Every year, as more and more of my friends have children, I appreciate a little more all the things my mother did for me. Being a mother is serious work and despite the many things I remember from the past 28 years, her complaining is not one of them. Mom was always working hard for [...]
On Saturday I had the pleasure of hosting a wedding shower for my sister and her fiancé. It was a fairly low-key affair (which isn’t to say that the planning didn’t stress me out), held in a church basement on Boston’s North Shore. I spent far longer than one should debating what food to bring. [...]
Risotto and I have not been friends. Last time I had it, I didn’t like it, which is weird because I eat pretty much anything. However, with the arrival of fall, I began thinking that I might be ready to try risotto again. I’ve got a bunch of recipes, but I wasn’t really sure [...]
September 27th is a good day. It’s my birthday! …and lots of other birthdays too! One of my college friends, my first boyfriend’s mother, two students where I work, and our neighbor all celebrate their birthdays today! AND its Google’s 12th birthday! What could be better? My 26th birthday has been pretty low key, though [...]
Tomorrow is Father’s Day (so sorry if I’m the first one to tell you!). For the first time in memory (though I’m sure it’s happened…), I won’t actually be spending the day with my father. Fear not, a trip to Maine is in the near future, but it still seems strange. Granted, my father and [...]
I figure a follow-up post is only fair, since my rant last week detailing my sister’s eating habits and how different they are from mine. She ended up changing her schedule and only coming for one night, which really relieved my stress in the meal planning department. Sometimes I stress about things that really aren’t [...]
My little sister and I, in the early 90s. She’s silly, I’m serious. Some things never change. The other day, I was talking to my sister on Facebook chat and she reminded me, for the umpteenth time, that I am old and boring. She is young and not boring (exciting?). In her last semester in [...]
So…theoretically, this is a blog about eating well, cooking things instead of buying them, avoiding preservatives and packaged foods and the like. I appreciate all of those ideas and adhere to them whenever possible. However, anyone who knows me knows that, in addition to good nutrition, I’m a stickler for making my sister happy. Birthday [...]
My mother-in-law is a really good cook. I’m not just saying that because I know she’s reading this, it’s true. She’s also extremely willing to pass along recipes, which is great for my Rachael Ray filled recipe binder. Plus, it always works in my favor to cook something from Brian’s days at home once in [...]
How could I say no to “Buy 1, Get 1 Free” blueberries at the supermarket last week when I knew I had the perfect recipe for them? My mom has the most delicious blueberry muffin recipe, and after waiting a couple days for her to email me the recipe (my recipe binder is with my [...]
