Tag: children

I’m a Snob: Organic Breakfasts of Champions

I’m a Snob: Organic Breakfasts of Champions

| December 5, 2010 | 39 Comments

Now that Thanksgiving is over and I’m at least 8 pounds heavier, it’s time to…keep eating. One of the best parts of the holidays is the mornings after…and the hearty breakfasts that will last you through the morning without stuffing you like the turkey did. The mornings after the football games (did you see the [...]

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Pumpkin Soup Joumou

Pumpkin Soup Joumou

| November 2, 2010 | 9 Comments

It’s pumpkin time! It’s that time of the year when I am reminded of why I love New England.  Autumn is my favorite season. Perhaps it is the sound of the recently bare tree branches rustling in the wind or the colorful fallen leaves that crackle under my feet or brisk air that causes my [...]

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Guest/From the Near East: Stuffed Zucchini in Yoghurt Sauce

Guest/From the Near East: Stuffed Zucchini in Yoghurt Sauce

| September 21, 2010 | 15 Comments

We are excited to welcome our newest guest contributor, Lena.

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El Greco…and the French-Fry

El Greco…and the French-Fry

| August 30, 2010 | 5 Comments

Sunday was a truly an amazing day! I took my mother and my boys who are three and a half years apart (ages 4 years, 10months and 14 months) to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.  Our visit to this wonderful establishment was fantastic on so many levels and brought about so many first experiences. First,  [...]

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Boston Beanie Baby and Doro Wat What?

Boston Beanie Baby and Doro Wat What?

| August 25, 2010 | 31 Comments

A few months back, I threw my sister a baby shower. I’m showing off this is the hand-sewn quilt I made for the Kid. Well, logic would follow that several months later, a little person has since emerged. So off I went to Boston to meet him for the first time. Bostonians are a loyal [...]

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Egg Noodle Soup on a Grey Sunday

Egg Noodle Soup on a Grey Sunday

| August 23, 2010 | 14 Comments

I love Sundays, but it was a wet Sunday yesterday and I was in no mood to cook. But when I saw those cute faces up from their naps, I could not afford to be lazy. So to make sure that I indulge my laziness (I am sure I am allowed that sometime) yet feed [...]

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Out of Office: Auto-Reply 2

Out of Office: Auto-Reply 2

| August 18, 2010 | 4 Comments

I, too, am on vacation!  I am on vacation from work, from the 24 hour news cycle, from Facebook (sort of), and I am on vacation from cooking for myself OR the KIDS!! Woohoo!  I am enjoying myself on the beach, enjoying eating out and because there are a bunch of us here I’m enjoying [...]

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Photo of the Day: Start Young

Photo of the Day: Start Young

| July 21, 2010 | 10 Comments

An old cookbook recovered from my parents’ home.

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A Maternal Vice

A Maternal Vice

| July 21, 2010 | 18 Comments

I’m about to divulge top secret information.  I have managed to keep this a secret from my children thus far and hope to continue to do so for quite some time.  At some point I assume they will catch on, but in the meantime I will enjoy my parental rights to eat ICE CREAM for [...]

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Butterflies in My Stomach!!!

Butterflies in My Stomach!!!

| July 5, 2010 | 13 Comments

I hope those of you who celebrated the July 4 Independence Day holiday had a great one!  There is still one more day to this fabulous long weekend.  If many of you are like me, I love holidays!  It’s a time to catch up with my children, reconnect with my husband, check-in with extended family [...]

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