Monthly Archives: November 2010

I’m still on my Maine kick so I figured I would bring you all a little holiday cheer from Portland. In the midst of some low-key Black Friday shopping, my Aunt Barbara took my mom and I into a store … Continue reading →

This morning started out on line at The Standard Baking Co. in Portland: We picked up some goods for the ride home, including two stacks of the greatest gingerbread molasses cookies you’ll ever have: Then it was off to my … Continue reading →

My family likes to eat… a lot. We bond over food, we stand and talk around food, it’s how we celebrate the holidays. Our Thanksgiving meal started out with some “snickety snacks” while my Aunt Barbara was busy buzzing around … Continue reading →

Hi from Portland, Maine! My aunt, uncle and cousins live right outside of the city and we will be spending Thanksgiving weekend with them. The welcome sign as you enter the state reads, “Welcome to Maine the way life should … Continue reading →

Today did not go as planned. I was hoping to submit a paper that I’d been working on all week in the afternoon so that I would have the rest of the day to move on to other assignments and … Continue reading →

I was never the type of kid to snack on milk and cookies after school, so snack time in my neck of the woods is a bit of production. I like eating chopped up cucumber with extra virgin olive oil, … Continue reading →

In yesterday’s post I gave the recipe for a simple stir-fry that I would be using for two lunches. Yesterday I paired half of the veggies with some mussels, and for today’s lunch I changed up the “leftovers,” sans-seafood, by … Continue reading →

When I went food shopping yesterday I stopped myself from picking up the usual salad-making vegetables, and instead decided to try something different. I typically throw together a salad or sandwich for lunch, but I thought a stir-fry would be … Continue reading →

I came home to Long Island this weekend to find no “Welcome Home Melissa” sign on my front door (my mom said that I don’t get one if I’ve seen her within the month), but very excited to be able … Continue reading →

The Capital Food Fight is a live cooking battle-meets food show that raises money for DC Central Kitchen. Amazing food from D.C.’s best restaurants all in the Ronald Reagan building? Check. Fundraising for an organization that provides both food and … Continue reading →