Our house is currently under construction (new bathroom, so exciting!) so we’ve basically been living a messy, dusty space for a few weeks now. We’re nearing the end of the reno and I came across a posting about Wild Folk Studio, a local florist who offers weekly/monthly deliveries based on what’s available seasonally (Caroline, the florist, also does custom arrangements or can base the bouquets on your decor.)
In the height of late 90s Friends craziness, I remember reading in a magazine that Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox ordered Cobb salads for lunch every day for the duration of the sitcom. At the time I could not fathom eating the same thing for lunch for years, let alone a salad.
Winter in New England is notoriously brutal, with temperatures often hovering just above freezing, even in a unusually mild year like this one. Combine the icy cold temperatures with lashing winds and steam heat that seeps every bit of moisture out of the air, and my skin starts to look like the Gorton Fisherman’s.
When I was in college I went with one of my Brit Lit classes to a crazy, partially underwater reimaging of Othello at The American Repertory Theater (ART) in Cambridge. Ever since then, ART has been one of my favorite theaters in the area, and we were lucky enough to catch Three Pianos and Porgy and Bess (before the same show hit Broadway) last year.
We took a decidedly New Englandy approach to New Year’s Eve this year. We lit a fire in the fireplace and cooked, baked and watched Sleepless in Seattle while drinking our champagne, staying out of the cold and in complete hibernation mode. It was cozy and romantic, though a small part of me missed being surrounded by revelers cheering on the New Year as the ball dropped.
One of the best recipes of the night was a garlic soup based on Food and Wine’s simple recipe. We switched out the onions for shallots, the sweet paprika and cayenne for smoked paprika and a bit of sriracha sauce and used day-old gluten free English muffins to soak up all the goodness.
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