You know that moment when a new house crosses over and becomes a home. It is when the memory of the rooms, as anything other than what they are today, has completely faded except perhaps if you catch a glimpse of a little hook left in a closet from a former resident or a scrap…
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.
Ginger Oatmeal with Blueberries and Lemon Zest (Recipe)
The perfect late summer/early fall breakfast for a cold weekday morning. Simply grate fresh ginger into your oatmeal and top with blueberries and lemon zest. This is how I made mine. Put a pot of 4 cups of water on to boil right when you wake up. While you are making the kids lunches or…
An Improvised 8th Birthday Party
When you don’t exactly have a birthday party planned other than the sleepover part – you improvise. We thought about Laser Tag, Trampoline Parks, and other outings but the best part about a sleepover is hanging out with friends and all the outings required a bunch of driving. Instead we took a few local spots…
Lyndell’s Love: A Somerville Bakery With ‘Old School’ Charm
The thing about becoming a teacher or parent of a school aged child in the area is that you learn about all the important things. Important things such as which playground has the best shade on a sunny morning or sun on a cool fall afternoon. Important things such as which lunch box is sturdy…
Fall Lunch in Seconds Flat: Toaster Required
Ideally this is done in a toaster oven but a regular toaster and microwave combined will do in a pinch. Ingredients: 2 slices of good white or multi-grain bread. 2 slices of fresh tomatoes A little fresh or dried oregano Any good cheese you sampled at your local cheese shop, Whole Foods Market or farmer’s…
Weekend Guide: September 6th & 7th
Saturday, September 6th Whole Foods Somerville is celebrating their 1st year. There will be chef demonstrations from 12 to 4 p.m., face painting, a photo booth and more. Be sure to catch Chef Tony Maws from 2-4 as he will be cooking up his award winning hot dog from Kirkland Tap & Trotter. From 12…
Prize Winning Hood Sour Cream Noodle Kugel (Recipe) -Sponsored
I recently had the opportunity to create a recipe using Hood Sour Cream. Even though I cook a lot, I am usually a recipe cook. I occasionally do a little kitchen improv but I never write it down. So in fact this was my first ever experience developing a recipe and I had a blast…
Vegan Late Summer Strata
Last night’s dinner was a bit thrown together but because of a CSA pick up from Lindentree and a lucky Davis Square farmers market coincidence we had a delicious, local, farm to table meal. My picky diner had spinach fettuccini from Valicenti and edamame from our organic Lindentree CSA. The rest of us enjoyed a…
School: Let it Go
For the amount of yoga gear, yoga talk, yoga instagram quotes, yoga lifestyle sites, blogs, shops, philosophies, and classes that exist in our world today, we are lacking in dhyana (or zen). In terms of the first days of school. I have a few pearls of wisdom to share with you. Let it go According…
Shake Your Way Back to School: Chai Latté Milkshake (Recipe)
Earlier this summer I attended Blogger Bash in NYC and Johnny Rockets challenged attendees to “Shake it Up” and come up with a Milkshake recipe of our own to help kick of National Shake Month. Fall is in the air, and the flavours of chai just seemed to make sense to me. As I was…
Cookies and Milkshake by Isabelle K. (Recipe)
Cookies and Milkshake Ingredients 1/2 cup milk 3 scoops of milk and cookies ice cream (We used Ben & Jerry’s) 4 diced chocolate chip cookies (We used Newman’s Own) 1/2 pint of whipped cream 2 Tablespoons of sugar 1 small chocolate chip cookie (For garnish) Directions: Mix ingredients in a blender except for the whipped…
Mochi Masterpiece by Miriam G. (Recipe)
Ingredients 1/2 cup of milk 3 small scoops vanilla ice cream 3 vanilla mochi cut into 4ths 1/4 pint of heavy cream 2 tsp granulated sugar Directions Blend ingredients together. Place blended ingredients in the freezer while you make the whipped cream. Put heavy cream in a bowl with the granulated sugar. Whip until just…
Leah's Life: Pearls and Oysters 