If you’re stuck at work and feel that you want to contribute something else, or more to the world you live in…. If you’ve just had a delicious bowl of homemade soup at lunch that your husband or wife made you last night… If you’re already daydreaming about the next time you get to go…
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.
Cantaloupe and Prosciutto
This is hardly a recipe, but the ingredients really matter. This is an appetizer that takes a fabulous ingredient and highlights it. This is also a finger food that can stretch your dollar. You don’t need a lot of this prosciutto to go a long way. If you are having a dinner party serve this…
Endive Cru Three Ways
I’m not having a party this week. I’m still recovering from Thanksgiving. But, I do want to give you a couple recipes that are quick and easy for a dinner or cocktail party or even a festive after school snack. So this morning, I went to get my coffee at Formaggio Kitchen and I picked up a…
Mamadou’s & Winston’s Flowers
So what’s new? Mamadou’s Artisan Bakery is now open in Winchester. Mamadou’s has been at the farmer’s market in Arlington. Mamadou is from Senegal and is now offering artisan bread all year at their Winchester Bakery on 63 Swanton Street They are open Tuesday through Sunday, 10am – 6pm. Winston isn’t just Flowers anymore. Winston Flowers now has…
Have Children Will Travel: Holiday Open House
The sweet spot for our child-inclusive parties is a Sunday morning or early afternoon. If there are many children I aim for a morning time of 10:00 a.m. because no one is tired, cranky or overly hungry at that time (adults and children alike). I serve plenty of coffee for the adults and try to…
World AIDS Day: Cooking for Those in Need
Monday, is World AIDS Day. This day represents the 20 year struggle to fight AIDS and to force AIDS to be recognized as the devastating disease that it is. I remember first hearing about “le SIDA” when I was in 6th grade in France. I overheard some of the teenagers saying that it was in…
Chicken with Olives and Tangy Beer-Tomato Sauce
This recipe is a slight modification of a recipe from Maryana Vollstedt’s book The big book of casseroles. Chicken with olives and tangy beer-tomato sauce Remember to double the recipe if you are making it for your family and another family. Otherwise one recipe will give you 6 servings. Ingredients: Tangy Beer-Tomato Sauce 1 can of tomato…
Our Rockefeller: Charles Square Tree Lighting
As a family we are New Yorkers at the core intertwined with our new Bostonian and Cantabrigian roots. Aside from the fact that, as a family unit, we don’t celebrate Christmas (that’s just at Grandma’s house) there is still something magical about the Rockefeller Center treeand the tree lighting. We check in with one another about…
Black Friday: Shop Well, Eat Well
Truth be told, I would not be caught dead shopping on Black Friday, because I have the luxury of being a stay at home mom so I can shop any other time during the week and I have the flaw of becoming hostile and a tad bit cranky when I shop in a crowd. When I wasn’t…
Green Thanksgiving: Packing up the Leftovers
In our family, we’ve slowly crossed sandwich and snack ziploc bags off of our shopping list and replaced them with re-usable, and easily washable Happy Sacks. My daughter’s lunch rarely has anything disposable in it. Her cutlery is Bambu. All our leftovers are kept in glass or melamine. Why should the holidays be any different? Apparently, it…
Top Secret: Last Minute Holiday Shopping Haven
If you have some last minute things to get for your dinner. Then you probably shouldn’t be reading this now, but if you are…head to Pemberton farms. They’ll most likely have what you need, even prepared foods and it’s peaceful and quiet with no lines. If you need something specific for a recipe just call…
Confessions: BFF Dines on Nachos and Store Bought Cookies
Yes, it’s true. My brother has been here for two days and my parents have been here for two hours and as much as we love one another we have to divide and conquer before we’re stuck together for meal after meal in the next two days. Uncle J is going to the much talked…
Leah's Life: Pearls and Oysters 