Thirty miles out to sea is one of my most-loved places in the world. Nantucket is glowing in all of its summer glory, and after a weekend on the island, I thought it perfect timing to bring a cup of clam chowder to Meatless Monday this week. The water has finally warmed enough for an extended dip to forage for bivalves, a favorite summer activity.
My grill is having a bit of an identity crisis. Being a pescatarian, I don’t use it as much as I used to, and it feels a bit lonely. About a year ago, one of my clients showed me how to easily crisp up taco shells on a gas stove. It was such a brilliant idea to bring out the flavor, and I thought some Farm Fresh Veggie Tacos with Sriracha Cream Sauce would give me the perfect opportunity to toast them up on the grill for Meatless Monday.
The recently rebranded Battery Wharf Hotel occupies prime real-estate along Boston’s harbor. One hundred and fifty stylishly designed guest rooms and suites are divided amongst buildings giving water views to guests from all directions. For a luxury stay in Boston with a landscape featuring water, boats and planes, this is a location that’s hard to beat.
Like the slow food movement, there is a ground swelling in the textile world for a slow movement of color. Fabrics that are woven with care and dyed with natural, non polluting materials, clothing that is moving away from fast fashion, this is what we mean by the slow movement as it relates to the textile industry. I was lucky to have a chance to meet co-founder of Slow Color, Sanjay Rajan, who was here in Boston making a personal appearance at Karma in Newton Center, a guest of the lovely Phuni Kim Meston. His sustainable textile collection highlights traditional techniques of the weaving artisans in small villages of India.
After a big holiday weekend, I always feel like a light dinner is in order. Time to break out the spiralizer I was recently given and try some zucchini noodles with a tasty broiled tomato on top. The farm is overflowing with all kinds of delicious looking squash, zucchini and paddy pans. Let’s see what we can rustle up for a Meatless Monday dinner substituting zoodles for the pasta.
