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36 deLux Restaurant, Manchester, NH

by TT on January 26th, 2012 | Restaurant Reviews

When a perennial favorite ceases to exist, it is often difficult to fill the void. For 36 deLux, that has not held true. Located in the home of the former Richard's Bistro, 36 deLux has done a terrific job of providing the same excellent quality of food, service, and atmosphere that its predecessor did. Of course, the new owner previously was a chef at Richard's, which may help account for the smooth transition.

Since its opening in November 2011, I have dined there on two different occasions. The first was a business lunch, which gave me a small glimpse

Burtons Grill, Nashua, NH

by TT on January 4th, 2012 | Restaurant Reviews

Although Burtons Grill opened at the Pheasant Lane Mall in August, I didn't have (or make) the opportunity to visit it until mid-December. With lots of presents to be bought at that time of year, I knew I would be spending a decent amount of time at the mall. With a little planning, I could make the trip into a shopping and dining experience. As luck and a little bit of scheduling would have it, I was able to dine at Burtons twice within a two-week period.

My first trip to Burtons Grill was on a Friday night. I

Atlantic Fish Company, Boston, MA

by TT on December 5th, 2011 | Restaurant Reviews

Black Friday was an exciting day at our house but not because we were dashing to early morning (late night?) sales. It was exciting because there were no sporting events, practices, or work meetings to attend. As we knew all of this weeks in advance, we planned to take our kids to Boston for the day. The plan was to visit a museum or two and browse the shops on Newbury Street. While it was a wonderful day, our thirteen year old daughter and I never made it to the art museum. The lure of visiting more shops was

Charleston, Baltimore, MD

by TT on November 4th, 2011 | Restaurant Reviews

During a summer trip to Baltimore, my husband and I spent one evening strolling the Inner Harbor. With a simple plan of walking and occasionally stopping for a cocktail and a snack, we found many enjoyable restaurants. Our last stop of the night was at Charleston. Upon entering, the restaurant emanated a luxurious atmosphere. We enjoyed an hour or so in their lounge, speaking with our waitress and sampling a dish. We knew that we would need to return for a full evening of dining.

Two weeks ago we had the good fortune to travel to Baltimore on business and

XO on Elm

by TT on October 25th, 2011 | Restaurant Reviews

A little over a month ago, my husband and I attended the annual wine tasting and auction for the Palace Theatre. It was a fabulous evening of (You guessed it!) wine tasting that ended with an auction. Of course, there were other pieces to this evening, such as some beautiful art and delicious food samples from local restaurants. We participated in one of the raffles, which netted us a gift certificate to XO on Elm. This restaurant has been on our need-to-try list for a while, and the certificate was the nudge we needed to go.

On a recent

Lunching in Florida

by TT on October 18th, 2011 | Restaurant Reviews, Uncategorized

A few weeks ago, I had the good fortune of spending a few days with my parents. While we did spend every evening together, during the day we typically did things in pairs. Most of those days my mom and I spent time together, touring the area, browsing in shops, and stopping for a bite to eat. Out of our three different dining locations, two were excellent choices, and one was mediocre, at best. Of course, the important part of this trip wasn't the food, it was spending time with my parents. However, as I found a few great

Review: Cheeseburger in Paradise, Newark, DE

by TT on April 28th, 2009 | Restaurant Reviews

Spending time with family in the mid-Atlantic area this week, we've done lots of driving and have been eating on different schedules. With a 6:00 Little League game to watch on Monday, we weren't ready to eat on the drive there. Instead we decided to enjoy the warm late April weather and the athletic talents of 7 and 8 year olds, especially of one 8 year old in particular, and dine later.

By the time the game ended and hugs and congratulations were given, it was a little after 8. We decided to start our drive and find a place to

Review: Super Duper Weenie, Fairfield, CT

by TT on April 22nd, 2009 | Restaurant Reviews

A few of you may be reading this article and wondering what, exactly, was I doing at a hot dog stand. Did I go to this venue with children or at the pleading request of my husband? The answer to both of those questions is no. Having remembered seeing this place on the tv show, "Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives," we decided this would be a good halfway lunch stop when we returned from a trip to Baltimore.

When we arrived at Super Duper Weenie, it was apparent that we weren't the only people deciding to have a late lunch at

Spinach Alfredo

by TT on April 20th, 2009 | Recipes, Spreads & Sauces

Last week, my son requested pasta with spinach sauce. I hadn't made it for him in a few years and wasn't sure if I still had the recipe. I decided that I would create my own recipe that was creamier than what I used to make.

To make this a multi-faceted recipe I made the base of the sauce similar to an alfredo. This way anyone who didn't want spinach in her sauce could have her portion set aside before the spinach was added. Needless to say, this was a popular feature of this recipe for a certain 11 year old

Pork Pinwheels

by TT on April 15th, 2009 | Appetizers, Main Dishes, Recipes

As mentioned in the previous post, Saturday was an afternoon of grocery shopping and cooking for my husband and me. While I worked on the Pineapple-Mango Chutney, he was busy creating a pork dish.

Keeping with our plan for finger foods to be eaten at an indoor picnic, we decided that this dish should be able to be eaten in the same manner. Our actual intention was to make a lamb dish, but the store didn't have any cuts that would have worked well. (I guess being the day before Easter, we should have figured that lamb would be in

Pineapple-Mango Chutney

by TT on April 13th, 2009 | Appetizers, Healthy Cooking, Recipes

Saturday was an enjoyable day. My husband and I spent the afternoon shopping at our new favorite grocery store and then came home and cooked. We made an assortment of finger foods that we could eat as a late night, indoor picnic.

With our grocery store having excellent butcher and cheese shops, we planned on making stuffed pork pinwheels and pecan coated brie topped with pineapple-mango chutney. Unfortunately, while we were busy with prep work and cooking, we forgot to place the brie in the refrigerator in the post-coating, pre-baking stage. Luckily, we baked the brie in a pie plate, so

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