Parenting… aw heck… life is complicated. We breeze through some parts and struggle, hugging the ground for dear life in other parts. Everything is rarely what it seems. And yet, we all find some kind of sick comfort in criticizing one another… some more than others. I am not writing this about any one particular…
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.
Fairies, Faires, Unicorns and Horses: A Back to School (one last hurrah) Giveaway
Newbury Street is a long row of chic little cafés and restaurants, perfectly assembled window displays, designer frocks, jewels, and shoes… and a fairy store? We all appreciate different things in life. For some fantasy play is trying on Valentino dresses and imagining redecorating the entire house as you stroll through Pottery Barn. For others…
Fair, No Fair, Not Fair
Somewhere between the age of 5 and 8 begins the mantra of childhood ‘not fair!’. It becomes the most spoken phrase and one that raises the tiny hairs on many a parent’s neck and you, the adult, turn into your own parents responding ‘Life is not fair .’ Perhaps you swore you ‘d never say…
Pico De Gallo Recipe: Inspired by Ree
Way before our farm tomatoes were ripe, I was cozy on the couch with my two little sous chefs watching Ree Drummond make her pico de gallo. The next day, I got my ingredients together and made a batch and I’ve been making it weekly ever since. But this week, it is a celebration because…
Mother of Invention: From Toast to Tide
We still say, ‘This is the best thing since sliced bread!’ Mostly when I say that or hear someone say it we are actually never referring to something life changing. Our lives are full of life-changing, perhaps not in a fabulous, dramatic way, but nonetheless life changing products and inventions. The obvious life changers are…
Sugar is sweeter: Chambre de Sucre
If you are a North American parent who has had a peek into the world of Japanese bento then you know that when it comes to adorable looking food we don’t stand a chance. The Japanese company, Chambre de Sucre doesn’t have decades of experience, but rather centuries of experience making these miniscule sugar sculptures….
Somerville and Cambridge Get a Bit Tastier
Somerville is lucky to have a little piece of the Area Four world. A4 pizza opens today and every day at 5:00. The spot looks like a place you could hang out on a regular basis with some good friends, a cold local brew in hand accompanied by some amazing pizza and other little bites….
Mom & Daughter Night Out: Oysters and Burgers in Harvard Square
Sometimes, especially in the summer, you need to divide and conquer. Tonight the boys stayed in and ate farm fresh veggies. The girls went out on the town. Originally, we planned to get $1 oysters at Noir in the Charles hotel (as mentioned on their Facebook Page) but it turned out that there was a…
Stereotypes: Gender, Parenting, and the Status Quo
I’m not sure if the word stereotype by definition is negative, but if I’m honest (and I always try to be) then I truly believe we all depend on stereotypes all the time every day to navigate our world. We make assumptions every time we look at someone. We need a starting point. It becomes…
Leah's Life: Pearls and Oysters 