katbalou

piccolo's on shrewsbury st. legal seafoods is no longer here. boulevard diner also on shrewsbury st. shrewsbury st. is possibly your best bet, as it has everything from sushi to upscale and homestyle italian. el basha on corner of lake ave and rte.9 for greek, the manor in west boylston isn't bad. 86 winter,(which is actually now on water st)american comfort food, a little upscale. kathee

try a search on ebay for a pot. or try pfaltzfraft(SP?) they make them in several patterns. i used my 20 year old pot from them on saturday and it still works very well. don't forget you need to soak the beans overnight in cold water and then boil with a pinch of baking soda before putting them in the pot.

try General grinding out of Medford, MA. 1/781/396/1022

try this for basic white flour: 6 cups white rice flour 2 cups potato starch 1 cup tapioca flour i also add 1 cup brown rice flour to the mix to give it a little more color when the item is baked.also i've found direct conversion by cup measurement in reg. wheat flour recipes doesn't work, as soon as i feel better i will be getting a scale to do weight measurements instead. you could add xanthan gum also - app. 1 teaspoon to 1 cup of flour. tried some of the flours made with bean and they definitely did not appeal to me - very strong taste! i just found out that my son and i are intolerant to wheat, also. here's some interesting links www.celiac.com www.gluten.net google wheat free, celiac spru or gluten intolerance for more. hope this helps kat

the concierge should be able to tell you which line to ride on the T to get to dorchester. also check out the north end, plenty of italian restaurants and bakeries to make you happy. the aquarium and science museum are also close to there and of course Fanieul hall. plenty of other museums and theatres, your hotel should be able to give you lots of info on how to get to them.

tried 86 Winter st. the other night, food was very good, prices reasonable and the atmosphere was ok, furniture just a little crowded. for never having worked in restaurants before the chef did ok, we'll see how long they last. kat

dear busboy, i liked my GE gas profile so much that when i moved i bought the electric version - had to, no gas hook up available. the oven was big enough to handle just about anything - except for a commercial full sheet pan. seemed to hold temp ok and i never had any problems with the first stove or the current one. kat

the only thing wrong now is, what will we have to talk about as the curse is finally broken!! yeah, sox!!! kat

FYI - just found out that john piccolo is no longer going to be at anthony's, he is opening across the street in what was primo's after the first of the year. seeing it was his creativity that kept anthony's going i can only venture that they may have a decline in business w/o him. kat

hmmm.......boston cream pie, which is not really a pie but a cake. and boston brown bread with new england clam chowda - none of that red clam soup, haddock nantucket style. and to the yankee fans out there, perhaps you recall the phrase - "there's always next year" kat

aku-aku no longer there. it's now a pub 99. and you didn't miss much. kat

anthony's on shrewsbury st - john piccolo very creative italian fare el basha - belmont st and park ave locations, lebanese food la scala - shrewsbury st. italian home style want to travel a little? 45 minutes to "the harvest" in pomfret, CT what are you looking for? price? ethnic? chain? pm me i'm right in the area kat

waah. these tales so remind me of a Greek mom, dad and son team that i worked for.

i'm hooked. just like a junkie. more please. give me more.

more! give me more! please.

check out shrewsbury st.in worcester. try "la scala" next to manzi's funeral home, looks like a dive but has good food at reasonable prices. "anthony's" next to east park has a very good chef, john piccolo, more upscale. do not go to d'erricos unless you like dirt and very slow waitstaff. restaurants to stay out of include "bravo cafe" on highland st. the lake ripple, on the shores of the lake in grafton will be re-opening soon, with new owners so you'll have to wait to see... do not eat in "danielle's or the tavern behind it. the place has to be one of the filthiest i've ever been in. glenn's deli is very clean though, different owner in same building. right on 122. has decent deli variety and reasonable prices. razzberries is ok for breakfast and nina's varies. grafton inn is ok. try j.p fisherman's in westboro and there's a small italian place on rte.9 next to stop and shop, ziti's i think that makes a good and different pizza. any other grafton ? want a subscription to the grafton news? first 6 mos. free to new residents. kat

dear malawry, glad to see you are doing so well with your schooling. keep up the good work, and i hope you will keep us posted on the externship. kat

dear malawry, thanks, i"ll have to try the recipe, maybe this weekend if it's not too hot! kat

dear malawry, sounds like you're doing well. keep up the good work. by the way, do we get a recipe for the biscotti? :) kat

dear malawry, your posts are great. they bring me back to when i was in school and make me remember things i had stored in the back of my brain somewhere! sounds like you're doing well with your studies. how was the test? kat

dear malawry, sounds like you're enjoying yourself. did you know that you can sharpen the veggie peelers with the tip of your steel? place the tip in the slot and run it back and forth a few times, or maybe a lot if the peelers are really dull!

dear malawry, hope the first day went well!