Archive for the 'Wine' Category
Late September and into October is when the harvest really peaks here in Northern MA and this week’s farm-share had the most variety yet. I celebrated our veggie bounty by making “Le Grand Aioli,” something I have been dying to try since I read about it in Domino Magazine last year.
Some flounder poached in wine and lemon, [...]
Our first Arrowhead Farm CSA meal
0 Comments Published by paul June 20th, 2008 in Cooking, Food and Dining, WineWe picked up our first share of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) produce from Arrowhead Family Farm in Newburyport, Mass today and consequently cooked our first, delicious meal from locally grown food.
A bird’s eye view of the Arrowhead Family Farm along the
Merrimack River in Newburyport, Mass.
Take that big chain markets and national (and international) food distribution [...]
“Oh my god, it was one of the best meals we’ve ever had!”
3 Comments Published by paul February 18th, 2007 in Food and Dining, WineThis past Friday evening, Randye and I had a belated Valentine’s Day meal that blew away anything we’ve had in the area for a long, long time. And we’d love to recommend the restaurant, but we’re not going to. Why? Because it’s our secret and we don’t want to share! (It’s small and it’s in [...]
Mediocre dining at the Mission Oak Grill
0 Comments Published by paul February 5th, 2007 in Food and Dining, WineWe decided we’d treat ourselves this past Saturday to a nice dinner out at the Mission Oak Grill (Web site still under construction), one of Newburyport’s new restaurants and our waitress told us that it identifies itself as a steak house. Unfortunately, it wasn’t as good as we had hoped.
The restaurant is in an old [...]
