by jocelyn_mitchell | Dec 16, 2022 | Eat
There are many reasons we miss Senait, our nanny of nine years… but one of them is this soup that she would make for us! Today I set out to recreate her bright yellow, creamy lentil soup, which is very different from the chunky and dark brown lentil soup that we are...
by jocelyn_mitchell | Nov 11, 2022 | Eat
Yay! It’s time to make amazing aged eggnog for the holidays! Every year, I follow Alton Brown’s Aged Eggnog recipe, let it age for at least two weeks, and it’s perfection throughout the holiday season. The only problem: What to do with the 12 unused egg whites from...
by jocelyn_mitchell | Sep 8, 2022 | Eat
Well, school has started! And with it the whirlwind mornings of getting young children up, washed and dressed, fed, and out the door on time without forgetting any of their stuff! There is so much to do in the morning that it’s important to do whatever we can ahead of...
by jocelyn_mitchell | Jul 16, 2022 | Eat
It’s wonderful living five minutes away from a Wegmans grocery store! There are so many amazing produce options to choose, including locally grown and organic. The sheer variety of some of the produce is overwhelming: even with a couple of the regular apple options...
by jocelyn_mitchell | Jul 15, 2022 | Eat
In the midst of New England summer, it has been amazing how fresh the berries taste! The produce in the USA is so juicy and freshly picked, and biting into a strawberry is a mind-blowing revelation. But the super-sized packages in the US mean that we are often getting...
by jocelyn_mitchell | Jul 12, 2022 | Eat
When you have fresh challah bread, there is really only one thing to do with it: make amazing French toast! Luckily, when we went to the Saturday morning Natick Farmers Market, we had picked up a challah loaf from Birch Tree Bread (along with one of their famous...
