This is week six of the weekly Recipe Roundup, where I post the online recipes I’ve used over the past week. Vegan “Cheese” Breadsticks – Simple and delicious. I skipped the onion and added a drizzle of olive oil instead, and used a heaping tablespoonRead more…
This is week five of the weekly Recipe Roundup, where I post the online recipes I’ve used over the past week. Rustic Three Squash Soup – Jeff and I roasted a butternut and buttercup squash for an hour, added roasted garlic and a piece ofRead more…
Jeff, my parents and I tried to go apple picking last year. Not thinking, we picked an orchard somewhere in the vicinity of Wellesley. We had a hard time parking because the place was full to the brim, and while waiting in line we sawRead more…
This is week four of the weekly Recipe Roundup, where I post the online recipes I’ve used over the past week. Vegan Banana Blueberry Muffins – I didn’t use very ripe bananas so these muffins weren’t terribly awesome. I did add a little bit ofRead more…
In the spring I made a hot sauce recipe I saw with habaneros and a carrot base. It was super-spicy, which is what I was craving at the time and paired well with most of our meals at the beginning of the summer. Needless toRead more…
Jeff and I were able to start not only one, but two gardens this year. We were lucky to have our application for a Fenway Victory Garden approved, giving us a space roughly the size of my old studio apartment to plant some veggies. OnRead more…
This is week three of the weekly Recipe Roundup, where I post the online recipes I’ve used over the past week. Pancakes – The easiest, most reliable pancake recipe I’ve used. Small Batch Pickled Green Tomatoes – Jeff and I have a glut of greenRead more…
Lots of exciting things are happening around where I grew up in Upstate New York. (I hate calling it Upstate, but since that’s what most out-of-staters tend to understand as “not New York City”, that’s what I’ll call it.) For example, we have a newRead more…
Saint Kitts is a beautiful volcanic island, and probably my favorite of the islands we toured on the cruise. My sister has a copy of the book 1,000 Places To See Before You Die and in that book is Rawlins Plantation Inn which is aRead more…
This is week two of the weekly Recipe Roundup, where I post the online recipes I’ve used over the past week. Brown Sugar – Brown sugar is made by adding molasses to cane sugar. To me, that’s a pretty strange thing to do, because molassesRead more…
