Latest Blog Posts for The Alchemist Chef

• Empanadas de Pato a la Huancaina: Duck Empanadas with a Spicy Peruvian Sauce
  on Nov 18, 2010 in duck latin argentina Latin Tapas Appetizers peruvian peru empanadas
  Last Friday I had two dear friends over for dinner. As Emily, Laura and I love Spanish, travel and good food, I thought it fitting to prepare empanadas for dinner. I'd recently purchased aji amarillo paste and was excited to try it out. Aji de gal...
• Rincon Limeño: A Bit of Peru in East Boston
  on Nov 12, 2010
  For one of my nurse practitioner clinical sites, I am in East Boston. Originally made up of five islands, East Boston was created when Bostonians filled in the spaces between the islands to form one large neighborhood. Eventually the island was conn...
• Myung Dong 1st Ave
  on Nov 8, 2010 in vegetables beef korean restaurant review asian
  This past Saturday I finally checked out Myung Dong 1st Ave, a Korean restaurant that opened last year in Allston. The BF was in town (he is in NYC now for work) and we made plans to meet up with a dear friend of mine, Tali, and her boyfriend Brian.
• Boston Happy Hours
  on Apr 6, 2010 in deals boston happy hour Cheap
  One of the things that I love about leaving Boston is finding a good happy hour deal. For some reason, back in the day, someone decided that outlawing discounted drinks would keep Bostonians proper (they also made parties hosted by a household of wo...
• Travel and Babies and Life, Oh My!
  on Mar 23, 2010
  BABIES! So this semester at school has been uber-busy and uber-exciting. I am just finishing up my pediatrics and maternity rotations. What is is about babies that make every woman a baby-loving, clock-ticking crazy lady? I find it impossible to...
• A Few of My Favorite Things: Clear Flour Bread Bakery
  on Mar 19, 2010
  My first installment of "A Few of My Favorite Things" is a place near and dear to me. Clear Flour Bread is located just out of Coolidge Corner and has a stand at the Coolidge Farmer's Market during the summer/fall months. While I have tried a numbe...
• Bertolli Four Cheese Rosa and Arrabbiata
  on Mar 13, 2010 in Italian bertolli pasta sauce
  Last week, as part of Foodbuzz's Tastemaker program, I received 2 new complimentary Bertolli sauces, Arrabbiata and Four Cheese Rosa. The sauce's were packaged in a fancy schmancy black box that evokes a high end liquor container.I had recently disc...
• Quinoa with Charred Vegetables and Queso Fresco
  on Feb 26, 2010 in vegetables quinoa bell peppers queso fresco zucchini sun dried tomatoes healthy vegetarian
  Some days the sun just seems to shine brighter-you know, the days where everything seems to go your way, you fit into your skinny jeans and your heart seems to swell with happiness. Last Saturday was one of those days for me. I was in the midst of...
• True Thai
  on Feb 16, 2010 in thai true thai restaurant review minneapolis
  While in Minnesota for my friend Bethany's wedding (congrats Beth & Tony!) I met up with some friends for dinner. My mother's friend Nancy is a nurse, and one of her coworkers happens to own a Thai restaurant-she pretty much is living my dream! N...
• Rosemary, Parmesan and Cracked Pepper Crackers
  on Dec 23, 2009 in crackers homemade cheese Appetizers Christmas
  I don't know why I do not make crackers all of the time. They are ridiculously cheap and easy to make, taste way better than the store bought kind and are totally fun for a get together, holiday or otherwise. Flour, water, olive oil and salt make u...

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