Dining & Reviews

Dumpling Daughter

By On December 4, 2014

Following in the successful footsteps of one’s parents can never be easy.  However, if you believe in fate and are willing to design your own roadmap for success, then it might just… Read More

Recipes

Holiday Survival Mix

By On November 27, 2014

Did you have a nice Thanksgiving?  I hope this morning finds you with your feet up, a big cup of something warm in hand, and maybe even a slice of leftover pie… Read More

Outside the Kitchen

Armenian Market Tour and Cheese & Spinach Phyllo Cups

By On November 20, 2014

What are you thankful for this year? One of the things I am thankful for is surviving my first six months as a blogger!  I have to admit it is a teensy… Read More

Recipes

Cauliflower-Bacon Gratin

By On November 13, 2014

Since last Friday’s post, My Week with Ina Garten was rather long, I am going to keep this week’s short and sweet.  Or shall I say, short and savory? Today, I am… Read More

Outside the Kitchen

My week with Ina Garten

By On November 6, 2014

Fifteen years ago, The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook was published which was our introduction to Ina Garten and the food she once prepared at her specialty food store in East Hampton, New York.  She just… Read More

Recipes

Fettuccine with Lamb Ragu

By On October 30, 2014

Happy Halloween and my sincerest apologies if you were hoping for a “sweet” post! No, we are making Lamb Ragu today, a dish for your ghosts and goblins if they manage to… Read More

Recipes

Butternut Squash Risotto

By On October 23, 2014

A short time before I became a mom, left my job as a banker and went to culinary school, I attended a cooking demonstration at Davio’s, a restaurant located in Brookline Village… Read More

Dining & Reviews

The Farmhouse

By On October 16, 2014

The Farm-to-Table concept has captivated the restaurant industry and if you look back at the the places I’ve reviewed since starting The Kitchen Scout, more than not are bringing locally sourced, farm… Read More

Recipes

Applesauce Spice Muffins

By On October 9, 2014

We spent last weekend on the coast of Maine, invited by our good friends Chris and Bredt who you might remember from my review of Bondir Concord.  There were eight of us… Read More

Recipes

Roast Chicken with Garlic, Lemon and Parsley

By On October 2, 2014

I’ve mentioned in previous posts that I am part of a dinner group which meets every six weeks or so.  Each of the women in the group has a passion for cooking (and eating)… Read More

Dining & Reviews

The Market Restaurant

By On September 25, 2014

It is hard for me to be in Gloucester without taking a trip down memory lane. My maternal grandparents had a second home there, relatively near the beach, but it wasn’t a… Read More

Recipes

Salted Chocolate Caramel Brownies

By On September 18, 2014

Life is full of stressful situations.  And stressful situations call for Brownies with a capital B. These Salted Chocolate Caramel Brownies are really something and a small departure from the relatively healthy… Read More