Nantucket
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Cooking Lessons With Chris
As promised, here’s the video from the Plum TV visit to the Brotherhood. Chris is in the second half of the video. My, do I think my hubby looks handsome in this. He’d make a great TV chef! 🙂 And, in case you were wondering, both of those dishes are just fabulous.
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Christmas in July
All of a sudden, if seems like packages are dropping out of the air around here. First was a large shipment of clothing (mostly for me), then came a parade of boxes (5!) from my mother, which will be followed any day now by a box marked with Chris’ two favorite words: New Egg. We…
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Saturday Surfing
Finds of the Week: Americans Get An F On Fat, NPR Breastfeeding and Reduced Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: A Meta-analysis, Pediatrics — “Breastfeeding is protective against SIDS, and this effect is stronger when breastfeeding is exclusive. The recommendation to breastfeed infants should be included with other SIDS risk-reduction messages to both reduce the…
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Strawberry Crumb Muffins
Adapted from Janae Monir See more recipes here While we were flush with strawberries after two weekends of picking, I also happened across a rather delicious looking recipe for Blueberry Crumb Cake. Being the baker that I am, I decided it would be the perfect starting point for a second strawberry muffin recipe (I also…
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To Sell or Not To Sell?
There’s no Wordless Wednesday today, because I need your advice! This is a three-days-before-the-yard-sale desperation post. We’re having a yard sale on Saturday and though I told myself I was going to downsize my closet, but I’m not sure that I can go through with it! So, I either need a pep talk to just…
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Risotto Rice Pudding with Brown Sugar and Vanilla
Adapted from Joy the Baker See more recipes here Rice pudding is one of my favorite quick late-night desserts (as you can see by the yellowish lighting in all the pictures!). It’s sweet, but not too much, and the milk provides the heavier, comfort-food happiness I’m usually looking for at those times when I should…
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Festivities
Even though I am often very down on our country, I love the Fourth of July. I see this day as a reminder of what we can be and a celebration of hope for a better tomorrow. I grew up in a town that made it impossible not to enjoy the Fourth with three weeks…
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Report Card
This little check-in is all about food. Wonderful delicious food that I will be sharing with you throughout the week, because I have a backlog of recipes: sea bass with roasted fennel, carrot, and potatoes; rice pudding; strawberry crumb muffins; and white lasagna. We’ve been eating really well around here, enjoying summer fruits as side…
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Saturday Surfing
Finds of the week: Breastfeeding and Pumping for 6 month old Baby from the UC Davis Human Lactation Center Food Ark, National Geographic — a fabulous article about heirloom seeds and the role they will play in feeding the world. Here’s a quote: “Most of us in the well-fed world give little thought to where…
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Hallelujah and Settling In
Well, if I was feeling down yesterday, today certainly was the very definition of a new day. Nora and I had a great time with two of our friends and their daughters this evening planning island events for World Breastfeeding Week. There’s nothing like planning all kinds of exciting breastfeeding promotion and support events to…
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Facing Failure (and Moving Past It)
It’s been a while since I wrote about Papoose and my desire to support Nantucket families, so I thought I’d take a moment to update everyone on how it’s going: Through the generosity of friends and family, I received $2,715 to put towards opening the store. I am incredibly grateful for the support I received,…
