Vermont and a Maple-Apple & Brie Quiche
I’m currently supposed to be at work, working, but I’m shirking a little bit and sitting outside in the freshly manicured garden to write to you about our trip to Vermont, because amazingly beautiful spring Sundays don’t come around all that often, and when they do, I’m pretty sure they shouldn’t be spent inside at … Read more
Strawberry Breakfast Cake for My Parents
Today is my parents’ 25th anniversary. 25 years! That’s a long time to be with someone. And I can’t imagine it’s a particularly easy thing to do, for them, or for anyone. But my parents are still cute together. They still hold hands. They still tease each other, and play. Two summers ago, our family … Read more
A Sunny Day and a Sandwich
I have been looking forward to today for a long time. Not just looking forward to, but needing. Craving. My office hasn’t had a holiday since New Years, and although I took two days off in February, I spent both of them on a plane. So today, on this beautiful spring day in Boston, I’m … Read more
Gingerbread 2011 – The Zakim Bridge
Just wanted to quickly share a few photos of this year’s gingerbread creation: a to-scale model of the Zakim Bridge in Boston. That’s just the kind of thing that happens when you have two civil engineering students who also love food. Some of you may remember last year’s treehouse, and pre-blog, we did a Romanesque … Read more
Apple Pancakes and Playing Hookey
Because I spent most of last weekend at the office, I took Tuesday as a comp day to try and make up for the beautiful fall weather we had on Saturday and Sunday. As soon as I had decided that, yes, I really was going to take my first day off of work, my mind … Read more
