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…
Tag: Food
Winter Farmer’s Market: Beyond Kale
Why bother going to a farmer’s market in the winter? If you live in New England are you just going to a room full of booths with kale and other hardy greens? Fear not, the winter’s farmers markets go way beyond root vegetables and fibrous greens. There is locally roasted coffee, baked treats to keep…
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…
Not Just a Cookie Cutter Halloween Appetizer: Food Network’s Ghostini’s
If you are on Pinterest you know that this month there is everything from Halloween Bento boxes being sent to school with kiddos, fun Halloween cocktails for grown ups to enjoy while others indulge in their favorite childhood candies. Every food channel, magazine, local restaurant and bakery is celebrating the flavours of the season as…
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…
Yom Kippur Smoothie: A treat to sip all day
As you may know, I’ve been on a bit of a green smoothie kick. I think with back to school, back to work, and back to life as we knew it in general smoothies just work. There is a lot of pressure on this holiest day of the year to start it off right and…
REAL Montreal Bagels in Boston
If you have never had a Montreal bagel, then the ideal way to have one is to go to Montreal and walk over to St. Viateur or Fairmount Bagels. Sometimes, though you just can’t get there. If you are new to the Montreal bagel and you are not headed to Montreal any time soon then…
Perfumed Crystals: Going Beyond Plain Sugar
There is nothing more simple than making flavored sugar and it adds a wonderful dimension to baked goods or sprinkled over just the right thing. My pantry has vanilla sugar in a big bin, which ends up being the sugar I use for almost all my sweet baking. Any time I use vanilla seeds for…
The Blue Bistro – (mom’s read)
I love to read and I’m picky about what I read, but I’m not a literary snob. Since time is short and my day full of heated debates about why I only packed granola bars, raspberries, tortilla chips, peanut butter and banana sandwiches and carrot sticks as the option for snack on the 5 minute…
Leah's Life: Pearls and Oysters 