Thanksgiving: The Red Berries are Coming
Making my traditional Canadian cranberry sauce for Thanksgiving.
Sweet Tooth
Somehow the holidays are upon us at the stroke of midnight on November 1st. Whole foods has their holiday orders table set up in the meat department. Formaggio Kitchen has their list of delicious Thanksgiving offerings. Hi-Rise has their towering list that sways down over the weekly dinner sheet at …
Falling Back: Adjusting to the Time Change
As the parent of young children there are many ways to cope with the time change. You can plan ahead and slowly adjust your family’s schedule by 15 minutes a day for several days. You can try to function on “old time” for a little while and slowly adjust after …
Vote and You Shall Receive
Get up and vote today and you shall be rewarded. You will not only have the honour of choosing the next president, but you will also use your super powers as a valid member of this democracy. Just in case that wasn’t enough, some companies have decided to give you …
Farmer's Market: The Last Hurrah
In New England, we are coming to the end of our farmer’s market season. If you’ve been inspired to hit the farmer’s markets then you still have a chance. This time of year is a great time to stockpile for the winter. I am about to hit all the …
Delivery 101: In Season
In Season. This is my dream delivery service (and I have yet to try it) but I just can’t keep it to myself. I’ll give you the basics, and once I try it I will fill in the details. I can place my order online on a Saturday before noon and …
Weekly Bump: Zing Pizza
‘m back and enjoying the beautiful Fall weather and scenery. I’m happy to announce that the cafe at the Porter Square Book Store has finally opened Zing Pizza, their little lunch/pizza place around the corner from the Porter Square shopping plaza. Location: 1925 Mass. Ave. Fare: comments by Gini on …
Halloween Challenge
I’ll be gone with some of my family until Halloween so in the meantime I have a challenge for you all. It’s frightening how quickly we get into a routine, and how difficult we think it is to change. The reason I’ve been thinking about this is that the Dunkin …
This Week's Pizza
In the fridge: eggplant from Lindentree CSA, fresh mozzarella cheese from the CSA, plain old-school white mushrooms from Market Basket, a tiny bit of Applegate ham left over from making lunches, whole wheat dough from whole foods thawing In the pantry: pizza sauce, oregano, Maldon’s sea salt, pepper grinder On …
Halloween
Let’s begin with a little something scary. Apparently, we’re still using a lot of plastic bottles and recycling very few. Here is a great animation representation of that. Yes, it’s a little scary but safe for all eyes young and old. If you’re thinking ahead start getting your co-workers, teachers, …