Going somewhere new can be a little scary. It’s like walking into the first day of kindergarten, and you’re not quite sure where you’re supposed to hang your sweatshirt or what shelf you are supposed to put your lunch on. You think you remember where the bathroom is, but you’re not entirely sure and so…
teo's
This past weekend, we had one of those days when no matter how young or crazy or artistic or different I attempt to think of myself, there was no denying my absolute American mom-ness. There were play dates and birthday parties, and we existed for the sake of the transport of our children from pool…
coffee for you
This is my Chemex coffee maker. I found it when I lived in Santa Fe and I proceeded to become a much more committed coffee drinker. It was just so pretty, and it makes a damn fine cup of coffee. Oddly enough, Chemex coffee makers are made about 15 miles from where I live now,…
leaves
No food today. Just leaves. (You’re still busy with those quinces anyway, right?) Sometimes New England is so well, New England. Just the sound of crunching leaves makes me feel home.
cream
In her book, Home Cooking: A Writer in the Kitchen, Laurie Colwin devotes an entire essay to the wonders of British cream.How did I not read this woman’s writing before? When my friend Janet shoved the book into my hands, I was hungry, I ate it up, and it hit the spot like a good…
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