I’ve found my new favorite thing and it is a Mason Shaker by W&P. We love mason jars for all sorts of things at our house and as a cocktail * coffee * smoothie shaker? Yes please. It all started years ago when I first met my husband who was finishing up his career with […]
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Deep-Fried Egg Yolks with Gluten Free Panko
For Christmas we received a gorgeous cookbook titled Sous Vide at Home by Lisa Fetterman. Fetterman has an incredible story, moving to the U.S. from China as a young girl and becoming obsessed with food & Michelin Starred chefs which then led her to work in some of the best kitchens in NYC. She ultimately […]
Gin & Tonic Gums
“THE GIN & TONIC HAS SAVED MORE ENGLISHMEN’S LIVES, AND MINDS, THAN ALL THE DOCTORS IN THE EMPIRE” – Winston Churchill While we might think of gin & tonics as a swanky bar drink, the history is actually quite the opposite. Gin was originally given as a medicinal treatment in Holland during the 16th […]
What I’m Reading
January. I’m a reader. I can remember being an eager middle schooler who used her piggy bank money to buy books by the stack at our local mall. I turned into a graduate student who collected books on modern dance and ballet and have since established quite the cookbook collection as well. With hundreds to […]
Remembering L’Espalier
On New Year’s Eve Boston’s iconic Back Bay restaurant, L’Espalier will close its doors after forty years. My husband casually mentioned this as we were eating dinner tonight much to my utter disappointment as I had hoped that we would return to celebrate our tenth wedding anniversary this summer. Ten years ago this coming August […]
Top 3 Christmas Cookies
With Christmas just seven days away we are sharing our top three Christmas cookie recipes from our archives. One of our favorites is our mincemeat chocolate chip. A cookie we never thought we’d be so happy with- the idea of mincemeat was always a little scary. This combination provides that cozy holiday flavor […]
Our Favorite Whale Cookie Cutters
My love of whales goes way back. Think the preppy period of the early 80’s. Bermuda bags in indigo blue with kelly green edging embroidered with a whale and my initials. Foil whale stickers and whale stampers from our local stationary store. Pink and green striped whales and whales on printed bags at summer boutiques […]
Little Belgians Speculoos Cookies
We fell in love with Little Belgians earlier this season for their adorable packaging and delicious speculoos cookies and s’mores kits. Speculoos cookies remind us of our honeymoon which was a road trip around England and Europe with one of our favorite stops being Belgium. With every coffee we ordered we were served a little […]