Bite Club

Alice Eats: K's Korner

by Alice Levitt Posted on February 3, 2015 at 12:31PM

The biggest surprise was a wild departure from the world of fried food. A few of the sandwiches at K's use Red Hen Baking Company bread.

Farmers Market Kitchen: Crunchy, Creamy Cassis-Braised Apples

by Hannah Palmer Egan Posted on January 27, 2015 at 3:13PM

Alice Eats: Brunch Buffet at NECI on Main

by Alice Levitt Posted on January 27, 2015 at 1:08PM

The sweets table was covered with more than a dozen different small bites. That meant I would skip usual suspects such as cake balls and Rice Krispie treats in favor of more exotic fare.

This Northern Oxtail stew is based on the Caribbean classic.

Farmers Market Kitchen: Maple Oxtail Stew

by Hannah Palmer Egan Posted on January 20, 2015 at 12:58PM

Since this is Vermont, I substituted maple syrup for brown sugar. I also used a dark rum to add an extra layer of sweetness to it, and beer to round out the flavor.

From left to right, coconut-matcha mochi, rosewater cookies and matcha-lemon cakes

Alice Eats: Stone Leaf Teahouse

by Alice Levitt Posted on January 20, 2015 at 12:46PM

Afraid to overpower my treats, I stuck to a lower impact tea. Still, I wanted to make sure it was something from Japan, to pair with my Nipponese-inflected snacks.

Double the breakfast pastry, double the pleasure

Vermont's Seven Best Guilty Pleasures

by Hannah Palmer Egan Posted on January 16, 2015 at 3:23PM

Things are hard in Vermont in the dead of winter. The ground is hard — frozen stiff, covered with ice and the crusty remnants of a long-ago snow.

With brisket as an anchor, chili catches a waft of Southwestern authenticity.

Farmers Market Kitchen: Crock Pot Brisket Chili

by Hannah Palmer Egan Posted on January 13, 2015 at 2:15PM

Like most Yankees, I usually use ground meat — a blend of beef and pork, or sometimes turkey — for my chili. But the brisket reminded me that in Colorado (where I lived for years), chile is often riddled with stringy bits of braised, whole cuts of meat.

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