Four Nights A Week
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Category: Snacks
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We enjoy a transition period from working to relaxing at the end of each day. Even as retirees, we’ve kept up this habit which in French culture is called Cinq à Sept. Throughout COVID, when we were isolating, we got pretty darn good at mixology (spirit-based or mocktail) thanks to some YouTubers and books (shoutout…
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We like to start our evenings with cinq à sept, aka the cocktail hour. It’s a way we transition from all that has been going on throughout the day into a more relaxed time for dinner and evening. Sometimes we even include adult beverages, but usually there’s a bit of and appetizer to get the…
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If you haven’t yet been introduced to Ground Cherries, I’m here to encourage you to give them a try. Related to both tomatoes and tomatillos, this tiny yellow fruit has a taste that is both sour and sweet at once. While I don’t eat the husks, I do love the fruit. You can read more…
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One positive outcome of our COVID precautions is that throughout 2022, we’ve been participating in online cooking classes. Not only do we get to learn some chef tricks and tips, we finish off with a delicious meal. Mainly we’ve cooked from Sur La Table’s virtual offerings (link here). Resident Chef Vanessa Craycraft makes things fun…
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Sonja and Alex Overhiser are the couple behind the award winning website (and books! don’t forget books!) A Couple Cooks. I’ve often found their creations to be not only delicious, but healthy. And the website’s photos are stunning! When our daughter-in-law, Beth – who most decidedly does have a green thumb – shared a zucchini…
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When the weekend rolls around, we like to slow things down and start our evening meal off with Cinq à Sept, our version of the French cocktail hour. And that means a little something to eat before dinner. I discovered this refreshing Spring dip from Michael Symon on Food Network’s website recently and it has quickly…
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Created by The Purple Carrot My curiosity got the better of me this past week as I searched for plant-based meals to use on our menu. I noticed a bit of buzz for a service based here in the Boston area, The Purple Carrot. For roughly $59, one can get nearly all of the ingredients…
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