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.

Spring 2014: A little if this & a little of that

It is spring in Boston and we all still have our shovels and ice scrapers at the ready lest we jinx the season. We smell the damp spring air. We see the crocuses in bloom, and our hearts sing just a little. Spring is also Easter and Passover, and perhaps even more festive the marathon,…

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Chef Jeremy Sewall’s Cucumber Lime Mint Mocktail (Recipe)

Chef Sewall, of Lineage, Island Creek Oyster Bar and Row 34, talked about the virtues of mint not just in your cocktail or mocktail.  He suggested tossing a little in with your salad to brighten it up.  You can also shred (or chiffonnade) a few mint leaves to sprinkle on fish.  Lastly, a couple of…

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Motherhood: Sidestepping the Rat Race or Stomping on the Tails

It’s nothing new “housewife”, “stay at home parent”, “full time mom”, are all given lip service as something somewhere between “the hardest job on earth” and “must be so nice”.  I say “something” because it is not often regarded as a job in the traditional sense. The Oxford English Dictionary has two definitions of job:…

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Five Essential Apps for Blogging On the Go

I recently wrote on Habitual Home a post with a photo of my mussed bed and the header “This is where the magic happens”. Get your mind out of the gutter I am talking about blogging here. I am a busy person. We are all busy people. Our days are filled with dropped balls, juggling,…

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Sundays are for Navel Grazing: Brunch at Puritan & Co

You walk into Sunday brunch at Puritan & Co. and the room is buzzing with energy.  Once you settle in though, time seems to slow.  You can get lost in conversation, linger over a few last crumbs on your plate left from a delicious pastry, or sip a second cocktail because it is Sunday and…

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Dance Audition: Brothers of the Knight

If you’re a dancer you probably know her name. If you’re a fan of So You Think You Can Dance, you definitely know her name. Debbie Allen is holding auditions for Brothers of the Knight, which is a twist on the Brothers Grimm classic: The Twelve Dancing Princesses. There will be a stipend for the…

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Beacon Hill Bistro’s Chef Josh Lewin: Passover, Beets & Bourbon

Do you say Pesach with a Southern twang?  Apparently Josh Lewin does because his seder has bourbon. On Sunday, April 6th from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Chef Lewin will be doing a demonstration and tasting at the Cambridge School of Culinary arts.  His topic is:  A Southern Style Passover. Inspired by ingredients from the traditional…

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Borrowed Heirlooms: Spring Salad Recipe from Chef Ed Hoffey

When Heirloom Kitchen first opened, I got a chance to sample some of what they would be serving for fall.  Now that spring is officially here, Chef Hoffey has shared one of his favourite ways to celebrate this season of awekening with one of my favourite ingredients: pea tendrils.  Well, okay my favourite ingredient is…

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Daily Bread, Chicken, Burger

The French have their ‘soup du jour’ and now Bostonians have their daily pop up treats from fried chicken to donuts and burgers to bagels. Here are a few “get here while they last” specials of the day. Chef Stephanie Cmar will be popping up at Commonwealth Cambridge this weekend with her glossy sugar coated…

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