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10 Irving Road, Weston Backyard Oasis Project, 1925 Built Home
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214 Beech Street, Roslindale Kitchen Addition, 1901
5 C U T T I N G E D G E W E L C O M E S MONICA PROIA assistant project manager mproia@cehomesinc.com SYDNEY SALVATORE staff designer rbrosnihan@cehomesinc.com RYAN BROSNIHAN interior design assistant ssalvatore@cehomesinc.com
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RICH MURPHY Construction Manager
Time at Cutting Edge Homes: 6 months!
What Do You Love About Working With CEH?: I like the challenge of pulling all of the pieces of a project together into a tangible result, working with our team to find solutions, and the variety each day on the job site brings. Never the same day twice!
What is one thing you’ve learned since joining CEH?: Since joining Cutting Edge Homes, I’ve learned that it’s a game changer to work with people focused on quality, craftsmanship, and delivering for the client
Education: BS in Electronic Engineering from Wentworth, MBA from Babson
Things You Enjoy Doing In My Time Off: In my free time I like hiking, mountain biking, skiing, and being a soccer dad!
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A Note from Emily
Over the last few weeks, I have gone out to 30 Myers Farm in Hingham for the long-awaited beam install! My goal was to photograph and video as many stages of the beam installation as possible! A few of the photographs from this process are featured throughout the newsletter! The craftsmanship and passion in this phase of the project were awesome to see and I had to highlight some parts!
So many of our CEH members had a hand in making sure this installation went as smoothly as possible. To name a few, Brandy first began at a lumber yard in Cambridge with Lyndsay to hand pick the wood pieces and cuts. Several steps later, it ended at the hands of our awesome carpentry team, Anders, Matt, Eric, and Nate, to execute it perfectly! Brandy and I are excited to photograph the finished product in the coming weeks and be able to show the final product!
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30 Myers Farm Road, Hingham Interior Renovation, 1985 Built Home
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Scallop Congee • Tess
"This is an adapted recipe from Chef Morimoto and is really good served with pork Kakuni, chopped spring onion, and crispy fried gobo root It’s such a nice, soul warming soup for when the weather gets chilly!"
1/2 cup Japanese Short-Grain Rice (or Calrose Rice)
4 tbsp Spring Onion Oil
4 Dried Scallops (specialty Chinese store or online, I go to the Super 88 in Allston)
3.5 cups Chicken Stock / Better Than Bullion Paste Mixed With Water)
Spring Onion Oil
5 cm Piece of Fresh Young Ginger, Peeled + Thinly Sliced
12 Spring Onions, Green Part Only, Cut In 2.5 cm Lengths
2 cups Vegetable Oil
2 Small Onions, Peeled + Sliced Sea Salt To Taste
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•To prepare spring onion oil, combine all ingredients in a small saucepan. Set over low heat, stir occasionally until the onion slices turn a rich golden color about 45 minutes
•Strain, and discard the solids. Let the oil cool before using Can be stored at room temperature for 2 to 3 weeks
•To prepare the congee, rinse rice until water runs clear Drain well Transfer rice into a small bowl, add the spring onion oil and mix well Cover with plastic wrap and let rice stand at room temperature for at least 8 hours / overnight
•Soak scallops in warm water for 20 mins Drain + flake
•Combine the oil coated rice, flaked scallops, chicken stock and water in a heavy bottomed pan Bring to a boil, stirring often. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered, stirring often until the rice breaks down into porridge (about 45 mins)
•Season with salt to taste and serve hot
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"One of the many main staples at my family's Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner table is my mom's cranberry sauce The perfect amount of sweetness and zesty, it never lasts long in my house! This recipe is super easy and is always a hit!"
12 oz
Cranberries
3/4 c Sugar
1 tsp Grated Lemon Zest
1 c Water
• In a medium saucepan, combine the cranberries, sugar, lemon zest, and water
• Bring to a boil
• Reduce to a simmer and cook until cranberries are soft, about 10 mins.
• Transfer to a bowl, and let cool to room temperature
• To store, refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 1 week
• Makes 2 cups
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Cranberry Sauce • Emily Gordon
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UPCOMING CELEBRATIONS
December 5th: Ashleigh's Birthday!
December 8th: Brandy's Birthday!
December 13th: Kevin's Birthday!
December 13th: Joe Mitchell's 1 Year Anniversary at CEH!
January 1st: Emily Gordon's Birthday!
January 31st: Sean's 12 Year Anniversary at CEH!
CUTTING EDGE IN THE COMMUNITY
This holiday season, our CEH team came together and raised $800 for Habitat For Humanity MetroWest/Greater Worcester chapter! With a match of $800 from CEH, we are donating $1,600 this holiday season! A big thank you to our awesome team members who donated! Thank you to Elizabeth for suggesting this great organization for Cutting Edge Homes to get involved with! In the Spring, we hope to spend a day as a team lending our skills to Habitat For Humanity when the weather permits!
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MAKE NOTE OF...
Cutting Edge Homes will be hosting a holiday dinner event at The Farmer's Daughter in Sudbury, MA on Thursday, December 1st! The evening will include signature drinks, appetizers, a beautiful dinner, desserts, and lots of mingling! Get excited!
There will be an in person, all company meeting on Wednesday, January 4th from 8 AM 11 AM at the office! Attendance is mandatory!
Our annual Company Retreat is Monday, January 23rd It will be an all day event held at The Connors Center in Dover!
The next Company Holidays are Monday, December 26th to observe Christmas, and Monday, January 2nd to observe New Year's Day!
Be sure to follow Cutting Edge's interior design Instagram account! @cehinteriors
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L E T ' S C AT C H U P . . .
On October 9th, 2022, at Bird Park in Walpole, Emily got married! Congratulations to Emily and her husband Paul!
Back in August at the Company Outing to Lookout Farms, Elizabeth's son Henry won the Bruins game raffle! On November 19th, Henry and Elizabeth's husband Jason attended the game! Looks like a blast!
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@cuttingedgehomes Follow + Like Cutting Edge on our social media platforms! Congratulations to Kyle and his wife Britt on the birth of their son Wesley on November 16th! 14
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