I want to think of myself as a “put-together” sort of person: I schedule my hair appointments months in advance. I make lists. My hall clock runs fast so I can get out the door to the boys’ school early…
Gin & Green Tea Cocktail
Spring has finally arrived, and thank goodness for that! My hopes for velvety green leaves, blue sunny skies, and the buzzing of honeybees were almost dashed due to a dreary start of the season. Very fortunately, it is now the…
Strawberry Lemonade Cake
Well, I’m back after a looooong hiatus! Pregnancy – with all of it’s joys, cravings, aches & pains – completely kicked my butt. The end result couldn’t be more spectacular…our new baby boy was welcomed into the world a…
Chocolate Cranberry Bundt Cake
I think most of us have a collection of family recipes; scribbly-written and faded index cards that hide in our cupboards. Those tried-and-true dishes that were a trademark of our family dinners growing up. Recipes that bear the splatters of…
One… Two… Three
You’ve probably noticed (I hope!) that my blog posts went from a slow trickle over the summer, to a full-on-screeching halt. No, I didn’t suddenly lose my taste for sugar. Yes, my oven still works. Yes, I had a fridge…
My Favorite Burger
As my kids get older, I’ve noticed that our summers have changed. Where there were once lazy afternoons spent running through sprinklers, these days seem jam-packed, and are gone in a flash. Summer camp, play-dates, family vacations, outings to a…
Cherry-Lime Rickey
There is a well-known Mark Twain quote about the mercurial nature of New England weather: “If you don’t like the weather in New England…wait a few minutes”. This year, I think you could easily extrapolate it to our change of…
Elderflower Champagne Cocktail
Getting out of town has turned into such a rare pleasure these days. Gone are the seat-of-the-pants trips ‘up North’, or the chance to throw a change of clothes into an overnight bag and take the road less traveled….
Lemon & White Chocolate Truffles
If it is not clear by now, I will just go ahead and announce that I have an epic sweet tooth. Sugar, butter, and chocolate bring out the best in me! I grew up in a house where baking was…
Chicken Lettuce Wraps with Jicama
In the same way that fans get excited over a new movie, or for the premiere of a beloved TV drama (Game of Thrones, anyone?), I get excited for a new farm-share season. I’m a food geek like that. Opening…