We’re screaming because it is a party and every party needs a little noise. We’re screaming because summer is coming to an end. We’re screaming for ice cream and we’ll continue enjoying it year-round to remember all those great summer days. This is the perfect dessert for your Labor Day BBQ because it is so…
Tag: Summer
Car Treats: Summers on the Run
In the summer, we somehow find ourselves spending a lot more time in the car and a lot more time outside. From trips to the pool and beach to carpools to and from camp, the car is our home away from home. With hungry swimmers and campers, avoiding extra stops and getting from “point a”…
Picnic Like You Have a Personal Chef: Post 390
There is something idyllic about a picnic. From large family picnics at the local playground on a summer’s day staying up too late, and keeping cool by running through the sprinkler to a picnic for two with your boyfriend on a city picnic bench or at the beach. You don’t need a reservation. You can…
Splurge Worthy Crab Cakes: Chesapeake Crab Cakes
I live near the ocean and I am very picky about the seafood I eat. It has to be fresh, it has to be good quality, I’d like it to be as sustaineable as possible, and I don’t want the flavour of the actual fish or seafood to be covered up by any mayonnaise, masked…
Ivivva Summer Fest: You’re Invited
We love ivivva. I have been a fan of the Lululemon company since day one because they’re a Canadian company and I liked what they stood for. Not too long ago Lululemon introduced ivivva. I was a bit skeptical because, when it comes to teens and tweens, quality clothing with appropriate designs are few and…
Growing Season is Here: Now Just Add Cooking
Just as the farms are starting to grow some delicious things for us to eat here in New England (or to be fair the greenhouses are doing a lot of the work right now), the kids’ schedules are going crazy. From end of year events, special meetings, concerts, recitals and ball games, planning for dinner…
A Patio is Naked Without Cocktails: Dori on a Tuesday (Cocktail Recipe)
This is a post sponsored by Wayfair.com where you cannot buy the ingredients for this cocktail but where you can buy all the fun accessories that you need to make the drink in, pour the drink from, sip the drink on, and kick back and rest your feet on. As always, all opinions are my…
Summer Wines
When it comes to choosing wine I end up doing the same thing I do with books. To choose a book I often judge it by it’s cover, I rely on a good librarian to help find something just right, or I recall a little blurb or review I read. For wines I rarely remember…
Summers in the City
Between heat, exhaustion, anxiety, computer foibles and faults, and erratic work at home schedules, there is the real stuff summer is made of. Camp. New Friends. Old Friends. Staying up late. Pool time. Days and Mornings at Camp Camp is an option for some families and a necessity for others based on childcare needs,…
Speaking of Summer: Martha Speaketh Weeketh
The kids are fans of talking dogs. From Martha Speaks on PBS to the many talking dog movies (mostly from the 80’s it seems on Netflix) they never seem to tire of talking dogs. When it comes to these verbose dogs, not all dogs are created equally. The one dog we all seem to enjoy…
Olive ya a lot: Ginger Peach Smoothie (Recipe )
Today’s green smoothie is on the olive side of the green spectrum. It is a ginger peach smoothie made with fresh orange juice instead of a vitamin c packet as I had a few leftover in the fridge. It has Vermont spinach from my Farmer’s To You order, a local peach and nectarine, a knob…
Summer Tomato: Unrequited Love
You can’t inhale and your breath might catch when you bite into a true summer tomato. Our Lindentree farm csa summer tomatoes are finally here. You bite into it and there is no space to breathe because it is so full if flavour. There are no empty bits that blankly slide over your taste buds….
Leah's Life: Pearls and Oysters 