Mom's Cookbook

Cheers to a Classic Tropical Drink: The Bahama Mama

This fun tropical drink to shake up on date night.

As I write this, it is 75 degrees and sunny in the Bahamas! The high will be 80 degrees today and more of the same for the next several days. Unfortunately, I’m writing this in the basement of my Dedham house and it’s just a daydream in my head. A girl can dream and surf the Internet, right?  Considering the unusually mild winter we’ve had, it’s not too hard to imagine warm beaches and tropical weather. Like the Shumway’s, (movie night is No. 2 on Alex Shumway’s Top Ten Valentine’s List), we also enjoy movie night at home. It’s exciting to try a new recipe for dinner or to bake a new dessert and sometimes it’s nice to shake up a new cocktail to sip during movie night.  So sit back relax and sip this classic, refreshing tropical cocktail …

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Yard House Offering up Special Valentine's Menu

Couples will find a few things different this week at the Legacy Place eatery.

For the Valentine's holiday, Yard House delved deep into the cookbooks to find dishes to help couples find love this week with its annual aphrodisiac menu. The restaurant's manager Stephani Dazzo laid out the options for couples to dine on Monday and Tuesday, many featuring seafood to get everyone in the mood. "We do anticipate people coming in, especially with the different types of specials we offer," Dazzo said. "There's not only the food, but there is also some Valentine's Day drink specials as well." Special seafood dinner dishes just for the holiday of love include: pan roasted halibut, and lobster macaroni and cheese, and for appetizers, shrimp ceviche and kung pao calamari. The restaurant also is serving up a rib eye for land …

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Patch Picks

Patch Picks: 5 Best Date Night Destinations

Call your main squeeze and enjoy a night out in Dedham.

Dedham Patch runs a weekly feature called Patch Picks, highlighting editor and reader picks of great local businesses, destinations, services, organizations, ways to spend a day off, and more. This week, we check out the local spots to treat your main squeeze to a great night - without squeezing your budget. From a few dinner and a movie options to mini golf and a walk in the park, we've got options for every taste.

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Editor's Notebook

Where are the Best Date Night Destinations?

Let us know the answer in the comment section below.

Each week, Dedham Patch highlights editor and reader picks of great local businesses, destinations, services, organizations, ways to spend a day off and more in our Thursday feature called Patch Picks. Recent years have seen an abundance of dating websites pop up around the Web. Even better for those looking for that special someone, sites can be searched on the local level, making it a little easier these days to find a date. But one question remains: where do you go in and around town for the all-important date itself? Are you a traditional dinner and a movie type of person? Maybe you like to live a little more adventurously and consider a round of paintball to be more your speed. Or does your idea of a perfect date involve a picnic in a…

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