Warm enough to sit in the park without a jacket.
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We know that Boston goes into an instant French Toast frenzy when a winter storm is forecast. While we may need to pick up our daily supply of bread and milk, our storm supplies often include a whole chicken.
As temperatures dipped and our heat pump and humidifier were running non-stop trying to keep us warm and comfortable, Penny took to the the kitchen and started cooking a plump chicken in chicken stock and aromatics.
As soon as the chicken was poached, she removed it from the pot, let it cool enough to handle, and stripped the meat. The bones, skin, and everything else went back into the pot to simmer for a couple of hours.
Not only did our home smell wonderful, but the simmering broth also added warmth and humidity helping our heating system keep us comfortable.
When the stock was rich and densely flavored, she froze some for future soups, made a pot of chicken soup and a curried chicken salad.
For the salad she used a chicken breast, an apple, a carrot, a stalk of celery, a scallion, some raisins and a big spoonful of curry powder. (You can add curry power a bit at a time, but it does take a healthy dose to add zip to that chicken and apple.
Toss it with a bit of oil and vinegar and salt and pepper to taste. That gave us healthy bowls of food with a hot and cold option throughout the storm.
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Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
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We know that Boston goes into an instant French Toast frenzy when a winter storm is forecast. While we may need to pick up our daily supply of bread and milk, our storm supplies often include a whole chicken.
As temperatures dipped and our heat pump and humidifier were running non-stop trying to keep us warm and comfortable, Penny took to the the kitchen and started cooking a plump chicken in chicken stock and aromatics.
As soon as the chicken was poached, she removed it from the pot, let it cool enough to handle, and stripped the meat. The bones, skin, and everything else went back into the pot to simmer for a couple of hours.
Not only did our home smell wonderful, but the simmering broth also added warmth and humidity helping our heating system keep us comfortable.
When the stock was rich and densely flavored, she froze some for future soups, made a pot of chicken soup and a curried chicken salad.
For the salad she used a chicken breast, an apple, a carrot, a stalk of celery, a scallion, some raisins and a big spoonful of curry powder. (You can add curry power a bit at a time, but it does take a healthy dose to add zip to that chicken and apple.
Toss it with a bit of oil and vinegar and salt and pepper to taste. That gave us healthy bowls of food with a hot and cold option throughout the storm.
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Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Photography: © 2014 Penny & Ed Cherubino
We know that Boston goes into an instant French Toast frenzy when a winter storm is forecast. While we may need to pick up our daily supply of bread and milk, our storm supplies often include a whole chicken.
As temperatures dipped and our heat pump and humidifier were running non-stop trying to keep us warm and comfortable, Penny took to the the kitchen and started cooking a plump chicken in chicken stock and aromatics.
As soon as the chicken was poached, she removed it from the pot, let it cool enough to handle, and stripped the meat. The bones, skin, and everything else went back into the pot to simmer for a couple of hours.
Not only did our home smell wonderful, but the simmering broth also added warmth and humidity helping our heating system keep us comfortable.
When the stock was rich and densely flavored, she froze some for future soups, made a pot of chicken soup and a curried chicken salad.
For the salad she used a chicken breast, an apple, a carrot, a stalk of celery, a scallion, some raisins and a big spoonful of curry powder. (You can add curry power a bit at a time, but it does take a healthy dose to add zip to that chicken and apple.
Toss it with a bit of oil and vinegar and salt and pepper to taste. That gave us healthy bowls of food with a hot and cold option throughout the storm.
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While the first big snow of the new year may have you reaching for the shovel, a lot of Sunday Dogs can only think of one thing, PLAYTIME! So, in the true spirit of fun, we'd like to take your mind off of the druggery of winter with a reminder of just how much fun all that white stuff can be!
Here's one of our favorite posts – Is Your Dog a Snow Lover?
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While the first big snow of the new year may have you reaching for the shovel, a lot of Sunday Dogs can only think of one thing, PLAYTIME! So, in the true spirit of fun, we'd like to take your mind off of the druggery of winter with a reminder of just how much fun all that white stuff can be!
Here's one of our favorite posts – Is Your Dog a Snow Lover?
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While the first big snow of the new year may have you reaching for the shovel, a lot of Sunday Dogs can only think of one thing, PLAYTIME! So, in the true spirit of fun, we'd like to take your mind off of the druggery of winter with a reminder of just how much fun all that white stuff can be!
Here's one of our favorite posts – Is Your Dog a Snow Lover?
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We had been storing our bottle of Paul Bara Grand Rosé Champagne at the top of our wine rack for nearly a year awaiting an extra special occasion to pop its cork. Through the months, we took care to properly store this $60 bubbly – always on its side, never subjecting it to extreme temperatures, occasionally turning and, yes, even dusting it – but couldn’t quite commit to opening it.
