While Chanukah may be a favorite for the younger set, I have always been a fan of Passover. Though I have long enjoyed the family time, in recent years, my yearning for the Exodus has been enhanced by the annual arrival of my mother-in-law’s amazing meringues! Black Sheep CBD meringues combine all-natural, responsibly-sourced, soy-, gluten-, […]
Though many of us may not be cooking at home as much as we had before the masks (thankfully!) started to come off, when we do have the urge, it can be frustrating to be foiled by a lack of foil (or other pantry staples). Fortunately, our friends at America’s Test Kitchen have come up
With all the medical claims about what food do what for you, it can be confusing to keep track of the latest data and advice. One of the most discussed foods in recent memory has been mushrooms. From simple buttons to hallucinogenic types, the fabulous fungi could fill many a research library before filling your
As Matt’s Meals fans know, I am a nut about donuts! That is why I as so stoked to hear that Donut Villa Diner recently expanded from Malden to Cambridge! And while they have some of the most creative and delicious donuts around, incluuding their apple cider and apple fritter donuts, as well as their
A Sap-y Story From Indigenous Peoples to five-star hotels, maple is the sweetener of the moment By Matt Robinson Each spring, hundreds of farmers put taps in thousands of trees and collect the magical elixir that is derived from their xylem- sap. This sap is then boiled down at a ratio of 40:1 and transformed
Food waste is a BIG problem, but we all have LOTS of help While many may have been raised with the parental claims of “Children are starving in [some foreign country or other],” food insecurity is every bit as much of a problem in the United States (if not more). In fact, in 2020, over
While it can be fun to lose yourself in a surround-sound, 2,000-foot screen with a reclinable seat, there is nothing like a community movie house where you can not only catch up on the latest flicks but also catch up with friends. Even more rare is a movie theater that serves great food and snacks
As anyone who has visited in recent years knows, the Arsenal area has been saved from its former shabby mall form into the chic new Arsenal Yards by the introduction of such swanky eateries as Buttermilk & Bourbon, City Works, and yet another effort to capture the original New Haven nuances of Frank Pepe’s world-famous
As a food fan, I am constantly offered foods that are supposedly healthy or that have so-called “superfoods” that will take care of my every ailment- either actual. potential, or hypochondriacal. And while some seem legit, the fact that there is not much of a supervisory system makes me wary. That is why I am
I know that I talk a lot about Spicy Shark, but when their sauces are so good and they do so much good for the environment, they deserve all the lauding I can load on them! We recently talked about their first annual New England Hot Sauce Festival, which took place at the end of
