A – is for Autumn one of the most beautiful times of year to live here. Take a walk along the Charles River or through Mt. Auburn Cemetery. B – is for the Boston Book Festival. All things authors and books at Copley in downtown Boston. C – is for crew, and Cambridge, and the…
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Shoes Matter
So we have been enjoying our walks to school, give or take a few because of our wonderful neighbourhood construction. I love my shoes that I got from Planetshoes.com but sometimes I wear the wrong socks and I am the most blister-prone person ever. So, I got a little blister, and started wearing my clogs…
World Food Day: The world is your oyster
It is World Food Day today. What does that mean to you? My first thoughts are about the inequity of those beyond satiated and those always left hungry. The excess on one plate and emptiness on another. Then I think about the earth and what we are doing or not doing. Cambridge is piloting a…
Mom Can I Make Marshmallows? (Recipe -Video)
I recently picked up a copy of Made From Scratch because I have all of a sudden been sucked into the world of America’s Test Kitchen. My kids have been asking to cook more and more . My daughter especially wants to make food on her own. She has always cooked with me, but I…
Monsters University: Passion, Higher Education, and the Pursuit of Dreams
We don’t all fall in love with the same things, in the same way, or at the same time so why should we be expected to pursue our passions in the same way? I know that’s a little deep for a Saturday afternoon, but hear me out. It is not as heavy as it seems. …
Duck, Duck, Goose and Piggy in the Middle: Let’s Eat
Let’s start with the Piggy because he’s no longer in the middle. Pig is front and center on Tuesday, October 15th at Craigie on Main. If just the mention of a six course dinner with the folks who have so much more than Ideas in Food, doesn’t have you lunging for the phone to book…
Is This Still Good ?: Fresh, Stale, Best By, Expired
I am not a milk lover and seeing someone hover there nose over a milk bottle, reel at the scent that wafted out and then stretch out the vessel my way asking me to take a sniff will always be met with a look of disdain. Why is it that we gladly sniff our milk…
My Modern Housewife Morning
So this is what it comes to: Being a modern parent, housewife, freelancer. I am ready to walk out the door and walk the 1.3 miles to school to fulfill my #fit4fall goals, but while I was checking email and Facebook on my iPhone all of a sudden it is 7:20 and by the time…
Use it or Lose it: Siri at Your Service
So I know and believe that we as humans only use a small portion if our brains, and if you look at the news lately that seems quite apparent. I’m not going to tell you to join Mensa, start meditating, take a class, do the New York Times crossword puzzle or read more classics. I…
Southerners, S’mores and Something You Might Want
Summer seems like the last lonely crumb sitting on a plate by the sink on dishes that were cleared from the table hours ago and left with the hope of getting to them at some point before the light of dawn hits the kitchen counters. It wasn’t that long ago but it feels like it…
Favourite Fall Salad: Fingerling, Cheddar and Green Beans (Recipe)
This is a favourite fall salad that uses the last of the season’s green beans or wax beans. It is a salade composée or layered salad with a simple vinaigrette. So it can be dairy free for those who need to skip the cheese. My beans, sunflower seeds, and fingerlings come from Vermont farmers via…
October – Oktoberfest – Pretzels
October is the month of Oktoberfest. Oktoberfest is all about beer (preferably craft). Beer is filling but needs a little accompaniment which of course has to be pretzels, or bretzels and a condiment of choice, which for me is always mustard. My grandmother is German and she makes amazing food, but she was also a…
Leah's Life: Pearls and Oysters 