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Valerie Kolligian Thayer

Dining Adventures

Sicily Part Two

By On March 16, 2023

Over the past few weeks, I have had three separate inquiries about travel to Sicily, so clearly it is the hot spot du jour!  And just in time, I have loaded in… Read More

Recipes

Sweet Potato and Bulgur Wheat Kufta

By On March 2, 2023

Growing up, my grandmother would make a dish called kufta which you may be more familiar with if I refer to it as kibbeh.  The kufta that my family enjoyed could best… Read More

Dining & Reviews

Moeca

By On February 16, 2023

A few weeks back, my husband and I met up with our dear friends Maral and Mark for dinner at relative newcomer to the Cambridge dining scene, Moeca.  Funny enough, years ago… Read More

Annual Wrap Ups

It’s a Wrap, 2022!

By On December 29, 2022

As I write the words, “It’s a Wrap” to name this last blog post of the year, it is a reminder of how quickly time flies. 2022 was a good year.  We… Read More

Recipes

Pomegranate Cosmopolitans

By On December 22, 2022

Because it’s always 5:00 somewhere, this week’s recipe is Ina’s Pomegranate Cosmopolitans that I have been making for quite some time.  She first published the recipe in 2006 and demonstrated in this… Read More

Travel

Sicily Part One

By On December 15, 2022

Now that Season Two of White Lotus, filmed in beautiful Sicily has finished entertaining some of us, I thought it might be a good time to share our recent experience on the… Read More

Recipes

Ginger Molasses Blondies

By On December 1, 2022

Chocolate has always received a lot of attention on the blog.  I can’t help it – I adore it as I’ve mentioned so many times before. Have I ever mentioned, though that… Read More

Dining & Reviews

Faccia a Faccia

By On November 10, 2022

Well, it has been a hot minute, truly about a month since I last posted here on the The Kitchen Scout.  Life has been hectic and it seems as though we’ve been… Read More

Recipes

Parmesan Sponge Cake

By On October 6, 2022

We returned from our trip to Sicily last week and I can’t wait to share some of the details with you in a future post.  I have so many photos to go… Read More

Recipes

Buttery Shrimp with Peas and Potatoes

By On September 22, 2022

Since it’s that time of year when we are looking for quick and easy but still delicious recipes, I wanted to tell you about this one pan shrimp dish I made a… Read More

Recipes

Individual Baked Oatmeal Cups

By On September 8, 2022

Oh how I just love the Fall.  The onset of cool mornings and evenings makes me energized, especially after the humidity of this past summer.  Yes, I was that kid who was… Read More

Recipes

Stuffed Artichoke Bottoms

By On August 25, 2022

Last evening, I was driving into Boston to meet up with my family for dinner.  The traffic was maddening.  And as I accepted the fact that this drive, on top of another… Read More