Dinner-For-Two: Lobster Bisque Linguine

While celebrating a belated Galentine’s Day with my mother this past weekend where we participated in a mimosa-filled candle making class, I also took on the project of whipping up a delicious and filling dinner for the two of us once I’d brought her back to her house and was preparing to head home to […]

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Ice Castles, Fish Shacks, and So Much Celebrating…

To say I’m overwhelmed by the outpouring of love, excitement, and well-wishes over the course of the last couple of days for my birthday would be an understatement. While I had expected calls and texts from my family and closest friends as I entered my forties, what I hadn’t planned on was the volume of […]

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“Salt air, and the rust on your door…”

Although I had wanted to start sharing photos and recaps from my recent long weekend away on the Cape as early as this past Monday, by the time I had returned home on Sunday evening and crawled into my own bed with the air conditioning on full blast (the best way to sleep!) – I […]

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Local Loves: Rye Harbor Lobster Pound

When it came time to plan how I’d be spending my Fourth of July Weekend, there were only a couple of rules I had made for myself: No Cape Cod (because no matter what time you get on the road, you will be sitting in traffic for hours only to then wait in lines and […]

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Local Loves: Howard’s Drive-In

While there are many, many, many different road and seaside shacks in and around New England that offer plentiful servings of fried seafood, burgers, and/or ice cream – they are not all created equal – and over the years I’ve definitely stayed loyal to a few of my favorites. That’s not to say I won’t […]

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Game Day Eats: New England Clam Chowder

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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Cookout Classics: Shrimp Boil Skewers with Corn, Sausage and Potatoes

With Summer winding down and myself already looking forward to a collection of pumpkin, apple, and cinnamon-infused recipes I’ve been bookmarking over these past few months in anticipation of the Fall, I thought I’d share one final “Hurrah!” of a seasonal, cookout-friendly recipe – with a spicy kick, of course! – to prepare for any […]

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Come Sail Away…

With Hurricane Debby recently making landfall and causing a significant amount of rain here in the Northeast, my girlfriends and I were carefully monitoring this past weekend’s forecast and frantically trying to arrange a backup plan in case our long-scheduled boating excursion off the coast of Ogunquit, Maine fell through due to choppy waters and/or […]

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