By: Pamela Leavey On: July 1, 2009 at 10:52 am
Last night I met a friend for dinner at Ten Center Street in Newburyport. As I recently moved back to the Newburyport area and had worked at Ten Center Street some 30 years ago, I thought it would be a good choice for dinner. Since I have been back in the area I’ve had dinner at The Grog (my old haunt), The Black Cow and Joseph’s Winter Street Cafe.
My friend and I both ordered the Tandoori Lamb Burger on Ten Center Street’s Burger Menu, agreeing that we both liked Lamb and thought it sounded very tasty. I’m no food critic, but I do know what I like.
Good Lamb should never taste strong or “gamey” as our burgers did. In fact, the burger had such a strong gamey flavor that it overwhelmed any “Tandoori” seasoning and the carmelized onions I had ordered as a topping. I also felt the burger was undercooked, though I did not ask to have it cooked more. Lamb like beef is good when it’s rare but I prefer my burgers to cooked through. In defense of the meal, the fries with the burger were very good and the Chips and Dips from the Tapas Menu were tasty, though they were not at all generous with the Tomatillo & Tomato Salsa or the Guacamole.
Ten Center Street had always been one of my favorite restaurants in Newburyport, back in the late 70’s and all through the 80’s. I never had a disappointing meal there throughout that entire time. Last night’s burger was perhaps enough to sour me on dining there again in the near future.
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By: Pamela Leavey On: July 1, 2009 at 12:05 am
Thunder and Lighting… I was standing outside watching the latest storm roll in and “Knock On Wood” came to mind…
Here’s Buddy Guy performing “Knock on Wood” live in Houston:
I do still want to know… “Who’ll Stop the Rain“?
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By: Pamela Leavey On: June 29, 2009 at 10:50 pm
Because there’s rain in the forecast for at least another 5 days or more… It’s time to ask the question… ”Who’ll Stop The Rain”:
Bruce Springsteen, Live in Stockholm, 1993.
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By: Pamela Leavey On: June 28, 2009 at 11:23 pm
It’s going to be another Stormy Monday here in Massachusetts…
Albert King: Stormy Monday (1981)
By: Pamela Leavey On: June 25, 2009 at 11:45 pm
By: Pamela Leavey On: June 8, 2009 at 1:36 pm
One of the things I love about the Newburyport/Amesbury area is the beautiful gardens. Unfortunately, I haven’t had a chance to take any photos attesting to this claim, but hopefully I will get some uploaded here soon.
Driving around, reacquainting myself with the area after being gone for so long, I have notices that there’s white Wisteria trees blooming everywhere along the roadside. The rhodedendrons are spectacular and in recent days the Peonies have been bursting with color.
Yesterday, I saw a garden in Newburyport that was bursting with Bearded Iris in a wide range of colors including Black.
My mother had beautiful flower gardens when I was growing up. I love to garden and it’s been years since I have lived any where that I could. We have a nice little year that gets some decent sun and a lot of shade. We’re trying out a few veggies and flowers with hope we’ll get enough sun to enjoy both.
It’s been fairly dry the past week or so, and of course the garden won’t grow with out water. Rather than using the hose and wasting water, we’re using a watering can. Bob Villa has some tips on other ways to save water when gardening.
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By: Pamela Leavey On: June 8, 2009 at 9:56 am
“Without the sun the sunbeam would be gone; the ripple without the ocean is inconceivable.” — A Course In Miracles
