The Four Seasons Boston. Beantown. The land of a thousand universities. The city I will one day live, should I ever live in a city. It’s stunning, rich in history with a small town feel, but ever-so-cosmopolitan. I felt comfortable walking around at night, I loved the green parks, the shopping (of course) the food, […]
IT’s full on pear season, and let me tell you, I am in heaven. I love pears. Pear tarts, pear crisps, pear juice (LOVE pear juice), and now…pear chips. Pear chips. Well, apple and pear chips. Throw some thinly sliced fruit in the oven just before bed time, and when you wake up the next […]
Time has flown. Are you tired of hearing me say that? I’m sorry. But it’s so true. The past two months have literally slipped through my fingers like a handful of water. I remember Seven’s last day of school, going to a few Mommy/Son Movie Dates, and then, bam, the book launched, and the rest […]
I am here today to blow your mind. Not kidding. Mind. Blowing. Experience. You see, a couple of weeks ago, a video crew from LA flew here to my house (yes really!) to film me in my kitchen. Why, you ask? Well, you see, KitchenAid challenged me to come up with a fall baking recipe. […]
I’m still impressed. Three boxes of Kraft Recipe Makes in, and I have yet to be disappointed. The boxes with two complementary sauces, ready to add to your meats, veggies, pastas, whathaveyou. It makes your weeknight dinner taste like you spent all day, when in fact, you really just threw it all together. I can […]
I’m still not exactly back into the swing of things here at home. I think I have gotten used to room service and fancy restaurants serving me meals any time I get hungry, and for whatever reason, that just doesn’t go over really well here at the house. I mean, Seven will happily fetch me […]
I’ve got a gift for you today. It rhymes with delicious. You can thank me, and my friends at Safest Choice™ Eggs for it later. Yeah, they sponsored this post, and you are in for a real treat. So mark your calendars, folks…this is my first trifle on Doughmesstic. Ever. It won’t be my last. […]
Kids…I don’t even know where to start. I swear, it seems like only a few short weeks ago that I made the drive to beautiful Greenwich, Connecticut to attend (and write about) the Greenwich Wine and Food Festival. Little did I know that gorgeous October day that not only would I be wandering the grounds […]
Okay, sit down. Breathe. I am not the World’s Best Mom. There…I said it. I try to be good, though. I try. I make sure Seven eats. That he’s clean. That his clothes aren’t terribly un-matchy. He can read and write and is great with numbers. He (finally) ties his own shoes and wipes his […]
Have you heard of FROG Jam? It may be an Amish thing, I’m not sure. But the first time I saw it was when I was buying product for our store (when I used to have a store) way up in Ohio Amish Country. Fig. Raspberry. Orange. Ginger. Jam. Frog Jam. But at this time […]
I don’t know about you, but last fall/winter/spring…heck, even the first part of the summer…I was congested. Like, a never-ending walking puddle of mucus. Sometimes I had a cough. Sometimes I had a sore throat. Sometimes a head ache that wouldn’t quit. But always, always, alwayyyys – I had snot in the head. There should […]
Fish scares me. All those tiny little bones, I just know one is going to lodge in my throat. Shark scares me, too. Not the tiny bones part, I’m just frightened that maybe the shark will lodge one of my ribs in its throat. Give and take, I guess. But…it’s time to branch out. Try […]