Nostalgia

Neapolitan Rice Krispie Treats

March 29, 2012
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Yes, this recipe was another inspired find via Pinterest. When will the intervention be scheduled? No, really, I’m not that bad. Honestly there’s a lot of junk swimming around the site now that it has become so overwhelmingly popular. That means that I get extra excited when I manage to come across an idea that […]

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Egg Cups and Soft-Cooked Eggs

March 26, 2012
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After 31 years of wanting an egg cup my mom sent me a pair of pretty purple porcelain ones last week. OK, so perhaps I’m exaggerating about the 31 years thing but it’s entirely possible that my Bread and Jam for Frances egg cup induced obsession began while I was still in utero. At the […]

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Cape Cod Sherbet

October 25, 2011
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It’s almost November and I can’t believe I’ve been in San Francisco for over 5 months. It still has a very unreal feeling honestly, probably because I’ve been working from home for my old company in Cambridge the entire time. But that sweet deal is wrapping up on Monday and I’ll officially be jobless. Whee! […]

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A Royal Wedding Giveaway: Walkers Shortbread Tin

April 25, 2011
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Note: This contest is now closed. Congratulations to Ashley (lucky number 15) who reported that Kate is allergic to horses. Hopefully she remembers her Claritin at the next Polo Match. Princess Kate cookies! OMG. Have you guys seen these? I was the lucky recipient of a very special, limited edition tin filled with an assortment […]

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Grilled Surprise Packages

June 22, 2010
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My grandfather, Edgar, passed away when I was in Kindergarten but even though that was 25 years ago I still have a host of lovely memories of the short time he and I spent together. I often fondly recall how he would let me sit on the kitchen counter while he mixed up a batch […]

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A Scratch & Sniff Valentine’s Day

February 4, 2010
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Hated or adored the polarizing holiday of the year is almost upon us. Thankfully it’s on a Sunday this year so we wont have to sit through the crush of delivered bouquets teeming with overwrought posies and yards of pastel ribbon at the office. My unfortunate floral allergy simply doesn’t have a chance against the […]

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Red Raspberries

November 23, 2009
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I’m feeling a little nostalgic this evening after arriving home to find a very sweet Thanksgiving card from my grandmother. I wont be with her for this holiday but I will see her in a few weeks at Christmas time. This means I’ll miss her annual roasting of an enormous turkey in the wood cook […]

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Happy Birthday Gram! A Guest Post of Sorts

June 11, 2009
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This is one of my favorite photographs of my grandmother and I. Look! It’s my natural hair color. Amazing… Anyway, today is my grandmother’s birthday. Happy Birthday Gram! Now she doesn’t own a computer and still uses a camera that holds actual film which has to be developed at the drugstore but she always takes […]

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