February 2013

Boutique Alternatives for Boston Restaurant Week

by Maggie Battista
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A bitterly cold February evening. Seven chatty food writers. A brand new pizza restaurant. Almost 10 wood-fired pizzas. All that just starts to set the stage for a long-awaited dinner I attended with a few fun ladies. We gathered at Pizzeria Posto (Somerville, Massachusetts) to indulge in cheese, red sauce and some rapid-fire conversation, only

Meyer Lemon Liquor

by Maggie Battista
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I started my cordial experiments years ago with the one and only Limoncello. The boozey lemon-infused liquor was renowned in my household growing up, a favorite alongside Amaretto and Baileys. My parents always ended a fine meal with a little something sweet and powerful, and when I started sipping Limoncello 10 years ago, I knew

Fried Plantains in Coconut Oil

by Maggie Battista
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While it seemed unusual to me at the time, I grew up in a fairly typical immigrant home where two families lived in one house, only separated by a staircase. Downstairs in our part of the house, my Honduran mom tried very hard to be a typical American housewife, brushing aside some of her Latin

Homemade Cocoa Mix & Marshmallows

by Shelby Larsson
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It is the beginning of February and this week I purchased a new puffy winter coat, a hat with a wide brim, new fleece gloves and the world’s greatest waterproof boots.   I know what you might be thinking: shouldn’t I have thought about securing these items earlier in the season? Perhaps covering all my

Food Heroes: Win Georgia Pellegrini’s Book Now

by Maggie Battista
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This giveaway has now closed and three winners were chosen. Everyone’s stories were wonderful, and we chose these three winners: Stephanie R., Michael and Jill. Growing up in northern New Jersey with an Italian Father and a Honduran Mother, I definitely got to experience the best of two food worlds, and then some. On Sunday

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