It's pretty obvious that I love cooking on Sundays-- I can take my sweet time, listen to the latest Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me! on NPR, and spend the whole morning/early afternoon in the kitchen. This is usually the only time I enjoy baking.
And I may be using the term "enjoy" a little loosely.
But a Sunday afternoon with no time constraints is the only time you'll find me measuring out baking soda.
On that note, it's worth mentioning I had to measure the dry ingredients for these bad boys twice.
The first time I accidentally added cumin instead of cinnamon.
Which...sick.
I debated if they could become some sort of savory snack, but alas, there was already a ton of brown sugar in there. So I scooped out as much flour as possible (gluten free flour is expensive, homie!) and went from there.
Anyway. I am glad I pressed on in the face of such culinary adversity.
The result was totally delicious.

Happy Friday, my dear people.
What're you doing when you wake up tomorrow?
Cooking your sig' o a delicious and unexpected feast with things you didn't even realize you had on hand?
Yup.

Whenever I have potatoes in the pantry, which is quite often in the fall and winter, my weekend morning go-to is hash. It's a fantastic way to clean out your fridge and fill your belly for a day of drinking proactive activities! This time I happened to have broccoli rabe and some endive in my crisper, along with (of course) some bacon kicking around.

This came together quick, was mostly hands-off, and filled us up for a day of drinking quality time!

I've mentioned a few times, round these parts, that my best friend's husband owns a food truck. Mei Mei Street Kitchen is, of course, my favorite roving eatery in Boston these days. After a bang up first year and tons of press coming their way; Andy, Mei and Irene have decided to move on to bigger, brick and mortar things. Their first restaurant is in the works as I type, and I couldn't be happier.

In the meantime, I get my Mei Mei fix once a week when their truck is at Dewey Square. One of their biggest sellers, the "magical kale salad" is my absolute favorite thing. They combine local kale and sea salt feta with crunchy panko breadcrumbs, then toss a poached-then-fried egg on top. It's glorious, and the most satisfying lunch ever.

Desperate to duplicate the magic, and armed with farmer's market smoked salmon from a local dude, I put my own spin on this hearty salad. This was delectable. The trick is quality fish, super-fresh greens, and a perfectly poached egg. The only real work is cooking the egg, making this a perfect weeknight meal or quick lunch.

Yesterday, I shared some of my favorite photos from the past few months in our backyard. Today, I wanted to put out some more glorious shots of summer. These are from all over the place-- SOWA open market, some gigs of Matty's, dinner parties at friends.

It was a hell of a final summer in Boston.

One of my hidden talents seems to be finding rental properties in the greater Boston area.