Finally, with the eve of 2014 closing in, we had to act. The day before the big night, we began chilling the Paul Bara but, just to be on the safe side, iced down a back-up bottle of Bollinger as a sort of new year’s celebration insurance.
Soon after dark on New Year’s Eve, we put together a cheese plate and sat down to try our much anticipated rosé champagne. The clink of glasses, a toast, that first sip, and … Lovely fruit balanced by a crisp backbone, not heavy at all. And, the wine’s copper hue, that Penny described as an Italian rose gold color, is amazing!
The perfectly ripe (but not over-ripe) brie and Bara were excellent together! There was no problem with the black peppered cheese and a liver paté with truffles. The fruit of this rosé was like the taste of early season Atlas Farm strawberries from the Copley Square Market.
Despite being 70% pinot noir, it’s a Champagne that’s not overpowering. It has finesse. It reminded Penny of “… people who deliver on what they say they’re going to do versus those who just talk a good show.” And, what a show it was! We couldn’t have been happier with our selection.
By the way, as you’ve probably guessed, there was no need for our rescue bottle of Bollinger. But, since it was prepped and ready to go, we invited this irresistible French charmer to join us at our New Year’s day table. Happy 2014!
For more about this special Champagne, see: Here's Our Wine Pick for New Year's Eve 2013
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We had been storing our bottle of Paul Bara Grand Rosé Champagne at the top of our wine rack for nearly a year awaiting an extra special occasion to pop its cork. Through the months, we took care to properly store this $60 bubbly – always on its side, never subjecting it to extreme temperatures, occasionally turning and, yes, even dusting it – but couldn’t quite commit to opening it.
Finally, with the eve of 2014 closing in, we had to act. The day before the big night, we began chilling the Paul Bara but, just to be on the safe side, iced down a back-up bottle of Bollinger as a sort of new year’s celebration insurance.
Soon after dark on New Year’s Eve, we put together a cheese plate and sat down to try our much anticipated rosé champagne. The clink of glasses, a toast, that first sip, and … Lovely fruit balanced by a crisp backbone, not heavy at all. And, the wine’s copper hue, that Penny described as an Italian rose gold color, is amazing!
The perfectly ripe (but not over-ripe) brie and Bara were excellent together! There was no problem with the black peppered cheese and a liver paté with truffles. The fruit of this rosé was like the taste of early season Atlas Farm strawberries from the Copley Square Market.
Despite being 70% pinot noir, it’s a Champagne that’s not overpowering. It has finesse. It reminded Penny of “… people who deliver on what they say they’re going to do versus those who just talk a good show.” And, what a show it was! We couldn’t have been happier with our selection.
By the way, as you’ve probably guessed, there was no need for our rescue bottle of Bollinger. But, since it was prepped and ready to go, we invited this irresistible French charmer to join us at our New Year’s day table. Happy 2014!
For more about this special Champagne, see: Here's Our Wine Pick for New Year's Eve 2013
Related Posts:
Our Sparkling Resolution Winner’s List
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Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Photography: © 2014 Penny & Ed Cherubino
Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.
We had been storing our bottle of Paul Bara Grand Rosé Champagne at the top of our wine rack for nearly a year awaiting an extra special occasion to pop its cork. Through the months, we took care to properly store this $60 bubbly – always on its side, never subjecting it to extreme temperatures, occasionally turning and, yes, even dusting it – but couldn’t quite commit to opening it.
Finally, with the eve of 2014 closing in, we had to act. The day before the big night, we began chilling the Paul Bara but, just to be on the safe side, iced down a back-up bottle of Bollinger as a sort of new year’s celebration insurance.
Soon after dark on New Year’s Eve, we put together a cheese plate and sat down to try our much anticipated rosé champagne. The clink of glasses, a toast, that first sip, and … Lovely fruit balanced by a crisp backbone, not heavy at all. And, the wine’s copper hue, that Penny described as an Italian rose gold color, is amazing!
The perfectly ripe (but not over-ripe) brie and Bara were excellent together! There was no problem with the black peppered cheese and a liver paté with truffles. The fruit of this rosé was like the taste of early season Atlas Farm strawberries from the Copley Square Market.
Despite being 70% pinot noir, it’s a Champagne that’s not overpowering. It has finesse. It reminded Penny of “… people who deliver on what they say they’re going to do versus those who just talk a good show.” And, what a show it was! We couldn’t have been happier with our selection.
By the way, as you’ve probably guessed, there was no need for our rescue bottle of Bollinger. But, since it was prepped and ready to go, we invited this irresistible French charmer to join us at our New Year’s day table. Happy 2014!
For more about this special Champagne, see: Here's Our Wine Pick for New Year's Eve 2013
Related Posts:
Our Sparkling Resolution Winner’s List
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Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Photography: © 2014 Penny & Ed Cherubino
Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.