Ingredients 1-1/2 slices of butternut or other orange squash. About 3/4 cup 1/2 inch cubes. 1 packet of flax meal (2TBSP) 3/4 cup plain yoghurt 1 cup of baby spinach 1TBSP Honey 1 allspice berry or 1/8 tsp. 1 tsp. cinnamon a pinch nutmeg This is a very earthy pumpkin pie smoothie. If you want…
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Brussels Sprouts at the Center of the Plate: Thanksgivukkah Breakfast
Sometimes the brussel sprouts get lost at the Thanksgiving table. Green Beans and Bourbon glazed carrots are the diva vegetables of our feast. So I decided that they need a stage of their own. Breakfast of course! Julienned brussel sprouts with shallots, scrambled eggs and latkes or (for the non-kosher plate) sausage latke patties are…
Wagamama Opens at MarketStreet in Lynnfield
Although I love to support small local businesses, I am okay with chain restaurants every once in a while, especially ones that do what they do well. Wagamama is one of those places. I was recently invited to visit Wagamama Lynnfield before they opened to the public and along with several other bloggers and writers…
Over the Gelatin River & Through the Chocolate Woods: Gingerbread Houses
We love ginger, we love bread, we love gingerbread and we love getting our “craft on”. Even before kids, my husband and I (actually mostly my husband – I’m a bit terrified of pastry) went all out and made a gingerbread house replica of his family’s barn. This year the children and I were honoured…
McDonald’s By the Book
I went to McDonald’s and found a cucumber and books. It is true that McDonald’s isn’t a place I frequent often for many reasons, but the reality is that every once in a while we crave those fries, and the ease and familiarity of a happy meal. In terms of nutritional or culinary value, McDonald’s…
Christmas Festival Opens Today: Off to Judge a Gingerbread Contest
Today the 27th annual Christmas Festival opens at the Seaport World Trade Center. The children have been so excited to be official judges this year with several others. For months they have been trying to imagine what the chefs will create. We’ve even looked at some photos from past years including the impressive Fenway gingerbread…
Jewelry à La Mode: Gemvara Pop Up
These days you can find or make just about anything if you try hard enough. Between DIY instructions pinned on a Pinterest, Etsy, online shopping on big sites like Amazon and then of course all the craft fairs as well as your favourite shops, the perfect gift is out there it is just a matter…
Tony Maws’ Menu is Out: Dining Duck
A few weeks ago I mentioned some upcoming duck dining and now Chef Maws had put pen to paper and finalized his menu for the Hank Shaw dinner. After Tony and James Beard award-winning blog-writer of Hunter, Angler, Gardener, Cook Hank Shaw went ‘wild’ two years ago to celebrate Hunt, Gather, Cook, we are psyched…
Not Just a Cookie Cutter Halloween Appetizer: Food Network’s Ghostini’s
If you are on Pinterest you know that this month there is everything from Halloween Bento boxes being sent to school with kiddos, fun Halloween cocktails for grown ups to enjoy while others indulge in their favorite childhood candies. Every food channel, magazine, local restaurant and bakery is celebrating the flavours of the season as…
Don’t Get Spooked By all the Halloween Festivities
If your family life is anything like ours, then your child is probably invited to put on their Halloween costume and attend about a half dozen Halloween parties before Halloween actually arrives. The plus side of all that is that you get to dress your child in their fabulous Halloween costume that you either spent…
Ginger Pear Green Smoothie: A nod to Thanksgiving (Recipe )
Making your own cranberry sauce for Thanksgiving is easy and fun. You can make it now and can it for Thanksgiving or just make it at Thanksgiving and make this smoothie to recover from the feast after. The advantage of making your own is that it tastes amazing, you can siphon off some of he…
Rebranding Cocktails: From Amaretto Kiss to Vampire Bite
Every year we have a little Halloween party before heading out with the kids to go trick or treating. The goal of the evening is to keep the children’s trick or treating excitement manageable by gathering with friends until dusk. We do a few little activities, and feed them non-sugary foods so the night ends…
Leah's Life: Pearls and Oysters 