A Delicious 88 Acres: Nut-Free Snacking

“He eats like a bird.” is often said with a scrunched-up nose and a bit of a snarl.  With 88 Acres though, eating like a bird is a good thing especially if you can find a bag of their incredibly addictive, smart, and delicious chocolate and sea salt seednola. 88 Acres is an interesting company….

Frozen Gift Guide: The Non-Disney Version

I know, we live in New England and it’s very, very, very…very cold out now, but that doesn’t mean that everyone enjoys roasting marshmallows, sipping hot chocolate, and huddling over glasses of hot buttered rum.  Die hard ice cream lovers enjoy frozen treats all year round. Not to mention, if you run out of time to…

Chocolate Lovers Guide to Boston: The Langham Boston Chocolate Bar

The Langham Boston’s Chocolate Bar is an annual outing for some and others save it for special milestones.  I’ve brought pregnant friends out for this chocolate feast.  I’ve come for a mother-daughter outing with my 7 year old.  This year, I brought the whole family.  When we have guests in town who are true chocolate…

Ginger Oatmeal with Blueberries and Lemon Zest (Recipe)

The perfect late summer/early fall breakfast for a cold weekday morning. Simply grate fresh ginger into your oatmeal and top with blueberries and lemon zest. This is how I made mine. Put a pot of 4 cups of water on to boil right when you wake up. While you are making the kids lunches or…

Vegan Late Summer Strata

Last night’s dinner was a bit thrown together but because of a CSA pick up from Lindentree and a lucky Davis Square farmers market coincidence we had a delicious, local, farm to table meal. My picky diner had spinach fettuccini from Valicenti and edamame from our organic Lindentree CSA. The rest of us enjoyed a…

Ginger Pear Green Smoothie: A nod to Thanksgiving (Recipe )

Making your own cranberry sauce for Thanksgiving is easy and fun. You can make it now and can it for Thanksgiving or just make it at Thanksgiving and make this smoothie to recover from the feast after. The advantage of making your own us that it tastes amazing, you can siphon off some of he…