Whenever Jon and I head up to Massachusetts to visit Mumma, we have to have linguica rolls from Clyde's. Lucky for us, though, we don't usually have to buy them ourselves because Sheryle and Gary (hi Sheryle and Gary!), who are wicked good friends of the family--another aunt and uncle, really--pick up a moon (pictured here) for us.
The moon is comprised of seven individual rolls stuffed with linguica, a Portuguese sausage that’s made out of pork and that has mild heat. (Hmmm...kind of reminds me of a stuffed cookie...but not really.) The bread is light and yeasty and has a slightly sweet crust.
Today we stopped by Sheryle and Gary’s and surprised them with a moon of their very own. And we got one ourselves to take home. As you can see from these pics, it probably won’t survive our drive back.
I found a recipe online for linguica rolls, so stay tuned for my homemade version.
It's great having you guys come home for a visit....especially since you don't mind eating out at MY favorite places. (NO cookin' in my kitchen!) The pizza at BR's was terrific (as always)and the "moon" from Clyde's, super good. You're right....it won't survive the ride back to NYC. It started out a full moon, but it's definitely on the wane and will be lucky to be a quarter moon by the time you get home!
Posted by: Mumma | June 14, 2008 at 07:32 PM
No cookin' in Mumma's kitchen and bitchin' in Mary's kitchen
Posted by: Jonnazz | June 14, 2008 at 07:34 PM
What nice granite counter-tops. Too bad there's no cookin' going on in this kitchen -- unless a certain oatmeal cookie-maker is in residence...
Posted by: Jonnazz | June 14, 2008 at 07:38 PM
This looks delicious!! Glad to hear that you guys had a good time yesterday. What a great treat for Mumma!
Posted by: Lorraine | June 15, 2008 at 08:51 AM
Lovit when you guys visit. The new moon has rapidly turned into the last quarter. Keep up your strength, you never know when Mumma or Sheryle will get something big we have to move.
See you on the 4th.
Posted by: Sheryle&Gary | June 15, 2008 at 01:13 PM
Hi, Sheryle and Gary. We got home with 6/7 of the moon intact during the ride back to NYC, but we wolfed the rest down as soon as we got walked in the door at home.
No worries...Jon and I are ace assemblers of hutches and TV cabinets. :-)
Posted by: Oatmeal Cookie Guy | June 16, 2008 at 12:09 PM
Hi, Lorraine. I called around to all the grocery stores in Chelsea and found that the Whole Foods on 7th and 24th carries linguica. I'm going to attempt a homemade version of this Clyde's specialty, so (if Jon and I don't polish it off too quickly) you should be able to have a taste. We had a really nice time at Mumma's, and we left stuffed...as usual.
Posted by: Oatmeal Cookie Guy | June 16, 2008 at 12:12 PM