Jake, the food blog model.

In lieu of a lack of updates...I have a photo taken with my new camera. Hopefully it will make the food blog that much more delicious.

This morning I made french toast and we stuffed ourselves with bread and pastries. The dirty, syrupy plates indicate this. I guess the 544633556 bags of bread do too.

Lobster tempura?!

Oh hey guys... Sorry I've been MIA for the past while... I've been busy stuffing my face.

So, our dear Flour friend Karoline invited my man and I to Grill 23 for a going-away-esque dinner (she and her fabulous husband Ben are moving to Argentina in February so Karoline can write her thesis and experience an amazing country filled with wine), and WOW was it great! I indulged in the following: crabcakes (a first for me... the baby's growing up!), lobster tempura (another first, and definitely something I wouldn't have normally tried... but you really can't go wrong with anything fried), beet ravioli with a gorgonzola cream, greens salad with local chevre, and meatloaf (prime & Kobe beef, in fact) with mashed potatoes and mushroom gravy AND a bit of melted cheese on top of the meatloaf... perfection. Ben even sent out an order of frites for the table and also a really excellent, really spicy Columbian soup that was a nice touch to the whole meal. Everything was so perfect and fancy... I have really never had dinner at such a nice restaurant without my parents. I feel like such a grownup!

I've been sick this weekend, so my food comsumption has been down significantly. Lots of citrus and fluids. Oh, and a pint of sorbet. And some corn chips. And a bowl of minestrone. Good stuff.

Highland Kitchen

Ah. Somerville, MA. Slummerville, MA?
Regardless, Jake and I literally trekked into the arctic for some comfort food at Highland Kitchen AND C.O.M.F.O.R.T WE FOUND.
Here it is, in list form, the delights that HK had to offer us:

1. Minimalistic website. I approve.
2. Hilarious waiter who gave us our specials but didn't intrude too much.
3. Fairly wide variety of beers!
4. I got a special - mahi-mahi tacos. Didn't think the fish was going to be fried but it was a nice surprise (moments before it came I exclaimed, "SINCE I'M NOT GETTING SOMETHING FRIED I WILL HAVE SOME BUTTER ON MY BREAD." and proceeded to use half the butter they gave us on a single piece of bread.) I've never had proper fish tacos so I can't really judge but I felt like there could have been more in the tacos themselves besides lettuce (cabbage??), sour cream, and guacamole. No complaints, though.
5. Jake got a special as well - fried chicken with a buttermilk biscuit, mashed potatoes, collard greens, gravy. I tried everything but the chicken but the way it smelled/he smelled after I wanted to renounce vegetables forever. Damn.
6. We also got a dip plate appetizer that was delicious and Jake sprung some Mac and Cheese on me last minute because I had mentioned it recently. I finished way more than my stomach would technically allow.
And it was great.

I had a cupcake waiting at home but we had to postpone that for the next day. The only thing we could handle after that was PASSING OUT.

oh cheesy night

Lately Jake and I have been essentially shackling up to the kitchen table to share various edibles from our places of employment. The other night we literally split the following in half: two full sandwiches, a calzone, a salad, and two muffins. We then fell into a deep food sleep/coma until morning. Last night it was another calzone and a personal-sized pizza. The cheese has been plentiful these past few days, and I mean that literally and figuratively.

Immediately after the brioche we went to Olecito and learned they have a delicious new line of all-natural/cane sugar fountain sodas. we tried orange, lemon, black cherry, and creme. I would recommend them all.

Lastly, as I write this I am finishing a feast from Panera. I usually get the half sandwich, half soup/salad deal with the Mediterranean veggie sandwich and a salad. But today I was feeling absurd and got the creamy tomato soup. Which, along with the half sandwich carb-feast, comes with a huge breadbowl AND a piece of baguette. Mmmmmmmmmmm. Dear metabolism, Please sit tight. Love, Melissa.


I found this on Cuteoverload.com in a series of similar photos and posted it with you in mind, Libby. Cupcakes are delicious, and so are our little furry friends. It's best to just click the link and squeal.

3 A.M - Matchbox Twenty - You Know You Know It.

So yesterday Melissa & I hit up Trader Joe's in Coolidge Corner. Needless to say, I was overwhelmed. First of all, there are about a zillion people there on a Thursday evening, and the aisles are tiny. Also, the snacking options are endless. This equals extreme anxiety for me. I mean, really; snacks: they're my sweetest downfall. I ended up purchasing the following: Three bags of Snap Pea Crisps - Original Flavor, one box of Trader Joe's truffles, one container of dark chocolate covered macadamia nuts, one box of Trader Joe's square cheese crackers (obvious Cheez-It knock-off, which are possibly even more addictive then the real deal), one bag of trail mix (cashews, macadamia nuts, almonds, dried cranberries, dried pineapple), three bottles of Charles Shaw wine (two Cabernet Sauvignon, one Merlot), one bag of Trader Joe's corn crisps (glorified Fritos, amazing for dipping), one block of Havarti cheese, one box of Trader Joe's woven wheat crackers (certainly not the "Guilt Free" version that TJ's also offers), and one jar of Trader Joe's Corn & Chile Tomato-Less Salsa (a Melissa suggestion that blew my mind -- DOOO ITTT). Fabulous. 

Last night's dinner consisted of a box of Zatarain's Black Beans & Rice with TJ's corn crisps on the side for dipping and scooping purposes. Incredible. I could seriously eat beans and rice for every single meal and not get sick of it. At work today I consumed part of a ginger-pear muffin, a bite of Karoline's ham & cheese pocket, a piece of olive-tomato-feta quiche with a hefty side of mesclun greens and balsamic vinaigrette, and a sliver of carrot cake scrap. Not bad, folks. Not bad at all. 

My piece of turkey-mozzarella-tomato stuffed bread is heating in the oven. It's almost ready, and I plan on accompanying it with a salad of mesclun, roasted tomato, cucumber, and carrot with balsamic vinaigrette. Succulent. Let the feasting begin!

the average person gains ten pounds between thanksgiving and valentines day.

I completely forgot it was a holiday yesterday. I guess that's my excuse for the amount that I ate:
-veggie burrito from Picante (oh how I missed my tri-weekly trips to your storefront my love) slathered in avocado salsa.
-piece of shoo-fly pie (my first ever!!!)
-several handfuls of those mexican hot cocoa cookies
-two pieces of pizza (spinach and fresh garlic mmmmm)
-spinach squares (basically small cheesy squares of spinach and egg and bread)
-roughly three servings of soy cherry chocolate chip ice cream. The best.

Although I'm still completely full I'm pining for breakfast. Can't wait to ransack the snack tray at Flour...