Noteworthy Noms | 1st Edition

Is it just me or has everyone forgotten what it feels like to be in a rain depression for THREE FULL DAYS??? This summer has been very mild in terms of inclement weather so the past three days have been nothing short of hell. Yesterday my jeans were damp for about 6 hours, and I can’t remember my last good hair day. All this rain mixed with moving to a new apartment has made this week busy and gloomy but today – the clouds have cleared, the sun is out and I’m feelin’ good!

This momentous silver lining occasion can only call for one thing: a list of noteworthy noms I have seen online and around Boston:

1. Hearts of Palm Salad from Ingrid Hoffman of Simply Delicioso on the Food Network via Behind the Burner. One look at this easy, quick and healthy hearts of palm salad and you’ll be ditching reservations and sprinting to the grocery store to recreate this yourself! Those little Parmesan bowls are the cutest.

2. Pinkberry is opening on Newbury Street! Boston is getting cooler (literally, hehe) by the day. The store will be between Gloucester and Hereford, right next to Espresso Royale Cafe, and conveniently located on the same block as my office!

3. The Pioneer Woman’s Homemade Cinnamon Bread. God, this looks so good. I’ve always shied away from baking because of exactness of the measurements, not really my thing. BUT THIS, this looks so good, this might be the loaf of bread that turns me into a baker. Her photography is perfect.

(via ThePioneerWoman)

4. One lazy night in the past week, I ordered delivery from Lilly’s Gourmet Pasta, who recently opened a new location on Tremont Street in Mission Hill. I noticed the online ordering process was completely automated and I was intrigued.

I ordered from them once before, maybe a year ago, and they have definitely upgraded since then. The menu and ordering process are completely different from what I remember. First you pick the pasta, then the sauce, then the toppings. On this night I was supposed to eat a salad for dinner  and I’m almost embarrassed to say what I ended up with instead. Linguine topped with tomato basil sauce, mozzarella, meatballs and tomatoes – who orders that? So weird, I know. Did I mention I’m obsessed with tomatoes? Anyway, it was impressive, the food arrived in less than 30 minutes, it came with a side salad and everything was done up to pasta delivery standards. Kudos to Lilly’s, welcome to Mission Hill.

5. The Boston Globe’s recipe for Vietnamese grilled pork meatballs with ginger-lime sauce.

(via Boston Globe)

I can’t wait to cook these, looking at them makes me hungry. Maybe this will be part of the kitchen christening of my new apartment. This recipe looks so flavorful and summery. Ginger, lime, carrots, o hai! They remind me of the Thai Pork Kabobs from Myers & Chang – which were my favorite item on M&C’s menu.

(via)

Can’t wait to try out one of these recipes this weekend…

Enjoy the weather!