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“A lifestyle blog with a focus on my food adventures”

Category Archives: Events

December 3, 2018 1st Birthday

Thought that this week I would share some fun birthday party ideas that we did for the kids. For my son’s first birthday we did a fish theme. Everyone had fun fish hats to wear that we picked up inexpensively from Party City and we had pool toys bouncing around the living room. I bought […]

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November 22, 2018 Happy Thanksgiving

There are so many things to be thankful for this year – good health, a roof over our heads, food on the table and good friendships. I am most thankful for my family. While I am not hosting this year, I am still doing quite a bit of baking and cooking. I was trying to […]

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November 14, 2018 Food Truck Festival

Sponsored Post The kids and I have been reading Food Truck Fest by Amanda Penfold and it has quickly become a night time favorite. The kids can recite almost all the words to this rhyming book by heart. So when we were invited to the Cape Cod For Truck Festival, it was a no brainer. […]

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October 24, 2018 WGBH Food and Wine Festival

This year Leah invited me to be her plus one at the WGBH Food and Wine Festival Brunch Bar. We spent the morning sampling some really tasty treats! Noca Provisions brought yogurt with house made granola and fresh blueberries Lone Star: Ancho BBQ pork tostada with chili roasted sweet potato, maple crema and cilantro The […]

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October 22, 2018 Picking Fruit at Shelburne Farm

Well, it’s been a minute since I’ve last posted – but that is because we are so busy enjoying the fall weather that I haven’t had a moment to get my photos and blog posts organized. Fall is my favorite season by far, light coats, crisp air, and of course, apple picking. We have always […]

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January 3, 2018 CambridgeSide Galleria Grand Re-Opening

Not sure if you’ve heard, but The CambridgeSide Galleria just got a makeover. To celebrate their grand re-opening they had local restaurants serving up light bites and local mixologists preparing some of their tastiest drinks. What restaurants were participating? Puritan and Co (top left – a delicious polenta dish), Dante, Cafe du Pays (umm those […]

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December 28, 2017 Massachusetts Cheese Festival

I’ve got this thing with cheese. I was excited to go and photograph the 2017 Cheese Festival that took place in Somerville at the Armory. This was the 5th year that the event took place and there over a dozen cheese makers and pairing partners in attendance. The event was sold out and people of […]

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December 27, 2017 Donut Rise and Rumble

There are a lot of food events out there, but not a many that let pastry chefs flex their culinary muscles. I had the opportunity earlier this year to attend the Sugar Rush event, but the Donut Rise and Rumble is the only other dessert event I have heard of. This is the fourth year […]

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December 24, 2017 Judging the Gingerbread House Competition

Every year it is such a fun treat for the family to get to go to the Boston Christmas Festival and judge the gingerbread house competition. This was our second year judging the competition but we have been going to the festival for over a decade now. Nothing says holiday season to me like gingerbread […]

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November 29, 2017 It’s About Time – Cooking with Michael Schlow

If you’re looking for holiday gift ideas, I always love giving cookbooks. Pick out your favorite recipe from the book (flag the page with a post it note) and pick up the ingredients the recipient will need to make the recipe. It makes a super cute gift basket! I already owned the Michael Schlow, “It’s […]

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