City Living (Boston)

Eat Boutique’s Maggie Battista Gets Ethereal

Ethereal 75 I [Maggie Battista] am head over heels for the French 75. It was first created at the legendary Harry’s New York Bar in Paris and eventually (gratefully) brought to New York’s Stork Club, a spot owned by an ex-bootlegger and frequented by 1930s/40s glitterati. The Champagne bubbles the herbal essences of the gin…

Lavender Pomegranate Cocktail with Greylock Gin

Another wonderful recipe from Liam over at Henrietta’s Table. This one takes us from Winter to Spring with a hint of lavender and key lime foreshadowing the seasons ahead. Lavender Pomegranate Cocktail 2.5oz Greylock Gin 1.5oz Pomegranate Reduction Splash of Key Lime Juice Splash of Lavender Simple Syrup Rim with Key Lime Sugar Fill shaker…

Ragged Rum Honey, Mint Cider Cocktail Recipe

Liam Coughlin of Henrietta’s Table created this perfect fall to winter seasonal cocktail with Berkshire Mountain Distillers Rum, local wildflower honey, and apple cider for the Fayerweather Street School’s MidWinter Revels benefit cocktail party. Thank you to Berkshire Mountain Distillers, Henrietta’s Table at the Charles Hotel and Liam Coughlin for this recipe! Honey Mint Cider…

Cocktail Party Quick Pickle Recipe

Cocktail Party Quick Pickle Recipe (Inspired by Momofuku Vinegar Pickles) Brine Ingredients: 1 cup of water 1 cup of rice wine vinegar ( use only 1/2 cup at a time) 6 heaping tsp granulated sugar 2 1/4 tsp. Kosher salt a 1/4 cup or so of pickling spices (I used the ones from Arax Market)…

Recipes for a Cocktail Party Benefit: MidWinter Revels

The Fayerweather Street School had their first annual MidWinter Revels last night and as an alum parent, social media consultant for the school, and of course a big fan of the teachers being honoured, I was motivated to play my part. Where do I fit in for all of it? Cocktails and pickles of course!…

Protected: Valentine’s Day Photobooks 2013

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Valentine’s Day Part 1 Accomplished

Every day I sacrifice. Not in a meaningful or spiritual way. More in a I sacrifice 2/3 of my “to do” list in order to accomplish the other 1/3. Today I got all my important work done. I got my children from place to place on time with various tasks done at each point. I…

Snorts and Throat Clearing at Story Time

My husband and I read to the kids at bedtime each night. That’s over 3,500 story times since the day they were born. I remember few moments as clearly as being read to at bedtime. My father had a great soothing reading voice with his British expat’ified’ accent. My mom read me books like Ramona…

Social Media Mom Brain

I’d like to blame my haziness up there on what I have lovingly named “the plague” that has hit 3/4 of our family of late (and in the same breath be grateful that we were spared worse), but I can’t. It’s not the never ending cold that drags us right down to the ground every…

Mystic Aquarium: Perfect Christmas Cabin Fever Cure

Christmas and cabin fever seem to go hand in hand especially in New England. It’s not snowy out, but there have been plenty of viruses going around, and then there’s all the road trips back and forth to visit family and friends. Some children are returning to school in a few short days, but those…

Ctrl – Alt – Delete

I have no words of my own because I need time to process information like this. I take things very deeply to heart so to get through just about anything I block it out and just look at little pieces at a time. What helps me is to read the thoughts of others. I never…