As we count down the days for this year everything seems to snowball. Suddenly, the parties, the holiday cards (I say skip them…it’s more eco-friendly), the thank you cards, the school events, the recitals, and of course every day life seems to pick up speed and barrel down the hill …
If you’re looking for something to celebrate…I think you can’t beat this one for fashion, drink and nibbles. The Eastern Standard, is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the repeal of prohibition tonight. If you don’t have a sitter or the energy to go out, just take out some cheese from …
If you’re stuck at work and feel that you want to contribute something else, or more to the world you live in…. If you’ve just had a delicious bowl of homemade soup at lunch that your husband or wife made you last night… If you’re already daydreaming about the next …
This is hardly a recipe, but the ingredients really matter. This is an appetizer that takes a fabulous ingredient and highlights it. This is also a finger food that can stretch your dollar. You don’t need a lot of this prosciutto to go a long way. If you are having …
I’m not having a party this week. I’m still recovering from Thanksgiving. But, I do want to give you a couple recipes that are quick and easy for a dinner or cocktail party or even a festive after school snack. So this morning, I went to get my coffee at Formaggio Kitchen …
So what’s new? Mamadou’s Artisan Bakery is now open in Winchester. Mamadou’s has been at the farmer’s market in Arlington. Mamadou is from Senegal and is now offering artisan bread all year at their Winchester Bakery on 63 Swanton Street They are open Tuesday through Sunday, 10am – 6pm. Winston isn’t …
The sweet spot for our child-inclusive parties is a Sunday morning or early afternoon. If there are many children I aim for a morning time of 10:00 a.m. because no one is tired, cranky or overly hungry at that time (adults and children alike). I serve plenty of coffee for …
Monday, is World AIDS Day. This day represents the 20 year struggle to fight AIDS and to force AIDS to be recognized as the devastating disease that it is. I remember first hearing about “le SIDA” when I was in 6th grade in France. I overheard some of the teenagers …
This recipe is a slight modification of a recipe from Maryana Vollstedt’s book The big book of casseroles. Chicken with olives and tangy beer-tomato sauce Remember to double the recipe if you are making it for your family and another family. Otherwise one recipe will give you 6 servings. Ingredients: Tangy Beer-Tomato …
As a family we are New Yorkers at the core intertwined with our new Bostonian and Cantabrigian roots. Aside from the fact that, as a family unit, we don’t celebrate Christmas (that’s just at Grandma’s house) there is still something magical about the Rockefeller Center treeand the tree lighting. We check …