Toby and I recently returned from a wonderful week spent in Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island on the southern coast of Maine. We’ll be celebrating our fifth year wedding anniversary this fall, and we wanted to get away to celebrate, but since the baby is due in November, we moved up our plans to make it a summer trip. My parents were graciously … Continue reading Dining on Mount Desert Island
This week, Toby and I had the chance to go to see a show put on by Christopher Kimbell and America’s Test Kitchen, held at George Washington University. Our dear friend, Joan, was visiting us and kindly offered to watch our little one, so we made a night of it with a quick dinner beforehand. We tried out Beefsteak, the new *mostly* vegetarian eatery by … Continue reading An Evening with America’s Test Kitchen
On our recent trip, we spent a few days in Montreal with Toby’s parents. It was great to see them and we were greeted on our arrival with homemade shrimp and pork wontons – love them! My mother-in-law was kind enough to make them again later in the week and walk me through making them, so watch for a future blog post on those! Toby … Continue reading Quebec City – A Foodie Adventure
This past weekend, I rediscovered a small jar of brandied sweet cherries in red wine in my fridge that I made a few weeks back from Liana Krissoff’s Canning for a New Generation cookbook. I originally set out to make this recipe to gift a couple jars to my mom to celebrate her retirement. Her drink of choice is a Manhattan, with extra cherries. So, … Continue reading Cocktail Research
Half Pint Garden 