Leah's Life: Pearls and Oysters

Valentine’s Day in Boston With or Without Your Little Cherubs

By Friday will you be in love? No matter. You know you’re in love with your children because of everything you put up with. You know they love you too because otherwise they wouldn’t put you through what they do. Now that that’s been determined let’s see what you can do this week and weekend…

Valentine’s Day: May Your Flowers Bloom Not Your Chocolate

For this season of celebrating the things you love, there has to be mention of flowers and chocolate. I am more a fan of flowers than chocolate. There is something magical they do for me. There is nothing better than having fresh flowers on a table or in the bedroom on a dresser or bedside…

Listen to Your Mother: Hydrate

My mom is the one who taught me to buy a case of water to keep in the back of the car so I would drink enough water. It usually stayed cool enough in the summer and then when the snow began to fall, I had to stop buying water because it would just freeze. …

Citrus: A Little Slice of Sunshine

Citrus is what’s in season. It is the perfect item to wake up the senses. The smell of an orange being peeled is intoxicating. The sound and the feel of an ever so light mist of a lemon being zested is enticing. The taste of a juicy blood orange is refreshing. A perfectly sliced and…

Weekly Bump: Better Late than Never

It’s okay to talk about Chicks and Breeding with your teen Breeding, Hatching and Brooding Chicks for 10-14 year old – Codman Farm Class This class starts February 25th, which is just after most school’s February vacations come to an end. Monday night _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Schnitzel! Come in from…

Steak Recipe: Penny Wise and Foolish in Love

Whether the economy is going down the garbage disposal or you are living in a golden age it never hurts to be penny wise. Here is a great recipe for steak hâché, which in all fairness has nothing to do with steak, but a little French can’t hurt if you’re looking for romance. As a 6th grade…

Valentine’s Day: A Different Type of Bubbly

Now that you have little ones, your lifestyle may have changed a tad. It might be time to revamp Valentine’s day. If you still fit in your lingerie or have purchased something new to show off your hot mama bod then go for it. For me, lingerie is no longer in the front, or even…

The Hottest Food Trend of 2009: Chowhound and the iPhone Apps

Thus far, Chowhound does not seem to have an iPhone application, but I have to include them here, because they are my most used online resource for all things food. For those of you looking for a quick read. I highlighted my favourite ones in olive green. Chowhound Chowhound’s tagline is “for those who live…

Super Bowl Guide BFF Style

This is a special Super Bowl lexicon paired with recipes and strategies for being in the kitchen with or without hungry little mouths to feed. Fumble: sports def. When a player, in American and Canadian football, has possession and control of the ball and then drops the ball. parent def. When a parent has the intention to…

Five Boston Restaurants Serving Tasty Super Bowl Eats

Everyone has their favourite sports bar to see a game and most football fans have their Super Bowl posse and routine. If you’re looking for a new routine, or you need to change your plans up a bit this year then you may want to take advantage of a few of these Super Bowl City…

Peanut Butter Recall: The Peanut-Lover’s Guide to What is Still Safe

If your child just can’t go another day without peanut butter products, then here is a list of what Whole Foods sells that is not sourced from The Peanut Butter Corporation of America (PCA). The list of peanut butter products that are from the Whole Foods Private Label products that are safe. According to the American Peanut…

Peanut Butter Recall: Revamp the Lunchbox Pantry

Okay, again not my usual thing, but I think it is important to keep this information up to date. Thepeanut butter recall has been expanded by a lot in the last couple days. Whole Foods has a list of all of the products that they sell that are included in the recall. You can check…