Since the big lay off on Tuesday, I knew I had to completely over haul my eating habits and budget considering at one point I was eating all three meals out at restaurants! That is certainly not going to cut it considering my current financial state. So I knew grocery shopping was completely a necessity. […]
The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to 200-300-and 400-Calorie Meals
New book alert! Look what came in the mail! The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to 200-300-and 400-Calorie Meals by Chef Ed Jackson and Heidi McIndoo of Boston. Chef Jackson graduated from the Culinary Institute of America and has experience working at Boston area restaurants including Tremont 647. He also has his own video cooking series called […]
My eats from last week
I haven’t done a round-up of my eats from last week in two weeks! I am going to save all the exciting and tasty food I had at the PGA National Resort this past weekend for its own post, but up until that I had a few meals to share at home and around town […]
Worthwhile reads from the web this week
Here are my worthwhile reads from the web from last week 12/10: 10 Hearty Soups from www.lifescript.com are perfect for cold temperatures ahead. I especially want to make the Pasta & Bean Soup which seems easy, healthy, and most importantly cheap to make! Speaking of soup, Eat Yourself Skinny’s Olive Garden Inspired Minestrone Soup sounds […]
Laid off and lovin it?
The big news in my life is that yesterday my “day job” laid me off because of a restructure in the company. I worked there for 6 years, so it was completely shocking and upsetting. I am unsure how I feel about the whole thing and am maybe not loving it yet (as the title […]
Worthwhile reads from the web this week
Here are my worthwhile reads from the web from last week 12/3: I love the Skinny Kitchen round-up of Hanukah recipes which could also be great for any holiday or year round even. Especially this meatloaf recipe! Comfort food at its best! The Skinny Beet posted a Holiday Shopping Guide for Food Lovers. If I […]
Worthwhile reads from the web this week
Here are my worthwhile reads from the web from last week 11/26: Food & Wine chose their list of Best Grilled Cheese in the U.S. which included two Boston area spots: Roxy’s Grilled Cheese and Formaggio Kitchen! This recipe for Eggplant Rollatini with Tomato-Basil Sauce from Weight Watchers sounds like a good meal for Meatless […]
Wine and cheese party at my place
Don’t you just love it when you upload photos from your camera and come across tons of pictures you haven’t yet downloaded from ages ago? That is pretty much what just happened. I saw my summer photos from my little, casual gathering and couldn’t resist doing a post! Summer in the North End is packed […]
My eats from last week
It’s been a busy couple of weeks and I realized I hadn’t shared my eats from last week. So here is a round-up of my eats from the past two weeks! Since I had lots of days off for turkey day, I haven’t gone grocery shopping too much, so a few delicious lunches at my […]
December Events in Boston 2012
Event: Drink Craft Beer’s Fall To Winter Fest Date: November 30 – December 1 Website: https://drinkcraftbeer.com/falltowinterfest Event: Thrillist’s Martini Cocktail Week Date: November 30th – December 14 Website: https://images.thrillist.com/MartiniCocktailWeekGuideBOS Event: Anthem Private Holiday Shopping Spree Date: December 1 Website: https://www.anthemevents.com/store2011/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=363 Event: 5th Annual Ugly Christmas Sweater Pub Crawl Date: December 1 Website: https://www.eventbee.com/v/bostonypa/event?eid=920959333 Event: The […]