Lemonade and Lighthouses…

As adults with careers and mounting responsibilities, it can sometimes be difficult to schedule or plan get-togethers with my longtime friends. Gone are the days of impromptu house parties and bar crawls where we’d all end up sleeping on couches in whatever cramped apartment had room for us by the time the sun was rising […]

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Celebrating Mom and Food…

The weekend is simply not long enough, and I am neither ready nor prepared to return to work this morning after such a busy past couple of days filled with good food, lovely locations, and quality time with friends and family. It just seems unfair not to have an extra day to rest and ease […]

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Last Lobsters of The Season…

With a planned trip to New Jersey and the Jersey Shore happening in just a few short days (and I’ve been keeping an eye on Hurricane Lee’s path as it starts to make its way up the East Coast,) this week is all about tying up loose ends at work and with errands/last minute to-dos […]

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Cookout Classics: Grilled Shrimp and Steak Surf n’ Turf

To say that the weather here in New England throughout the month of July (so far) has been unpredictable and not particularly ideal would be a understatement. Non-stop rain, flash flooding, tornado watches/warnings- it’s been a bit of a mess, and the sporadic days of uninterrupted sunshine are something to be cherished, savored and enjoyed […]

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“Summer Breeze, Makes Me Feel Fine…”

I’m not entirely sure when I decided it was a goal or a “to-do” checklist item for my Summer of 2023- but I decided this would be the year I’d try as many lobster rolls as possible in as many locations as I could find- and believe me when I say there’s no shortage of […]

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Local Loves: The Beach Plum

One of my favorite things about living in New England during the Summertime is that there is no shortage of great seafood and lobster shacks in any given direction, but there’s a few in particular that are especially near and dear to my heart-not just because they’re a long-standing tradition- but because their location is […]

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Local Loves: Smithsonian Chowderhouse

With temperatures anticipated to dip down to about -30 this weekend (please help me,) there’s no better time to enjoy a piping hot bowl of soup and/or a toasted popover with melted butter to warm my hands, bones, etc. And while I’m quite fond of making stews or bisques on my own- sometimes it’s nice […]

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Local Loves: Captain T’s

Is it truly Summer in New England if I haven’t had some fried clam strips? The short answer is no, no it isn’t- and given that we’re approaching the end of July- I wanted to rectify that by checking out a newer local seafood spot that recently opened up in Barre, Massachusetts. Captain T’s sits […]

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