At our house we have not wasted any time getting into a summer vacation routine. Last year I was pretty lax about letting the kids be kids and structure fell (somewhat) by the wayside. That didn’t work so well for my kids. They like structure. They LOVE lists. They like to know what is happeningRead more
This past weekend we took the kids to Boston for a little getaway. While it didn’t go exactly as planned (a.k.a. kids do not always behave quite as you expect), we were not going to let anything stop us from stopping in at Eataly located in the Prudential Center on Boylston Street. Oh my goshRead more
When I was a little girl we always had a bottle of molasses in our kitchen cupboard. It is my very first memory of seeing a food product. To the right of our stove in the upper cabinets the little glass bottle with the rabbit on it seemed like it was always there. I evenRead more
When we go to Boston we love to stay in Back Bay. One of our favorite places to grab a drink is Via Matta. They make the best, and we mean THE BEST, basil lime gimlet ever. It is refreshing and summery and the basil actually adds this incredible savory flavor that balances out theRead more
Every now and then our local market surprises us. We were in search of ice cream sandwiches for the kids the other day and instead found a very artsy pint of salted caramel ice cream from batch out of Boston. We knew we would love it just from the container. When we saw it wasRead more