Reviews of recipes & restaurants in Connecticut and beyond
Food Blogger. Writer. Literature teacher. Follow my adventures as I review CT restaurants and food spots, and try my hand at new recipes.
Stratford’s 3rd annual “Blues on the Beach” is happening tomorrow, July 20th, at Short Beach from 2-9pm. Seven bands will be featured including: Twice Around, Off the Grid, and Pimpinella’s For all you foodies, the Short Beach concession will be open and there will be food trucks! LobsterCraft will be selling lobster rolls Crepes by […]
MoreWe enter under the large stone archway marking the entrance to the seaside park. I was not expecting such a grand landmark to the park I possibly visited with my grandparents as a kid. Vague memories of watching old men play bocce ball by the beach start to surface in my mind. As we slowly […]
MorePop Shop is back! Mark your calendars! When: August 18th Location: The Shops at Yale, Market Island, 30 Broadway, New Haven, Connecticut TIME: 11am – 5pm Stay tuned for more info to follow! You can always check out the Pop Shop website and FaceBook page.
MoreTent and sleeping bags, check. Hiking shoes, check. Rain gear, check. Flashlights, lanterns, bugspray, sunscreen…check, check, check, check. Have you guessed it? I’m going camping! Several times a year as a kid we would dig our hiking boots out of the back of the closet, pack up our duffles and sleeping bags, and meet at […]
MoreGet ready for burgers and shakes delivered on roller skates! Sonic Drive In is coming soon to Milford!! Sonic will be taking over the existing Arby’s located at 1365 Boston Post Road in the Milford Crossing Shopping Center (near the Westfield Connecticut Post Mall). No opening date has been set yet, but you can read […]
MoreToday is the first day of beach days with coolers packed with lunches, barbecues of wonderful things grilled to perfection, and cold, sweet summer treats that melt and run down your hands as you race to eat them. Yet, as the sun sets while I write on this beautiful Summer Solstice, I am reminded of […]
MoreHave you heard the news? Dunkin’ Donuts is going to offer gluten-free cinnamon sugar donuts and blueberry muffins by the end of this year! These two gluten-free options will be pre-packaged to prevent cross contamination. Bloomberg.com reports that Dunkin’ has recently tested the products in some Massachusetts locations and has received such a great response […]
MoreThe package was waiting for me on the porch; a lovely, large cardboard box which surely meant a surprise. I still get excited when I receive things in the mail – packages, catalogues, cards, letters – like a little kid. I carried it inside the house and started my little game I play before I […]
MoreONE button. That’s all it takes to uncork a bottle of wine with the Electric Rabbit wine bottle opener. Seriously. ONE button. I don’t know about you, but I always have trouble opening a bottle of wine with a traditional bottle opener. I am that person who ends up with the bottle of wine between […]
MoreWater, water, everywhere, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink. – Coleridge, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, 1798 Water. H2O. “Water, water, everywhere.” I often wondered where that saying came from, and I didn’t realize it was from Coleridge until recently. Our bodies are made […]
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Savory Sweet Eats 