Food
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Not June Cleaver
I love sitting in a clean house. I love knowing that every room is picked up, the floors are fur free (at least until someone pets the dog — NO ONE PET THE DOG!!), and there isn’t a single dish festering in the sink; knowing that I can sit guilt free at the computer and…
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Watermelon Tomato Gazpacho
Summer time really is the best time to be newly pregnant. I haven’t had much by way of morning sickness at all, but I’ve definitely noticed a preference for certain foods, mainly lots of fresh fruits and vegetables as close to their natural state as possible. Luckily, there’s so many delicious fruits and vegetables to…
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Wordless Wednesday: Celebrating Independence…with Dada, too!
A peek into our Nantucket Fourth of July festivities.
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GAE reunion, day one
Yes, I’m still here and still alive. Just failing at my blogging New Years Resolution and neglecting you all in lieu of lots of good food and good company. Strawberry rhubarb crisp Juice bar ice cream with three of my favorite ladies. We’re all together for the first time since before I moved to Nantucket,…
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Cowboy Cookies
I am one of those people who bakes for happiness. If I’m upset or a little bummed out, mixing and stirring is all it takes to find a little joy. Most of the time, I don’t even eat my creations, it’s the making that is therapeutic. Today I was definitely more than a little…
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Asparagus Stir-fry Over Saffron Rice
One of my absolute favorite things about spring is asparagus. It’s one of those vegetables that I used to hate as a kid because I only ever had it mushy out of a can…once I discovered the real thing, I was hooked. Of course, the season for fresh, local asparagus is short everywhere, but it seems it…
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Portobello-Stuffed Poblanos
Every once in awhile, I decide to break out of our $65 per week grocery routine and try something new and “fancy” (which really just means requiring more than one pot). Usually, this corresponds with the arrival of my latest issue of The Vegetarian Times and Chris’ day off. My subscription to The Vegetarian Times…
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Carrot-Cheddar Skillet Cakes
You’d think that being home all day would give me plenty of time to cook up an intricate, multi-dish dinner. Not so. When I’m chasing after a two year old all day, there is surprisingly little time left for meal planning, let alone hours for food prep (especially since I’m home alone during the standard…
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SAHM Confession
My kitchen is a disaster. There are picture books strewn through the living room, in stacks in the dining room and falling from the shelves in Nora’s room. And when everyone else’s toddlers are asleep,I jammie up Nora and head over to the Brotherhood for a little “late-night” visit with Dada, play in the upstairs…
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What I’ve Been Doing Instead of Blogging…
It seems like it’s been forever since I wrote an actual blog post (nearly a week!), but we’ve been hard at work and play the last few days. I finished up a website for Caitlin Marcoux, my fabulous yoga teacher and new friend, early in the week and have spent a lot of time finalizing…
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Will Power…Or Not
For St. Patrick’s Day/my birthday, I made car bomb cupcakes, then headed off to my monthly potluck group to share them with friends. Guinness, whiskey, baileys, and chocolate, what’s not to love? (P.S., that’s St. Patty’s green avocado frosting for the kids.) This is one of my favorite Smitten Kitchen recipes. And with just a few…
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Tomato, Fennel, and “Sausage” Soup
When daffodils wave to us as we circle the rotary and I start to get antsy for color in my window boxes, I know spring is coming. I can’t help but get excited for warmer weather and opening blossoms; each year it’s just as exciting as before, like a gift waiting to be opened under…
