Saturday we hit Wagamama in Harvard Square, we've been here a few times and they always send the manager over to explain everything I can eat and take my order specially. Very tasty! After Wagamama we headed to Davis Sq in Somerville to try out KickAss Cupcakes, where they serve GF cupcakes!! Review coming soon in a separate post...
The biggest surprise was an awesome brunch spot in Boston, on Newbury Street. The Other Side Cafe, located west of Mass Ave on Newbury, was a gem. We were meeting up with Derek who was in town from California for a few days. Our other friend Jen T choose The Other Side to meet, citing great experiences and food there. I am very wary of brunch places, so I packed my purse with some fruit and bars just in case. But lo and behold.... they had a little line on their big menu stating "Ask about our Gluten/Wheat Free and Vegan Menus". Whoopiiieeee!! Had myself a nice little brunch there :). Although the music was a little loud for brunch, it was a fun place to eat. And the nicest part was that they didn't force a check on us as soon as we put our forks down. They let us sit and hang out as long as we wanted, and only brought the check when we asked for it. Love it! Will definitely be going back.
On Sunday, Dan and I did some serious cooking! We had a little bit of a Meat Share backup. So we cooked up 5lbs of sausage (!!!), 1lb of ground lamb, and 2lbs of pork shoulder!! That should cover our lunches and dinners all week, and then some :)
Soon I'll post recipes for some of that. But for now, I will just leave you with these perfect-for-fall Molasses Spice Cookies. Mmmmmmm...
Dan's preferred method of consumption:
Molasses Spice Cookies, from Cooks Illustrated
Ingredients
1/3 cup granulated sugar (about 2 1/2 ounces), plus 1/2 cup for dipping
2 1/4 cups flour or GF flour substitute (I use Better Batter, you can order online)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon table salt
12 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened but still cool
1/3 cup packed dark brown sugar
1 large egg yolk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup molasses, light or dark
Instructions
1. Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 375 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Place 1/2 cup sugar for dipping in 8- or 9-inch cake pan.
2. Whisk flour, baking soda, spices, and salt in medium bowl until thoroughly combined; set aside.
3. In standing mixer fitted with paddle attachment, beat butter with brown and granulated sugars at medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Reduce speed to medium-low and add yolk and vanilla; increase speed to medium and beat until incorporated, about 20 seconds. Reduce speed to medium-low and add molasses; beat until fully incorporated, about 20 seconds, scraping bottom and sides of bowl once with rubber spatula. Reduce speed to lowest setting; add flour mixture and beat until just incorporated, about 30 seconds, scraping bowl down once. Give dough final stir with rubber spatula to ensure that no pockets of flour remain at bottom. Dough will be soft.
4. Using tablespoon measure, scoop heaping tablespoon of dough and roll between palms into 1 1/2-inch ball; drop ball into cake pan with sugar and repeat to form about 4 balls. Toss balls in sugar to coat and set on prepared baking sheet, spacing them about 2 inches apart. Repeat with remaining dough. Bake 1 sheet at a time until cookies are browned, still puffy, and edges have begun to set but centers are still soft (cookies will look raw between cracks and seem underdone), about 11 minutes, rotating baking sheet halfway through baking. Do not overbake.
5. Cool cookies on baking sheet 5 minutes, then use wide metal spatula to transfer cookies to wire rack; cool cookies to room temperature and serve. (Can be stored at room temperature in airtight container or zipper-lock plastic bag up to 5 days.)
2 comments:
um is this stuff on the Core?! :)
everything sound SCRUMPTIOUS! especially all those meats!
I'm so glad you had a great weekend =D. These cookies look divine!
PS - I've got something for you at my blog!
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