I know you have a whole Pinterest board or maybe even two: Super Bowl snacks and Super Bowl decor. Don’t even mention the third one: Super Bowl Sweets. Super Bowl XLVIII is this weekend and yes, I know that pizza with the pepperoni in the shape of a football is super cute, but really do…
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Too Cold, Too Busy, Too Tired: Instacart Grocery Delivery Service
I have written about deliver options before from having your Organic foods delivered by Boston Organics, to the service I currently use, Farmers To You, and other grocery store delivery options. Some are still going strong and others have stopped or have limited options. Most recently, I wrote about Heirloom Kitchen that will deliver prepared…
Recipe to Follow: Novels & stories sprinkled with recipes
I love to read my cookbooks. With all the fabulous food blogs out there and the ease of epicurious.com I often cook from my computer, but that doesn’t mean I don’t use my cookbooks. I browse them. I flip through them. I pull recipes here and there especially if I am hosting a party. A…
Get Ready for the Weekend: Chocolate, Super Hunger Brunch, Fishing & More
What’s going on this weekend? T0night: Drinkable Science at MIT. A little mix of applied math with John Bush and cocktail concoctions with Jared Sadoian of Craigie on Main and Will and Dave Willis of Bully Boy Distillers. Sample spirits and make concoctions of your own at the MIT Museum – 265 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge….
Pencil It In: This Week
Still trying to get my calendar to be a bit more streamlined. Here is a more complete albeit late update to this week’s calendar of events. It’s not comprehensive but it’s a bunch of events that sound fun and fabulous. I will include more family friendly activities and events as we go. I thought about…
The Best Brunch of the Year: Boston’s Super Hunger Brunch
The Greater Boston Food Bank’s Super Hunger Brunch is an event that I try to participate in every year. It is the easiest way to support one of Boston’s most important organizations. It’s a fun event to participate in, and the restaurants and chefs put so much into this day that there is no excuse…
An Heirloom Kitchen in Dedham: From their kitchen to your table
When Bakers’ Best closed it was a sad day for me. Even though it is not in my neighbourhood I would drive over to Newton because I knew I could pick up some really good food on a day that I didn’t want to cook. I liked it better than takeout because you see the…
Skate on In to Winter Today
I have a favourite local rink . I love the tiny sweet rink in Harvard Square at the Charles Hotel, but recently I saw a photo that might tempt me across the river. The Rotunda Rink at the Boston Harbor Hotel. The rink is open Monday – Friday 3:00 to 8:00 pm and weekends from…
PIN: Pencil it in this week(end)
Tis the season of excess, from spending to indulging, but my favourite kind of excess is overloading the calendar with so many wonderful holiday, community, seasonal events. It is fun if you don’t try to have your cake and eat it too. Choose the ones you want to go to and (if you have young…
Simple Caramel Recipe & A Cookie Swap with Joanne Chang
For our cookie takedown recipe, my partner in crime made some slow cooker caramel. It turned out so tasty I wanted to make some more for my cookies for the Flour cookie swap. Flour Bakery and Café is having a cookie swap on Sunday, December 22nd. I’d love you to join me there! Here is…
Join the Club: Chicken Soup For You!
Chicken soup, especially in matzoh ball soup form, is Jewish penicillin, but it’s not just for those who are feeling under the weather. Chicken soup is the cure for just about everything? Are you feling sick of seeing “elf on the shelf” photos on Instagram? Are you feeling cold and sick of winter even before…
30 Days of Comfort and Joy: Part 2 (#11-20)
In case you missed Part 1 of 3, begin at the beginning with 30 Days of Comfort and Joy: Boston Dining. I’m a fan of oysters, my father is a fan of oysters, my daughter is a fan of oysters and many of my friends are oyster lovers as well. As residents of the coast…
Leah's Life: Pearls and Oysters 