Trader Joe's is my main grocery store. I usually don't pay the sweet treats section any mind, but the other day I decided to peruse it as I strolled by. Something caught my eye. Brookies. I do enjoy a good chocolate chip cookie once in a while and I love brownies. I was intrigued enough... Continue Reading →
This is the year that I try lots of different restaurants for my birthday list. So much good food. I'm only about 1/3 of the way through my list with fewer than two months to go until my birthday. Life happens. I'll try to finish the list by the end of the summer. So, Korean... Continue Reading →
I invited fellow blogger Abby Mumford to write a guest post. Check out her blog "My Mumblings"! The short version is that recently I became the recipient of my grandmother’s wedding china. That’s not a new thing, you say, that’s old! But, dear reader, it’s my first time owning proper dishware! Everything else that’s resided... Continue Reading →
I ate a seafood boil out of a plastic bag for the first time at Shaking Crab, which just opened in my Boston neighborhood. My boyfriend and I ordered the mussels in the one non-spicy sauce offered, cilantro lime (thanks, Boyfriend, for accommodating my zero tolerance of spice). We also ordered fries and I had... Continue Reading →
I decided to make another of Grandma Peg's recipes for the birthday list. When Mom and Dad married, Grandma Peg gave Mom a small book of handwritten recipes of some of Dad's favorite foods—one of which was glorified rice. When I read about the origins of the dessert, I was kind of at a loss,... Continue Reading →
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