I think the biggest problem with Thanksgiving is when you forget about the peripheral meals. There are the friends who drop by the day before because they are in town. There is tea after the New Yorkers come in after their longer than expected drive. There is lunch on Wednesday for the whoever came in…
Category: Holidays
Cranberry Turkey Sandwich
If you just can’t wait for Thanksgiving, buy some cranberries and you can give yourself some tastes of the holidays this week. With a little cranberry sauce you can make the Cranberry Roquefort Tartines if you are feeling festive. If you just need a sandwich for work, buy some turkey, bread and take the mayo out of the…
Cranberry Roquefort Tartines
This is a great bite that you can throw together in minutes. It is a perfect addition to a cocktail party. You can serve it with drinks before a formal meal. You can pour a glass of wine and throw it together for a grown-up “after-school snack” while the children play lego on the coffee…
Ode to Verrill Farm
Verill Farm is a place that I’ve always wanted to go. I have heard only good things about the farm stand. With the hectic life of running after a two year old and a four year old and living in Cambridge I have never quite made it out there. I was sad to hear…
Planning For Thanksgiving: Cook It
If you’re coming over for Thanksgiving, this is what’s on our menu. Roast Turkey with Bacon-herb butter and cider gravy (Bon Appetit Nov. 2008) Roasted Fall Vegetables in Cheddar Crust (Eating Well Dec. 2008) Herb and Onion Stuffing (Bon Appetit Nov. 2008) or Rustic Bread Stuffing with Dried Cranberries & Oyster Mushrooms (Fine Cooking Nov. 2008)…
Turkeys & Turkey Trots
If you would prefer to have your Turkey prepared and cooked for you, then you check out Planning for Thanksgiving: Buy it. If you want to tackle the bird yourself then you’ve got several options. Since childhood, I have always been someone who prefers vegetables and fish to meat especially poultry for the simple reason that…
Planning for Thanksgiving: Buy It
Let’s face it — life’s different now. This can mean many things for many people. Maybe it has to do with the recent election. Maybe it has to do with life with children versus life before children. Maybe it has to do with you when you were single versus you now (or vice versa). Maybe…
Veterans Day/Remembrance Day
This is a day of rememberance of those who fought for our freedom. Today, I was saddened to hear from Bob Oakes on NPR that one of every four homeless people in New England is a veteran. There are many ways to help the homeless year-round. This is a good time to get started and…
Thanksgiving: The Red Berries are Coming
Yes, it’s true…I’m Canadian and Thanksgiving happened last month, but I live here now and the only real Thanksgivings I have ever celebrated are American Thanksgivings because it’s just not such a big deal in Canada. We have had some great vegetarian Thanksgivings. We have made the pilgrimage with a million other tired people rushing…
Leah's Life: Pearls and Oysters 