I shared details about x-mas eve eve, Christmas Eve – Feast of the Seven Fishes, and next up is the finale of the festivities: Christmas day dinner. After two nights straight of larger parties, Christmas day ended up shrinking down to just the bf and me and his parents. As usual, the bf’s mom had […]
Three days of Christmas fun has come to a close! The bf and I headed north of Boston for a x-mas eve eve party Sunday at his bro and wife’s house. Great times including food, drinks, plenty of babies, and the annual Yankee swap. On the menu? Buffalo chicken and artichoke dips, followed by ham, […]
Merry Christmas and happy holidays everyone! I went to the bf’s last night to celebrate Christmas Eve – Italian style, with the Feast of the Seven Fishes. There were so many fish dishes, I actually don’t think I even got a pic of every single one. But highlights were lobster macaroni and cheese, grilled shrimp, […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]