I first saw them at SOWA holiday market, but they weren’t there this year, they now have their own store in Somerville! Boston Coasters. My boss bought these as party favors for her holiday party this year, I cleaned them out of Red Sox themed coasters. ($4.95 each). They have a selection at the store and an even bigger selection online. They have photo coasters and artists original designs. They support local artists and they are made in the USA.

When I was there, I saw these great vintage T signs. I bought this one $250 because Science Park has a sentimental meaning to me. The sign is metal and from the 1960′s. It’s 95 inches long, so the only problem is figuring out how to hang it. The sign came with glue on it, but with a little scraping and some goo gone, it looked like new! My dad couldn’t stand up straight for days, but it was worth it!! I bought the sign from Brian, who couldn’t be nicer-and I think he said that his brother works at the shop too!

I was there this past weekend, and don’t worry, they re-stocked their Red Sox Coasters, and bought an Ork poster. For $29, I thought that this was a pretty cool piece of artwork.

A Nordstrom’s exclusive, the “Miss Havisham” runs $155. It comes in three finishes: Gun Metal, Rhodium and Yellow Gold. The Gun Metal is totally rocker, but to me, looks dirty. I have nothing to go with yellow gold, so the rhodium it was! It is fancy enough to go with your LBD and it is casual enough to wear every day with jeans.

I love Daily Grommet. They support local businesses and charities. I have a thing for cheese plates, even better if they have honeycomb. I have been hard pressed to find honeycomb….until now. At $24 from Savannah Bee Company, this will instantly class up any cheese plate you make at home. It is a conversation starter and it tastes delicious.

I saw these on Rachael Ray. State cutting boards ($40) with a heart in the place of the city of your choice. I love that MA comes with islands!! You can find them on Etsy, A. Heirloom.

I feel like sphere ice cubes are all the rage these days, after all, who likes watery scotch? You can find this for $16 at MOMA. If you are looking for other cute ice cube ideas, check out this article.

I was in Freeport, Maine and came upon this cute store, Vervacious. For $12, this balsamic makes a great little hostess gift.

I always lose my keys. Whether I leave them in a coat pocket that I put away, or I throw them on the table and they get covered up, or they get lost in the black hole I call the bottom of my purse. This forces me to put them in the same place when I walk in the door. You can buy them from Uncommon Goods, I love everything at that store, but you can also get them on Amazon. They look solid in the picture, but in real life they are hollow and are made of plastic. They are cute, and many of our friends that were recently over wanted to know where I got them.

I love this whimsy robot tea infuser. For $10, it’s a cute stocking stuffer!

You can get this book at Barnes and Noble, but you can also listen to the audio version read by Samuel L. Jackson-it’s pretty funny.

This year I bought a piece of art from Tim Murley, and ever since, I have been seeing his work everywhere: The Barnes and Noble in Framingham, the JP Licks in Brookline, the BerryLine in Boston, and even a conference room in Brookline’s Town Building.

I heard that Bronte Pistachios are amazing. They come from Italy and are known for their bright purple color. I couldn’t find any, but was able to locate the next best thing.

Bronte Pistachio cream from Zingerman’s. It’s $24 a bottle, but a little goes a long way. My favorite way to have this is buying store bought frozen pastry dough and making pistachio filled croissants.

That’s it for now, I hope that you enjoyed my list of favorite things. Until next year….

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