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Sunday Morning Coffee – July 23, 2017 – Readings & Recommendations

My dad snapped this photo from the window of his plane as it departed Minneapolis, en route for a visit to us in Boston. The back-and-forth between MSP and BOS is very familiar to me after over a decade living on the east coast and heading home for holidays. My parents are back in town … Read more

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Sunday Morning Coffee – July 16, 2017 – Readings and Recommendations

This week has had a balance of hot and temperate days. On the days that are cool for the summer months, I’m trying to take advantage of the absence of heat and cook some of the foods I usually avoid in stifling weather: this week, it was brownies, last week it was cauliflower cake. On … Read more

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Sunday Morning Coffee – May 28, 2017 – Readings and Recommendations

I hope everyone’s enjoying the weekend. These photos were from a few years ago when David and I took a road trip through Gettysburg and spent the Sunday and Monday of Memorial Day weekend visiting around the monuments and cemeteries and retracing Pickett’s charge. It was a somewhat chilly, misty weekend, which is kind of close to … Read more

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Sunday Morning Coffee – May 21, 2017 – Readings & Recommendations

After weeks and weeks of temperatures in the fifties, we’re finally starting to get some warmer weather. I’ve been back in the kitchen with a little more energy, gusto, and creativity, though sometimes my plans for a spring dessert (strawberry-rhubarb butter crumb bars) were thwarted by not wanting to turn the oven on in 90-degree … Read more

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Caramelized Onion and Goat Cheese Frittata

Here’s a simple, satisfying idea for a quick weeknight meal (which is what we chose to do) or a make-ahead Mother’s Day brunch for the upcoming weekend.

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Sunday Morning Coffee: May 7, 2017

It’s been a relatively slow but busy week with a full schedule at work and evenings dominated by Charlotte’s insistence on heading to the playground. She’s figured out the phrase “swing and slide make happy,” and we’ve been spending a bunch of time there, even on the days it’s been a bit rainy. While evenings are … Read more

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Sunday Morning Coffee: Menu Planning and Readings for April 30, 2017

It’s been a beautiful week, and we got a glimpse of close-to-summer weather yesterday. Charlotte’s been wild about the chance to get outside and is loving spending time on the swings and slides in the neighborhood parks. Here’s what I’ve been eating and reading this week:

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Sunday Morning Coffee: April 16, 2017

We’re celebrating Easter weekend and Marathon Monday as a family: my mom and dad came up, and I’m realizing it’s been pretty much a decade since we spent the holiday together. The weather was warm and gorgeous for Charlotte’s first egg hunt. She picked up on what we were doing pretty quickly, and loved finding the … Read more

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Stir-Fried Rice with Tofu and a Peanut-Mango Sauce

Every once and awhile, I hit upon a recipe that David raves about. He tries to be pretty honest about the dishes I come up with, letting me know what parts work well, where they could use a little more work. It helps ensure less-than-stellar recipes get more revisions before being finalized and posted (or … Read more