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.

Fall Fashion: My favourite stores to clothe the kids

As a kid, I remember always loving the end of summer and beginning of fall. Maybe that makes me a bit of a nerd but in fact, I think it had very little to do with school. ‘Back to school’ meant new clothes, even if was just opening up the box of hand me downs…

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5 Ways To Upgrade Leftovers: Season to grownup taste

Leftovers used to be something I dreaded as a child because my brilliant mother would whip it up into what she called cottleston pie. I am certain it was in fact delicious, but as a child who liked flavours and textures totally separate, there was no way I ‘d even let myself enjoy any bite…

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The Summer Interns

Sometimes, the lines between writer and blogger blur. It definitely depends on the blog or blogger. Some bloggers are journalists with paid jobs. Some journalists cringe at the idea of a blogger being held in the same regard as them. I don’t think of myself as a journalist or a food critic. I am uncomfortable…

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Dog Days of Summer Camp

Whether you’re a full time working parent (okay, we’re all full time working parents, but what I mean is if you have another job outside of parenting) or you just have spent way too many blissful, blisteringly hot, days with your children, summer camp in August is sometimes essential.  It is especially those last days…

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Movie Night: Monster University

After a very hot week with one child home, one at tennis camp and husband busy with a crazy week at work, we planned a first ever family movie night at the cinema. I have come to terms that movies are expensive these days and now that we are four tickets instead of two it…

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DADS DO GOOD INAUGURAL EVENT – FOR THE LOVE OF MATH

On Saturday, we had a jam packed family day.  With ski team at the Weston Ski Track and piano lessons at two different times on Sundays and my husband training for an Ironman we don’t have much family time an any given day, so this was a real treat. We started off with Dads Do…

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Family Movie Rating System: Real Life Guide

So now that we get to watch movies as a family. I will do my best to blog what we see and I suppose a rating system would be helpful. Source: theatre, drive in, independent movie house, Hulu Plus, Netflix, IMAX Age: Current age if the children when we watch the movie. On average our…

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The Perfect Party Dish: Lettuce Wrap (Recipe)

For a small party of 6-8 people. This recipe can be doubled or tripled for a larger party, but you likely won’t need to double the sauces or cucumbers unless you want leftovers for a nice bahn mi sandwich or something. Ingredients (all of them): 1 rotisserie chicken 2 large heads of butter lettuce 1…

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