The gardens at Booty Family Farm are being put to bed, so it’s time to store up some of the goodness for the winter. Here’s a photo of Matt on the tractor and Stephen on the ground downloading a load … Continue Reading →
When Elsa first requested to go to Aunt Jane’s After-School Cooking Class, she asked to make a soufflé. I, naturally, went right to my America’s Test Kitchen gazillion-recipe bible and found a recipe for a cheese soufflé ~ perfect! Except … Continue Reading →
Late August is sublime in Center Sandwich, not only because the crowds are thinning, the nights are cooling, and the lake water is silky, but also because the organic gardens next door at Booty Family Farm are booming! As soon … Continue Reading →
It’s a hot day in August, so what’s a dog to do? Go swimming, of course! Dogs aren’t allowed at the town beach on Squam Lake, but there are plenty of other places to find water. Beede Falls is a … Continue Reading →
Elsa’s in the kitchen! Our weekly playdates have evolved into “cooking school,” and this time we’re making Chocolate Almond Oat Bars made with eight delicious, wholesome ingredients: chocolate, peanut butter, honey, butter, almonds, dried cherries, oats, and a wee bit of … Continue Reading →
One of the great pleasures of living in Sandwich is that Squam Lake is in our backyard. The land of snow mobiles and bob houses in winter (think ice fishing) transforms into a boaters and swimmers paradise in summer. At … Continue Reading →
When I’m not sleeping in my bed, it is always made. When I was little, my mother made my bed every morning, but when I was old enough to master such advanced techniques as “nurses’ corners,” the task fell to … Continue Reading →
Our dog Beau alerts us to visits from neighbors in two ways. If it’s a human neighbor, he’ll bark, making a racket along with Gracie, but if it’s an animal neighbor, he’ll stand very still, staring out the window with … Continue Reading →
How can an ingredients list so short result in a cookie so ridiculously delicious? Two words: coconut & chocolate. I rest my case. If you’ve made quiche and have two egg whites left over (or custard or ice cream), you’re … Continue Reading →
Time to head west to the mountains! After enjoying sun and sand on North Carolina’s Outer Banks and Ocracoke Island, we spent the Memorial Day weekend with friends in Chapel Hill then hitched up the Casita and headed west to … Continue Reading →
