Never again will I take our clean, safe water for granted. I came back to Boston from a weekend in New Jersey to find that somebody’s poisoned the waterhole. Sheriff Woody would not be pleased with that pesky water main break in Weston. It looks…
Recipes (for Disaster)
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Today: Smoothie operator.
Berry good (with a bit of basil): Handfuls of frozen organic blueberries and raspberries 6 leaves of organic basil 2 teaspoons of milled flax seeds 1/4 cup 0rganic vanilla yogurt 1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk Trust me on the basil. It adds tremendous kick (but…
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Today: Feeling lucky?
This nonsense marks my 100th post. To show my gratitude for those of you who have visited On Tap for Today since my first post, or stumbled upon it after searching for “garden tools,” or via ICLW, or the WordPress homepage, or the Bake Sale…
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Today: Hat tricks and maple treats.
That’s a P, not an F. Puck. We good? Good. As I sit down to write this (sure to be riveting) post, a news anchor is commenting on the “unprecedented number of intoxicated people” in the streets of Vancouver, as the start of the US…
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Today: Roses and chocolate and lobster, oh my!
Yes, you read that correctly. But no, I did not eat the wily crustacean. I did cook it though. I was ruthless. All in the name of love. And experiments. After battling through fixed menus and crowded restaurants the past few years, we had a…
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Today: Lovin’ the kitchen.
I am a huge fan of The Kitchn’s Weekend Meditations, and recently came across this older one about labor/love in the kitchen. I love that the weekend affords a bit of extra time in the room I like to consider my home office. Dana Veldon…
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Today: Chocolate-covered Oreos for Haiti
I think we’ve all be grappling with the unfathomable destruction and despair in Haiti. We’ve asked ourselves, what more can we do? Diana at The Chic Life might have the most tasty solution. She’s organized an amazing response, rallying bloggers to contribute baked goods for…
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Today: Special delivery.
Remember when Jaime and I exchanged packages? Welp, somehow I tricked Jessica into playing along too! The idea was that there are some things we just can’t find on one side of the border or the other. And what could be more fun that a…
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Today: Get the mail.
I’m not much of a risk-taker, especially when it comes to giving my home address to a complete stranger via the internets. I’ve just unintentionally set up this post to read like a stranger danger after-school special or Lifetime movie. Relax. I’ve not been mailed…