This week’s CSA share from Red Fire Farm was quite the bounty. I missed picking up my share last week b/c I was heading to NJ… and good thing, b/c otherwise I’d be overflowing with vegetables at this point. Week 10 CSA 1 head leaf lettuce 1 quart heirloom tomatoes 1.25 lb baby beet greens (red and yellow) 2 lbs red and white potatoes 2 eggplants (pale green baby ones) 1 lb mixed squash (pattypan, zucchini, summer squash) 1 bunch basil 5 ears corn 1 bunch yellow Swiss chard 1 bulb garlic (which I used in the steamed clams I made last night) When it was time to make some breakfast this morning, I knew immediately that I wanted to use some of this week’s loot. Some type of egg dish was the clear option… and I decided to go for egg whites, since I’m trying to be SOMEWHAT healthy. Egg White Scramble with Baby Zucchini, Beet Greens and Heirloom Tomatoes 1/2 cup egg whites 1/2 cup chopped tomato 1/2 cup chopped baby beet greens 4 basil leaves chopped 1 small...

I went to the Dedham Farmer’s Market on Wednesday looking for some fruit. I left without fruit… but I came home with 2 dozen little neck clams and 2 pounds of mussels that I bought off a seafood truck from Jordan Brother’s Seafood, in Stoughton, MA. I love that you can buy grass fed meats, local honey and cheeses and even fresh seafood at farmer’s markets now. The products are as fresh as fresh can be. Plus, you’re supporting the local business man and eating local… reducing greenhouse gas emissions and decreasing your carbon footprint. Perfect! I hadn’t had steamers in YEARS. They are really popular in NJ where I grew up, but I don’t see them as much around here. Then, a month or two ago I had some Portland, OR while I was visiting and then again at a local restaurant here. I have been craving them ever since. I tried to remember, and I honestly don’t think I’ve ever steamed clams before! I’m sure I have… but not for...

When Legacy Place in Dedham opened, the first restaurant we tried was The Met Bar & Grill. Mostly b/c I had always wanted to try the one in Chestnut Hill, but also b/c we’d been to an Aquitaine, Legal Seafood’s AND P.F. Chang’s before, so it only made sense to try someplace new. Since then, we’ve been back multiple times… in fact, at least four or five. Is the food that phenomenal? No. BUT… the Met Fries — served with Parmesan, fried sage and truffle mayo are TO. DIE. FOR. I am addicted to them. I crave them. I want them. I need them. Now, even the 5-yo is addicted to the earthy truffle mayo (that I could eat with a spoon)… causing us to sometimes require two orders. In fact, when I tell the boy something has mayonnaise in it he’ll ask, “is it truffle mayo?” If I say no, he won’t eat it. These crispy fries are covered in (sometimes too much) Parmesan cheese, dotted with fried sage and come with the infamous...