In the Bag
A couple of weeks ago, I spent the morning with my good friend, Ellen. She invited me to join her in attending a master class at Berklee College of Music in… Read More
Tuscan White Bean and Kale Soup
This past week with maybe one exception, Mother Nature has made it clear that the cold weather has arrived and it is time to break out the gear to stay warm outdoors.… Read More
Homemade Vanilla Extract
I remember when I was in elementary school, one of my teacher’s told my mother that I was a “clock-watcher”. He wasn’t wrong and I admit that to this day, I still… Read More
Copper Kettle Bakery
About a month ago, I logged into my Word Press to find a comment on a post from last Spring. I did not know the person who commented, yet she told me… Read More
Chicken Paprikash
Have you ever been struck by lightning? I have. Twice. Of course, I am writing metaphorically here. I have been struck by events that altered my life in the blink of an… Read More
Tailgate Brownies
It has been five weeks and forty-eight hours since we dropped our younger daughter at college. Am I marking time? Yes, indeed because we have reached our first milestone, Family Weekend!!! I… Read More
The Blue Ox
The city of Lynn, once a bastion of manufacturing (shoes in particular) has some really great things going on, not the least of which is a female mayor, but that’s for another… Read More
Outstanding in the Field Dinner at Wishing Stone Farm
It’s tough to plan your schedule six months out, but sometimes it’s definitely worth it! After a friend emailed me last March about an interesting dinner happening in August, I purchased a… Read More
Serena, Joan and The Kitchen
Happy Labor Day Weekend Kitchen Scout readers! Can you believe it is September? Where did the summer go? I had a restaurant review ready to go for this week’s post, but I… Read More
Fettuccine with Fresh Corn Pesto & Bacon
I’ve mentioned it before, but I truly do love libraries. This love dates back to when I was young, but has followed me through most of my life. We had a beautiful… Read More
Summer Recipes
Hi everyone, It’s Thursday morning and the house is almost completely quiet except for the noise of some cars driving by and the hum of our fridge. My husband is off to… Read More
Summer Squash, Corn & Tomato Gratin
Well, the vacation I was referring to in The Pink Holiday came to an end this past Sunday. While I am so happy to be home, I am also thinking a lot about our… Read More
