Sauce

My Grandparent’s made this unbelievable red sauce famous at their shop Trio’s Ravioli in Boston’s North End. To place order email gcremaldi@hotmail.com $11.50 per quart

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Iris’ Favorite Boston Cream Donuts

For the Donuts: 250 grams of flour 2 Tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 package yeast 2 eggs 1/4 cup warm water 4 1/2 teaspoons soft unsalted butter Vegetable Oil for Frying In the bowl of a stand mixer add the flour, sugar, salt, yeast, eggs and warm water. Mix on low 4 minutes. While […]

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Rose’s Peanut Noodles

  2 Tablespoons Fresh Ginger 1 small clove Garlic (1 tsp) 1/2 cup Peanut Butter 3 Tablespoons Soy Sauce 1 Tablespoon Sesame Oil 1 Tablespoon Brown Sugar (Rose left this out of her video!) 1/2 lb cooked Linguini Olive Oil OR Water for thinning Put the ginger and garlic in bowl of food processor and […]

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Maple Pecan Scones

I fell in love with these scones at a local bakery here in Cambridge. I decided to try to dissect their recipe so I can make them at home.  I think I did a  great job! I love that it is not too sweet and has LOTS of big pecans and just enough maple flavor! […]

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Lemongrass Cilantro Grilled Shrimp

I love summer! Last night was beautiful outside! I had already fed the girls their supper. I was not really in the mood for a full dinner, so I decided to pull a bag of shrimp out of the freezer. I always keep a bag of shrimp in the freezer.  I think they are just […]

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The Best Fried Chicken!

Out of the clear blue sky, my parents bought two beach cottages in East Sandwich, Massachusetts. They didn’t consult anyone except their intuition. I found out about the cottages back at Christmas time, when my mother divulged the secret to my daughter, Rose. Initially I was pissed! Why didn’t they included me? I am their […]

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Stuffed Artichokes

I am not a big fan of winter. I am a total wimp when it comes to surviving the cold weather. Around here the cold sets in, in late October, and runs all the way through May!! I always fool myself into thinking that April is going to make everything all better. The reality is […]

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Fried Peppers

My mother discovered these baby bell peppers at Cosco. At first, they were hard to find and we could only get them at Cosco.  Now I can get them at Market Basket and I have seen them at Whole Foods. I love the color! One night,  I walked into my mother’s house and she had a […]

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