We are coming out of the tail end of an unexpected and extraordinary heat wave here in New England, with temperatures hitting the high nineties and occasionally cracking into the triple digits. It’s expected to break at some point tomorrow or Friday with rain and a much-needed cool-down – but in the meantime I’ve been […]
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It’s been a hot minute or two since I shared a beverage recipe here on ‘Coffee & Chiffon‘, especially one so aesthetically pleasing and pretty as this one! I’m more of a food recipe enthusiast, but when I saw this one making the rounds on social media – I knew I had to try it […]
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There were a lot of things I loved about my recent trip to Italy, but something I was asked about a lot by friends, family and co-workers upon my return was how the food had been. The short answer is, of course, amazing – but I can’t stress the love and passion behind every meal […]
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Like a lot of people (I’m assuming), I’m typically a little weary when I see recipes or “life hacks” on social media that are cut/edited in a way to look ridiculously quick or simple – only to be anything but when it comes to trying them out in real life. Key ingredients or crucial steps […]
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I want to preface this post by saying that I am not typically a fan of PEEPS. While my mother, a die-hard loyalist to the sugary, marshmallow monstrosities, will try and and all flavors that get churned out – I usually skip right over them at Eastertime and head directly to the chocolate bunnies or […]
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Of all the things I am in terms of my heritage and where my family originates from, French-Canadian and English pretty much take up the bulk of the percentages, and while there’s the smallest of small amounts of Irish in me on my mother’s side – it’s not nearly enough to count. It never stopped […]
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It’s not often I get snowed in while visiting my mom in Central Massachusetts. In recent years, I’m usually at my apartment or in my neighborhood within the Pioneer Valley when the bigger storms hit – and I pass the time waiting for plows and sanders by binge-watching comfort movies or my favorite television series, […]
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With yet another Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl coming our way this weekend, I’ve been trying to plan a dish that can not only feed and please a crowd, but could also provide some warmth and a little comfort given the recent drop in temperatures and uptick in snowstorms here in the Northeast over the […]
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