Happy Halloween!
Posted on October 31, 2009 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 1 Comment
Last year, I was the mom who didn’t. I didn’t make it to school events on time. I didn’t remember when gym day was. I didn’t send in trinkets for holidays (a lot of parents do in our school). It was a big round of didn’ts. And it felt like no matter what I did, [...]
Read More..>>Spooky Cheese Ghosts
Posted on October 30, 2009 - Filed Under Feeding Kids, holiday | 1 Comment
“Mommy, what’s this?” Will asked me when he sat down to dinner and saw two spooky ghosts on his plate. I could see him thinking hard as he studied the white apparitions. “Are they ghosts?”
Yes, indeed, they were ghosts.
I fashioned these ghosts from mozzerella cheese sliced from a block and slices kalamata olives. When I [...]
Eating on the Cape
Posted on October 29, 2009 - Filed Under Feeding Kids, Vacation, eating out | 2 Comments
So, where did we eat this weekend on the Cape?
The Cape.
It feels so unnatural to me to say Cape Cod. It’s so formal, like something that someone who hadn’t ever been there would say. But I’ve been there many times. As a child, my family would make a yearly pilgrimage to the Cape for our [...]
Weekend in Cape Cod
Posted on October 27, 2009 - Filed Under Vacation | 1 Comment
On Friday, not long after hitting publish on previous blog post here, I loaded the kids into my trusty little Civic and headed to Cape Cod for the weekend. It was dark and rainy, but the drive was pretty easy and peaceful. And when we arrived, just after midnight, we were greeted by two of [...]
Read More..>>Lemon Blueberry Muffins Recipe
Posted on October 23, 2009 - Filed Under Breakfasts, muffins | 4 Comments
When I was in high school, I had a close group of friends who always hung out together. As groups of friends go, we weren’t always all the best of friends — there were ebbs and flows, just like any relationship. But one thing was certain: when we got together, we all had a ton [...]
Read More..>>Regional Bites: Roast Beef Sandwiches of Greater Boston
Posted on October 22, 2009 - Filed Under Restaurants, eating out, sandwich | 3 Comments
Some foods are ubiquitous to areas. Philadelphia has its cheesesteaks. The south has its BBQ. New York has its cheesecake. Boston has its baked beans. But for every well-known regional food, there are dozens of lesser known ones that are just as wonderful — if not more so.
When it comes to greater Boston, one of [...]
Blue Cheese and Caramelized Shallot Quiche Recipe
Posted on October 21, 2009 - Filed Under eggs | 4 Comments
Last night, after a rushed day, my husband and I did something together that doesn’t happen enough these days: we power-cleaned the house. In short order, my office was transformed from neglected storage space to usable thinking space. By the time we were done, the bathrooms were sparkling and the living room picked up. It [...]
Read More..>>Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Pancake Recipe
Posted on October 17, 2009 - Filed Under Breakfasts | 9 Comments
This recipe almost appeared here earlier this week, but that would have been the third day in a row of pumpkin recipes, so I held off for a few days. I’ve been living, breathing and (heck) eating pumpkin for days. It’s one of those wonderful (and nutritious) fall foods. And it can take on so [...]
Read More..>>An Open Letter to Mother Nature
Posted on October 16, 2009 - Filed Under Thoughts | 2 Comments
Dearest Mother Nature,
I am a big fan of your work–Brandywine tomatoes? Genius! Basil, rosemary and lavender? Amazing. Tulips, lilacs and forsythia? Lovely. So, it’s with the deepest appreciation that I write to you. Really, I think you are great at your job.
But recently, I’ve been really concerned. You’re erratic behavior lately has me downright worried. [...]
Slow-Cooker BBQ Joint Beef Brisket Recipe
Posted on October 14, 2009 - Filed Under Beef, cookbooks | 6 Comments
Making food from scratch is one of those things that I take pride in. Pancakes? We have ‘em at least once a week, always from scratch. Biscuits? When I get the hankering I turn to a great recipe that I found on The Perfect Pantry. Cookies? Always from scratch. Macaroni and cheese? Usually from scratch.
But [...]
