Recipes

Slow Cooker Turkey Ragu with Penne

By On February 4, 2016

A few months ago, my friend Amy C. asked if I could explore some recipes for the blog that were suitable for the slow cooker. Slow cooker recipes had definitely been… Read More

Recipes

Spicy Sesame Noodles

By On January 28, 2016

For every recipe I share with you on the blog, there are probably 5 or so that I test that don't make the cut. A couple of weeks ago, I made… Read More

Outside the Kitchen

Wayland Winter Farmers’ Market

By On January 21, 2016

When you hear the words “Farmers’ Market”, does your mind drift to summer?  Until last March, mine definitely did. But then through the magic of social media, I discovered a Winter Farmers’… Read More

Recipes

Katie’s Chicken Tortilla Soup with Black Bean Salsa

By On January 14, 2016

One of the first friends I made when we moved to the suburbs, I met when we both volunteered for one of our local museums. Her name is Katie and we… Read More

Recipes

Farro, Citrus and Arugula Salad

By On January 7, 2016

Happy New Year! I hope your holidays were filled with family, friends and some delicious food. We enjoyed a little bit of all of that ourselves, although it feels as though the… Read More

Annual Wrap Ups

It’s a Wrap, 2015!

By On December 17, 2015

And so, since the next two Fridays are actual holidays, I decided to "wrap it up" and make this my final Kitchen Scout post for 2015. Hooray for year two! … Read More

Recipes

Homemade Salt Scrubs

By On December 10, 2015

This week, I was inspired by a conversation with my friend, Cherie to dig out an old recipe for homemade salt scrubs that I made for gifts many years ago. Luckily, I… Read More

Dining & Reviews

Doretta Taverna

By On December 3, 2015

Michael Schlow is a fixture of the Boston food scene, although he is equally well known on the national stage.  Schlow currently owns 8 restaurants in California, Washington, D.C., New Hampshire, Connecticut and… Read More

Outside the Kitchen

Reunion

By On November 26, 2015

I hadn't planned to write a post for this week. For the first time since starting the blog almost two years ago, I was going to give myself permission to take… Read More

Recipes

Homemade String Cheese

By On November 19, 2015

Well, a few weeks ago, I invited two of my cousins to join me in the kitchen to make homemade string cheese, an activity that had been on my bucket list for… Read More

Recipes

Marcella’s Butter Almond Cake

By On November 12, 2015

When our book group met to discuss Stir, our newest member Pam offered to bring the Butter Almond Cake from one of the early chapters. It was a recipe that caught… Read More

Recipes

Green Beans with Tomato Sauce (Fassoulia)

By On November 5, 2015

We returned from our trip late on Monday night and while we enjoyed every minute of our time away, we were also very happy to be home.  And as much as I… Read More