Waxy O'Connors, Foxboro MA Hit or Miss

***MAJOR HIT***
Settled right off of Rt. 140 in Foxboro, Waxy O'Connors is this hip and trendy Irish Pub. To my suprise the food was actually good. I say this because the recent reviews about the food at this establishment was awful. One person told me that he wouldn't serve the food to his dog. Plus the serving staff didn't give it good reveiws until last night when my husband and I wentforth on our adventure to recreate our own opinions on this hip and trendy pub.

The Ambience: Dark and pub like.
The Service: Lisa was very nice and curious with our order.
The Drinks: I ordered Guiness Draft and my husband ordered soda that didn't taste good. And a Keoke Coffee for an After Dinner Drink.
The food: This succulent, make your mouth water 12 oz. Medium Rare Center Cut Strip Loin Steak topped with sautee onions and a Brandy Mushroom Sauce served with a heaping serving of Chive Mashed Potatoes and Buttered Pea Pods.

Fish and Chips- It was at least a foot long beer battered piece of heaven from the sea. It wasn't greasy and the chips were hand mand and nicely seasoned.
Dessert was: Irish Whiskey Baked Apples al a mode: Can you say orgasm for your mouth? I can't believe I wanted to share this dessert, i could've ate the whole thing by myself.

Talking with my friends who were there eating too, i here the Chicken Pot Pie and Shepard's Pie are also a major hit here at Waxy's.

Our Meal came including tip: $63.00

Side note: Waxy O'Connors turns into a night club setting starting at 9 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday's featuring local bands. The kitchen is open till 10:30p.m. on these nights.

HERE'S A TIP: If you go to an establishment once and the food is horrible, wait at least 6 months to a year to come back. Chances are that they changed the Chef in the kitchen. Might want to call ahead to ask.

Stone Hearth Pizza in Needham,MA. Is this a Hit or Miss?

I have to tell you about the best non food chain pizza place I have ever went too and that is Stone Hearth Pizza in the heart of Needham Center. Its located on Great Plain Ave next to Dedham Avenue.

If you have gluten allerigies like my friend in whom I was dining with, this is the place for you. Their extensive Gluten Free menu will leave your taste buds wanting more.
We started out with the Poppers Appetizer which were Stuffed Meatballs in this homemade tomato basil sauce. YUM. I wanted to get another order. Then for lunch we both ordered the Homemade Sausage and Caramelized Onion Pizza. YUM x2! My friend was very happy that any of the pizza toppings could be put on the Gluten Free Crust. You can tell they made everything from scratch and all the pizza's are made in a Brick oven. If you like crispy crust, add Stone Hearth Pizza to your Friday Night Pizza List.

I also need to mention their homemade Iced Teas that were delicious. I wish they served distilled spirits because the Boisin Berry Iced Tea would taste excellent with Vodka. They also sell beer and wine.

Don't skip out on the dessert! I ordered the Gluten Free Brownie Sundae and my friend ordered the GF Cookies. I bet if no one told you they were GF, you would never know; thats how great they tasted. My friend wanted to order 5 dz of them to take home and put into her cookie jar. Also my brownie tasted like an ordinary Brownie eventhough it was gluten free.

Price: For an Appetizer, Entree and Dessert for 2 people was around $35.00-$40

Location: Easy to get too from Rt. 128 exits 17 or 18

Atmosphere: Elegant and Quaint

Hit or Miss: This is a definate Hit and I will be returning with friends or colleagues.

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We can teach you how you can use your favorite flavored martini's in your cooking. How does Cosmopolitan Chicken with Dried Cranberries and Fresh Georgia Peaches or Pan Seared Center Cut Pork Tenderloin Medallions with a Sour Apple Martini Sauce? There is something about cooking with liquor that brings the best into everyone of our students.


Our classes are designed to teach you the nuts and bolts of cooking. We also understand that not everyone is a Julia Child in the kitchen so we want to make sure you are cooking at your own pace.

Our students have a choice between a private or group cooking lesson. We also call our group cooking lessons; cooking parties.

• Private cooking lessons with 1 or 2 students are only $25.00 per person plus the cost of groceries for a one hour lesson.
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Domino's New Pizza

Domino's Pizza has spent millions of dollars trying to perfect the their pizza. People were simply buying other pizza because of the crust, sauce and toppings. For me, I haven't ordered Domino's in six years before being curious about what they did to perfect their pizza.

So,while watching the amazing Arizona/ Packers football game Domino's was running an ad on TV; 2 Medium 2Topping Pizza's for $5.99 each so I ordered and this is what I found.

Warning: This is not the pizza for you if you don't like Garlic. Domino's now puts on a Garlic Parmesan Butter over the Crust. Ask them for the Garlic butter on the side if your not a fan. It is delicious if you do like garlic but beware of the after breathe. If I were you, I wouldn't kiss anyone after eating this Pizza. A roll of paper towels by your plate will be needed to wipe the grease from your hands. Also, the sauce is thick and herby. I thought it was too much sauce which over powered the pizza with the combination of garlic butter. As for the toppings, they were there but with everything else going on, I didn't notice them.

My family will continue to order from Papa John's Pizza when we don't want to make our own pizza's from the grill because they truly have "Better Ingredients and Better Pizza". I encourage you to try Domino's Pizza for yourself to form your own opinion.

Presidential Chili Con Carne

1 1/2 tablespoon(s) oil
1 1/2 pound(s) ground beef, lean, (chili grind)
1 medium onion, chopped
1/8 cup(s) flour
1 16 oz. can(s) tomatoes
1 1/2 tablespoon(s) tomato paste
1/4 teaspoon(s) black pepper
2 large garlic cloves, minced
2 1/2 cup(s) beef broth, (made from bouillon)
3 tablespoon(s) chili powder
1 teaspoon(s) cumin
1/2 teaspoon(s) oregano, dried
1 teaspoon(s) salt
1 1/2 tablespoon(s) cider vinegar
1 small green bell pepper, chopped
1 15 oz. can(s) red kidney beans

1 15 oz. can Black Beans
Directions:
Heat the oil in large pot or Dutch oven and brown beef in 2 batches. When all meat is browned,remove with slotted spoon, leaving at least 1 tbsp of fat in skillet. Add onions, cover pan, andcook over low heat, about 5 minutes. Remove lid, raise heat to medium, and stir onions untiluniformly light brown, not charred. Sprinkle flour over onions and continue to stir and cook for acouple of minutes.Chop tomatoes, reserving juice. Then add beef, tomatoes with juice, and all remaining ingredients,except bell pepper and beans, to the pot containing onions and flour. Place over medium heat. Bringto a boil and simmer, covered, for 1-1/2 hours, adding water, if needed, to thin.At end of simmering time, add bell pepper. Simmer another 15 minutes. Add beans and simmerapproximately 5 minutes longer. Let cool, store in containers and then freeze.

Reheating instructions:Thaw in refrigerator the night before day of consumption. Heat in microwave or on stovetop,stirring often to distribute heat evenly, until hot throughout

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When is my kitchen going to be finished?

The title above is what I hear all the time from clients who decided to remodel their kitchens. They are sick and tired of eating out at restaurants or ordering the same ole thing night after night. Well it might be time to kick the take out place off your speed dial and add back your grandma, the person you probably replace with the take out person and call Fusion. We have meals that will suit everyone in your family. Our Ready, Cook, Serve... Menus are easy and function well in the toaster oven or microwave. We deliver them to you so you don't have to think about what's for dinner. email us for more information.