Oh, resolutions … they are the goals we set for ourselves and them promptly abandon within weeks. That’s why I’ve stopped setting resolutions and instead chosen goals each year. I set seven 2017 goals. Here’s what happened to them. In Review: 7 GOALS FOR 2017 52 Books in 52 Weeks: To date, I’ve finished 30 books. I…
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On Cooking Ruts, and Breaking Out of Them
On the cooking ruts we find ourselves in and the simple things we can do to break out of them. Sometimes all it takes is merely remembering that yes, we can do this. The oil sputtered as I poured the rice into the Dutch oven with the already-browned onions. I gave it a stir. Next…
Tiered Confetti Cake
Homemade confetti cake is a tasty, made-with-love, vanilla-flavored take on a favorite birthday cake. And it’s even more fun with tiers. And just like that, she turned 10. This sensitive, brilliant, talented, curious girl who has challenged, loved and enlightened me has been on this planet for a decade. This stage-loving, dancing, acting, singing, spotlight-craving…
Good Maine Pizza: Finelli New York Pizzeria
Finelli New York Pizzeria in Ellsworth serves a thin, New York-style pizza with great flavor, texture and taste. It’s good Maine pizza — and worth the drive. I nearly titled this post “the pizza we’ll drive 45 minutes to eat.” And with good reason — that’s precisely what we did last weekend. I really wanted…
Inside the Portland Museum of Art, October 2017
Located at 7 Congress Square, the Portland Museum of Art sits at an intersection of roads and art and culture and coffee. This public art institution was founded in 1882 as the Portland Society of Arts, and bears the distinction of being the oldest and largest public art institution in Maine. Outside, an 8-foot tall…
Garlic Ginger Broiled Shrimp
This post was sponsored by Ling Ling, all opinions expressed in my post are my own. A sweet-savory garlic ginger glaze gives these broiled shrimp a delightful flavor that pairs nicely with the slightly spicy Ling Ling Bibimbap Beef Fried Rice. As a child, I didn’t play sports — not the organized team sports my friends played….
How This Blog Became a Personal History of Sorts
Blogs can record a personal history of sorts. Through the words and photos, they share a story of life and living. What does this blog say about me? Deep breath. This has been my space for nearly 12 years. It’s where I talked about Will as an infant, while I learned to write about food…
Salted Dark Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
This Salted Dark Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe yields a batch of cakey cookies filled with dark chocolate and topped with a sprinkle of salt. Divine! It was Saturday night, a rare one in which my kids were home. My son had a friend over and they, together with my daughter, were watching Charlie and the…
The Career Book Every Driven Mom, Mom-to-Be and Boss Should Read
Just weeks after giving birth, I started to think about what returning or not returning would mean. I’d never entertained the idea of not returning to work after birth, but suddenly it was heavily on my mind and it was. When I graduated from college, I set out to build a career as a journalist….
The Long Route to A Good School Break Trip
One year, the kids and I drove to Philadelphia for a school vacation. On our first day, we walked to a little restaurant where we ate paninis and planned our adventures. We spent days wandering around museums, historic sites and taking tours. We ate again and again from the vendors at the Reading Terminal Market….
