Author: City Living (Boston)
I am a writer and cook. I write about city living, travel, food, the arts and family. I raise my family in Cambridge & Boston and share tips for throwing cocktail parties, packing lunches, having fun on the weekend without going broke or losing your sanity.
Gluten Free Tea Party at Home
There are many wonderful places in and around Boston to go for a proper tea. There is tea at The Taj Boston, tea at L’espalier, high tea at Concord’s Colonial Inn just to name a few. If, you are gluten- free then going to tea can be a bit more tricky. On the other hand,…
Brunch: Island Creek Oyster Bar
The thing about brunch on a Sunday afternoon is that you can enjoy a few special treats (even if you made resolutions that say otherwise) and enjoy a leisurely meal because it’s Sunday afternoon and if you don’t slow down now, you’ll never get through the week to come with grace. Even if you resolved…
The New Year Dating Game
NB: This post is not about relationships between men and women, men and men, women and women. This is about your relationship with 2015 and the years to come. I recently read a post by Rachel, of hernamesrachel, which changed how I look at the new year a little bit. I’m not one for resolutions (although…
New Year: Resolution, Revolutions, Evolution, Simple Solution
I’m not one for resolutions or fanfare. I have no list lofty or little. I have quiet goals, but I’m not one for bold statements or fanfare. I don’t have a word for the coming days that will make up 2015. I have no great opinion on the Pantone colour of the year. I just…
Tea at The Taj: Relax and Indulge
This year, winter break is a nice long stretch. The hustle and bustle of Christmas might have been a lot of fun, but perhaps you’re wiped out from the travel, the shopping, the wrapping, and the reveling. On Facebook, I read about many friends who had to roll with the punches this Christmas with flu…
2014 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 18,000 times in 2014. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 7 sold-out performances for that many…
5 Local Hostess Gifts: Drink Local
When I refer to “hostess” I use the broad definition. What I mean by that is if you are attending a party you bring a hostess gift, and if you are hosting a party you deserve to treat yourself. We’ve all joined our summer and fall CSAs and some brave souls have also signed up…
Chocolate Hazelnut Spiced Yule Log Cookies (Recipe)
I have always wanted to participate in the Great Food Blogger Cookie swap, but for whatever reason each year it comes and goes and I miss the boat. This year, I was on the ball, I didn’t think about if I would have time or what I would make, I just signed up and went…
National Maple Syrup Day: Real Syrup in Real Diners
In honour of National Maple Syrup day, I’m celebrating diners and restaurants that serve or offer real maple syrup. I love the Deluxe Town Diner because they serve real maple syrup. I cannot stand the taste of fake syrup, but I get that it is loved by many. Taste is a complex thing and the…
Frozen Gift Guide: The Non-Disney Version
I know, we live in New England and it’s very, very, very…very cold out now, but that doesn’t mean that everyone enjoys roasting marshmallows, sipping hot chocolate, and huddling over glasses of hot buttered rum. Die hard ice cream lovers enjoy frozen treats all year round. Not to mention, if you run out of time to…
Holiday Help from Stop & Shop: Sponsored Giveaway
Stop & Shop is doing their best to help you prep for your holiday open houses, Christmas dinners and New Year’s Eve parties. They recently added a Boneless NY Strip Roast to their holiday offerings. We don’t eat a lot of red meat, because we’re not huge meat eaters in our family, but for special…
Leah's Life: Pearls and Oysters 