Whether you bring it to a friend or you buy it for your own Holiday Open House, here are some nice little things to grace your table and/or side table.
Category: Holidays
Gifts for Everyone: Your village, your community
There are loads of people we see every day without whom we just couldn’t function. Teachers, neighbors, coffee shop servers, mail carriers, dry cleaners, and dog walkers just to name a few. You know those people that if they’re not there one day, you really notice! Don’t forget to let them know you appreciate them.
HOME for the Holidays: Be the king/queen of your castle
Our homes glow this time of year. Not just because of the candles, and lights, but because of the special things we bring out that reflect who we are and what we love. From dishes registered for at weddings, to special gifts collected over the years. Home is where we wear our heart on our…
Never Arrive Empty Handed: Gifts for the Host
You don’t need to go crazy, a bottle of wine, a nice hand soap, a really good cheese or box of chocolates. The hostess gift is a little thank you for being invited into someone’s home.
Cambridge: Hyper Local Gift Guide
Just in time for this weekend’s holiday stroll! Saturday, Huron Village in Cambridge has some great activities for the whole family. Photos with Santa for pets, dinner out at Full Moon and as you’ll see plenty of amazing gifts for everyone on your list. Hyper Local Gift Guide Huron Village Hostess Gifts Gifts for the…
Vegetarian Thanksgiving: The Omnivore’s Appeal
I have been vegetarian for broke, no income college student reasons but also because meat is not high on my must haves list. Truthfully, I am perfectly satisfied with a rotating menu that includes vegetables, breads, mollusks, fish, fruit and liver. The rest of meat I can do without. When it comes to vegetarianism I…
Celebrating Not Just Surviving New Year’s Eve With Young Children
Staying up for midnight on New Year’s Eve was never a problem for me. We celebrated at parties with friends. We went out to First Night in Boston, and Stamford, CT. We stayed in for a fabulous home cooked dinner with friends in Maine. We had large celebrations and small parties. Then, I married an early…
Hearth ‘n Kettle Celebrates the Holidays in Traditional New England Style
While we were on Cape Cod for the weekend, we had the pleasure of good, simple, family meals. TheHearth ‘n Kettle is a local Cape Cod chain of restaurants that I had known only in name until recently. I’m not a snob, but I’ve definitely been spoiled when it comes to food. I grew up…
2008 Year in Review: Food, Poverty, Hunger, Waste and the One Dollar Diet Project
You’ve seen the books and the television shows: Frommer’s Australia from $50 a day among others and Rachel Ray’s $40 a day on the Food Network. It turns out that, according to NetAid, more than 1 billion people (that’s 1 in 6 people around the world) live in extreme poverty. Extreme poverty is defined as living on…
The First Night of Chanukah: A Latke Recipe or Two
I made these latkes last year and have had a special request to serve them again. I am not a huge fan of variations on a theme, except perhaps in classical music, because I love tradition and tend to be a bit of a purist. So to get around this, I usually prepare the classics…
Last Minute Gift Ideas: Forgot the Butcher, The Baker, The Candlestick Maker
I can say it is officially crunch time. As we walk to the car around the puddles, there are little tiny ridges of crunchy white snowy ice. School is having it’s all-school sing and pot-luck. In a couple days the children will be home for the holidays whatever they may be in your home. Some…
Weekly Holiday Bump: Cupcakes, Latkes, Giving, and Santa Claus
Kickass Cupcakes is holding a cupcake cocktail tastings all week. COCKTAIL CUPCAKE HAPPY HOURS! December 15th, 16th & 17th from 5pm-7pm Free tastings of mini cupcakes with cocktail inspired flavors On Sunday December 21st from 1pm-5pm they will host a Kids holiday cupcake decorating day. The cost is $5 and includes 2 plain cupcakes and all…
Leah's Life: Pearls and Oysters 