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- "Where do you buy high quality tea today?"
- "With what and when do you have tea?"
- "What are suggestions on giving tea as a gift?"
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Hi Muffy,
Yesterday's post begs the most important question of all for readers. What is your favorite poolside drink to serve to your guests?
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A question for the community:
Which foods do you prefer for outdoor cooking and eating? And what are favorite techniques or occasions?
At Red's Eats, which has often been credited with popularizing of lobster rolls in the 1970s. |
Lobster rolls—lobster meat served in a hot dog style bun —are close to perfection for some.
Deciding to have one for lunch is easy. Finding the best source, however, is a bit more difficult. Different venues vary greatly. Some are generous with the lobster, and others skint. Freshness matters. Expensive restaurants do not have an advantage over local "no frills" establishments.
Best of all, even an average lobster roll is still pretty great, and often the easiest thing to order, especially on the go.
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I'm curious what tipples folks are enjoying (or over-imbibing) during quarantine. I'm a scotch man, so it's Black Grouse during the week and Laphroaig 10 come the weekend (whatever those distinctions mean these days).
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We will be hosting quite a few friends and relatives over the Thanksgiving and Christmas Holidays. My wife and I don't drink much ourselves, but we want to stock a serviceable selection of liquor/beer/wine for weekend guests. Do people have any suggestions for what to include?
New England Clam Chowder is a quintessential New England food, along with (to quote Judd Hale) baked beans, codfish, lobsters, maple syrup, jonnycake, and apple pie. |
New Englanders are always arguing with each other and with outsiders as to the proper ingredients and/or correct preparation techniques.
- Judd Hale
As we segue into Autumn, a question for the community: Single malt scotches, are smoke and peat essential? Over rated? Best regards.