Heavenly Cheese Weekend Recap

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So, back to the weekend? Yes please!

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Friday started with dinner and beer at Parish Cafe in Boston. Matt and I looove this place and Friday’s dinner was an example of why. I had an awesome Hazed and Infused and a special Berkshire Brewing Co. Pale ale that didn’t taste a bit like a pale ale. Both were lighter and thus went well with my enormous focaccia sandwich stuffed with portobellos, casa de roma cheese, and walnut-parsley pesto (with a white bean salad on the side).

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After dinner, Matt and I were invited to a small gathering of Bostonians who will all be attending Fuqua next year. But what we thought would be a nice meet & greet with a beer or two, turned into a giant love fest with flowing wine and an AMAZING spread of gourmet cheeses.

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After a couple of glasses of this perfect Malbec, I went to town on the cheeses.

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I’m one of those people who only goes all out when the food is really high quality and these cheeses were well worth the stomach ache that I was left with Saturday morning. The host went to culinary school and knows how to pick ’em. My favorites were the creamy french cheese in the front (which I later finished), the ash goat cheese on the right, and the two Spanish cheeses paired with quince paste.

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Matt and I ended up staying out till 2 (oops), but losing sleep was worth bonding with new friends!

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The late night made getting up on Saturday a bit rough, but we made it through with these breakfast quesadillas I dreamed up. Stuffed with bananas and peanut butter, cooked on a hot skillet, and topped with honey, jam, yogurt, and cereal crumbs, I’d say they were a success.

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Saturday night was another extravagant night because we helped Lauren and Evan celebrate their recent engagement with more delicious drinks (including a keg of BBC beer!) and great food.

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Despite being a little cheesed out, I had a tiny taste of cranberry goat and brie, but I mostly focused on shrimp, homemade calzones, and desserts.

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Terry made sure there were no crumbs left on the floor.

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Fun nights with friends are the best:)

  • Maura
    April 26, 2011 at 8:04 am

    Hey Laura- I’ve been following your sister for a while now so I thought I’d check out your blog too. Low and behold you are living in Boston at the moment & as a fellow Bostonian I love reading Boston blogs. Anyway, I just wanted to say I love that dress (skirt?) you are wearing in this post! Did you happen to get it locally? ~Maura

    • Laura
      April 26, 2011 at 10:31 am

      Well hello and thanks for reading!

      I got the skirt at H & M on Newbury in the fall..

  • lovecupcakesandrunning
    April 27, 2011 at 3:05 pm

    Hmm, that cheese had me drooling on my ipad!