A December Weekend
This morning I woke up to sunshine, blue skies, 50 degree temps and a bright sparkling river outside my living room window. We bought our Christmas tree this weekend so the house smells like the...
View ArticleHoliday Prep
Sorry for the silence. Michael came home on Friday and we’ve been busy wrapping gifts and watching holiday movies, including one of my all-time favs, Elf! [Photo Source] We’ve also been running...
View ArticleChristmas in Pictures
We had a great holiday. Hope you did too. My mom is still here so I won’t spend my short time with her writing a long post but here are a few highlights in pictures. Eli waiting patiently for a little...
View ArticleNew York New Years
Our new years eve started out great. We went on a long run in Central Park with Eli. We did a bit of exploring and walking during our run so it was on the slower side. It’s so easy for the distance to...
View ArticleEveryday Eats 2
It’s been a while since I’ve done an Everyday Eats post. I take photos for it almost everyday so it’s never far from my mind. But, I need enough time between posts or else you’d be seeing 15 pictures...
View ArticleTofu Vegetable Stir Fry
First let me say that I wish these photos had turned out better. This was such a tasty meal but I was hasty with the photography. What can I say, it was late, there was good TV on and I was hungry!...
View ArticleNew York, New York Part 2
If you missed part 1 click here. After an event filled Saturday we took it a little slower on Sunday. We had a late breakfast at a little diner by my sister’s house. I had a bagel which wasn’t worth...
View ArticleKale, Potato and White Bean Soup
Last night I had a dream that I looked out the window to see the trees blooming with a million pink buds. Then I woke up and all the branches were still bare and surrounded by piles of gray snow. I’m...
View ArticleWeekend: This and That
Oh daylight savings, how I love thee. I know this morning was rough but how nice is it to have extra sunlight in the evenings? I taught at 4:30 yesterday afternoon and it was still light when the class...
View ArticleLentils and Rice
This box of spanish rice has been my nemesis forever. I bought it at least a year ago when we were still living in Noe Valley. I have no idea why I bought it. Maybe for burritos or taco salads?...
View ArticleWeekend Mashup
What a strange weekend we just came off of. Warning: long post ahead. It all started Friday morning when we woke up to news that one of the two suspects in the Marathon Bombings had been killed, the...
View ArticleCoconut Rice and Lentils
Every night Michael calls me on his commute home from work. We then proceed to have the same conversation that we always do. Me: “What do you want for dinner?” Him: “I don’t know, what do you want?”...
View ArticleGallows and Ballparks
I officially deem this past weekend the first of the spring season. The weather was lovely all weekend and we got out and about more than we have in a long time. I love the spring in general; I love...
View ArticleWeekend Eats (Thus Far)
Happy Memorial Day Weekend. I thought I would pop in to say hello considering I’ve been less than consistent with my posts lately. We are hanging out in town this weekend; it’s been rainy and cold so...
View ArticleAround Boston
The rest of our long weekend was much better than the first part. The weather improved and we are able to get out and around Boston a lot. I’ll start where I left off. On Sunday morning we woke up late...
View ArticleGluten-Free Pasta Salad
Michael really likes pasta. I’m not the biggest fan. I’d much rather have bread or quinoa or rice than pasta. But, as the temperature has crept the idea of a cool pasta salad for lunch or even dinner...
View ArticleMashed Potato Stuffed Peppers
This dinner felt more fall-like then summer-like but while cruising around on Tastespotting yesterday I ran across this recipe and couldn’t resist making a version of it right away. Two of Michael’s...
View ArticleQuick Weeknight Dinner
During the week and actually most the time, I’m all about quick dinners. Besides my quinoa stuffed peppers and maybe my chocolate chili, most of my recipes take less than 30 minutes. I just don’t like...
View ArticleWeek In Review
Happy Sunday! Just popping in to share some of the images from this week. Eats, sights, rings, the usual. Dinner with Naina on Wednesday night. We met at Forum which just re-opened after the Marathon...
View ArticleFall Vegetable Stew
Yesterday I mentioned that I made a fall vegetable stew on Sunday. The last bits of summer have started to dissipate and fall is leaning in as the trees turn red and yellow. Almost every porch in our...
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