With Monday being a Massachusetts-centric holiday and also Troy’s last full day here in the Pioneer Valley before he returns to work on the West Coast (although we’re reuniting in Milan, Italy in exactly two weeks – and I still can’t believe it’s happening!) I thought I would take the day off from anything and […]
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Hello, April! It’s so good to see you! This week ahead is filled with birthdays (and celebrations for said birthdays), work obligations, and the possibility of some snow/sleet since Winter refuses to go out without a fight- but I love the sense of optimism I have at the beginning of each new month and my […]
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When my mother announced her plans for Easter- a multi-course dinner with multiple options for a small portion of our family- I was ready to kick back in jeans and a sweatshirt or- depending on just how lazy I was feeling- leggings and an long tunic so that I could immediately slip into a post-meal […]
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When I was a kid, I had an unfortunate experience with angel food cake that involved becoming violently ill after eating copious amounts of it mixed with watermelon slices and a package of Snoball coconut cakes before going swimming during the hottest day of Summer that year (nine year old me could not be tamed.) […]
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Do food comas typically last 48 hours? If you’ve ever spent a holiday at my mom’s house with my family- you’ll see that they most certainly can and often do. After last year’s Easter dinner- a beloved tradition for my brothers and I for as long as I can remember- was canceled due to the […]
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Coffee & Chiffon 