The Deep Freeze…

It can prove to be difficult to make any short or long-term plans here in New England, particularly in the Winter when the weather is at it’s most unpredictable. I have a flight planned to North Carolina this coming weekend, and I have been obsessively and frantically checking the forecasts and radars for any inclination […]

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Cider and Hungry Caterpillars…

In an effort to return to some sense of normalcy and lightheartedness after the events from earlier this week, I thought now would be a good time to share some photos and snippets from last weekend in what I consider to be the “calm before the storm,” so to speak. Last weekend was the annual […]

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Local Loves: Gombo

For as far back as I can remember, since I was a kid, I think- I’ve had a fascination and deep love for New Orleans. The history, the music, the culture and the food. I’d been planning a stay down in Louisiana pre-COVID (that obviously had to be postponed as a result) and am now […]

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Local Loves: Green Haus Café

Between the recent periods of torrential rain/flooding, snow squalls, and then sporadic bursts of sunshine and high temperatures (AKA January in New England, everyone!) it’s nice to just escape the outdoors- even for an hour or two- and cozy up somewhere warm and filled with both greenery and caffeine. Thankfully, Green Haus Café – located […]

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Pre-Flight Check-In…

This week is a busy one for me, with working my full-time job, tying up some loose ends, running last minute errands and carefully packing for my upcoming three-week stay in Southern California. Given how long I’m going to be gone and how far from home I’ll be- I want to make sure I don’t […]

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Local Loves: Davenport Maple Farm

Happy Maple Week, everyone (or one of a few that typically take place throughout March and April!) This time of year, all the local maple farms and sugar shacks in and around my part of New England start offering their homemade syrups, sugars, candies and various other maple-infused goods to the public in the forms […]

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A Taste of Spring: Seared Scallops with Green Peas, Mint and Shallots

Now that we’ve (barely) survived another Daylight Savings Time and the first day of Spring is just a few short days away- I’ve been playing around with some of my favorite seasonal flavors/ingredients in the kitchen these past few days to get myself into a sunnier, warmer state of mind- especially since we’ve been getting […]

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Blessed and Grateful…

It might not feel like it all day every day, but I have so much to be thankful for this year (especially when compared to how things were going for pretty much everyone this time last year!) I’m safe, and healthy- something I’m especially grateful for given the recent scare I talked about in previous […]

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