Dining & Reviews

New Rivers

By On July 28, 2016

About a year ago, I started following the Instagram of a Providence, Rhode Island based restaurant New Rivers. It’s not a new restaurant, but a friend who lives in the city told me… Read More

Outside the Kitchen

Letting Go

By On July 21, 2016

You know, I had an idea for this week’s post.  And then I had another idea, and still one more. I plotted and planned how I might execute the two recipes I… Read More

Recipes

Zucchini Noodle Caprese Salad

By On July 14, 2016

I have mentioned before that I tend not to use a ton of gadgets in my kitchen.  I do have a couple of items that I’ve grown to love such as my… Read More

Outside the Kitchen

Photo Friday

By On July 7, 2016

I hope everyone enjoyed their Fourth of July weekend!  I heard from several of you that you made the Sauteed Onion & Yogurt Dip with great success.  As always, I thank you… Read More

Recipes

Sauteed Onion & Yogurt Dip

By On June 30, 2016

I once knew a person who referred to the 4th of July as the “halfway” point of the summer.  And I thought I could be a pessimist! Yet, here it is already… Read More

Dining & Reviews

Tiger Mama

By On June 23, 2016

There are three friends, Amy, Laura and Sheila with whom I have enjoyed many dinners and cooking classes over the years.  In fact, they were the “original companion diners” in my post… Read More

Recipes

Strawberry Gazpacho

By On June 16, 2016

In the wake of all the tragic news stories of this past week, including three horrific events that occurred in the Orlando, Florida area, it seemed somewhat frivolous to write an upbeat… Read More

Dining & Reviews

Lenox, Massachusetts

By On June 9, 2016

A few weekends ago, we spent just under 48 hours in Lenox, Massachusetts to celebrate a friend’s milestone birthday.  On the agenda was good food and drink, a little activity both in… Read More

Recipes

The Best Blueberry Muffins

By On June 2, 2016

This weekend, I am traveling to Maine to attend my 30th college reunion.  My emotions are somewhere between yikes and yippee. How can it be that long ago that I first stepped… Read More

Recipes

Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

By On May 26, 2016

The past two weeks have been jam packed. I'm sure you are in the same boat. Between my daughter's oral surgery that has resulted in a lengthy recovery period and… Read More

Recipes

Israeli Couscous Primavera

By On May 19, 2016

One of the recipes in that large stack served as inspiration for today's post. It fulfills three objectives. First, it will serve as another quick and easy dinner for weeknights… Read More

Travel

Prague, Czech Republic

By On May 12, 2016

Thank you so much for all the lovely comments you wrote on last week’s post!  I really enjoy hearing from you! Back in February, I did a post about one leg of… Read More