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Nothing new today, just a few things I’ve cooked over the last month or so.

I’ve been living in Boston now for about 9 years (can scarcely believe it) and I’ve never done any of the 4th of July historical stuff, tours and such. I’ve done the fireworks on the Esplanande, it’s like one giant picnic! Also did the Pops dress rehearsal which actually was a ton of fun. We did get rained on but the concert more than made up for it. And seeing the cannons fire live during the 1812 Overture was pretty neat. I’m a classical music junkie so I ate this all up.

That being said, I’ve never actually done a tour around the historical sites in Boston since I moved here. Sure, I’ve walked the Freedom Trail in chunks but it’s not quite the same if you don’t already know all of the history behind some of the sites. It might be blasphemy to say so, but walking by Paul Revere’s house is pretty uninteresting without any accompanying narrative other than bits and pieces of the poem I read years ago. So I went on the tour, one of my better decisions lately. And then one of my worst? Forgetting sunscreen and wearing sandals (Walked probably about 3-4 miles on the day total).

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On the side, I just started reading Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential. As only I can do, I managed to read the first page and then forget the book at someone’s house. Hopefully I’ll finish it in the next year =P

I can’t get enough of this stuff! Cooking Ma Po Tofu around once every 4-6 weeks (that’s pretty often for me) now.

Sorry about the lack of posts lately (but this one will have to be short too) but life’s gotten a little busy lately. I’m hoping that as the weather gets cooler I might have some more time to cook (and try new recipes) but right now if I have a chance to cook, I’ve been going back to the well of recipes I’ve built (“The List”). If you haven’t had a chance yet, check it out here. It’s due for an update with a bunch more recipes, I’ll get to that soon =)

No new recipe this week, just a few things I’ve cooked recently (that are already posted). Since it’s getting close to the Holidays (and travel-time), I’ve been trying to cut down all the stuff I have in the freezer (not as easy as it sounds). So while I’ve been getting some decent enough meals together, in my haste, they’re probably not really post worthy =P

I am, however, still drooling over a ton of the recipes out there for the winter. Looking forward to trying to make pulled pork (and the Chinese braised style!), numerous roasts and oven-based things, and lets not forget staples like meatloaf and mac & cheese!

More on this soon! And have a great Thanksgiving!