For as long as I can recall the Jordan Marsh blueberry muffin has been the reigning champion of great blueberry muffins. I’ve even had the original, and it was damn good, so good that when my daughter asked me to make blueberry muffins for her crew team that was the recipe I turned to, or tried to. I […]

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Last Fall when I attended Natural Foods Expo East I got a press bag filled with fun stuff, including Pure PB from Crazy Richard’s and I’ll confess it got forgotten in the back of my pantry, until I was sent a jar of Crazy Richard’s crunchy peanut butter to cook with and blog about. Now I am going peanuts […]

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  • April 24, 2015 - 8:45 am

    Peggy Gilbey McMackin - Hi Nancy, the peanut sauce looks interesting and I’ll bet my grandson would like this right over his ice cream!ReplyCancel

    • April 24, 2015 - 8:59 am

      nrlowell@comcast.net - Peggy, it tastes like Snickers!! I’ve been eating it with pretzels.ReplyCancel

I watched and heard the whole story unfold from closer than I wanted and when it was all over all I could think about was her last thought. When you live in a small town it is impossible to avoid other peoples’ business, and when there is a murder, especially one as tragic and gruesome […]

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  • April 22, 2015 - 7:22 am

    Quirky Chrissy - how horrifying. This is such a heart wrenching story.ReplyCancel

    • April 24, 2015 - 9:02 am

      nrlowell@comcast.net - Chrissy, I don’t know if I managed to capture how strange and awful it really was…ReplyCancel

  • April 22, 2015 - 7:43 am

    Peggy Gilbey McMackin - Hello Nancy, what a well written description for a horrific experience. A real depth of sadness in such tragedy.ReplyCancel

    • April 24, 2015 - 9:01 am

      nrlowell@comcast.net - Peggy, thanks. Tragic indeed. The ravages of mental illness.ReplyCancel

  • April 23, 2015 - 6:58 pm

    Cyn K - It must have been shocking even though they were casual acquaintances.ReplyCancel

    • April 24, 2015 - 9:00 am

      nrlowell@comcast.net - Cyn, it was truly surreal.ReplyCancel

Last Sunday I went to the 2015 Philly Farm and Food Fest, a one day event held in Philadelphia, and featuring all things farm, food and local. Whenever I go to one of these events I get a bit overwhelmed. There were over 150 producers and purveyors, so lots to see, taste, hear and then there […]

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  • April 20, 2015 - 8:12 am

    Jill - I saw another post about this and it looked like such a nice event! I wish I knew about food expos like this around me!ReplyCancel

  • April 20, 2015 - 9:13 am

    Kelly - I saw this on Peggy’s blog too. It looks like a great time. I wish we had one in Boston. Have a great week, Nancy!ReplyCancel

  • April 20, 2015 - 3:16 pm

    Peggy Gilbey McMackin - Hi Nancy, fun Post, and so true with so many wonderful vendors and producers to see and take in, in many ways its like having a really fun ‘job’, but working hard to fully maximize the experience. It was so wonderful to see you at the event and get a bit acquainted- though I did get a chuckle realizing how much you already know of a person through their writing. Thank you for the mention in your Post. Hope to see you sometime again in the near future,and as the warmer weather settles in our way!ReplyCancel

Spring officially started over a month ago, but it has been a slow, reluctant one this year. I haven’t felt the urge to switch out my clothes for the boxes in the attic, and I am still sleeping with an extra blanket on my bed. The cherry blossoms are blooming, the forsythia and crocuses have […]

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  • March 21, 2016 - 6:01 am

    Spring Has Sprung » Chefs Last Diet - […] year’s early spring is a stark contrast to last year’s when it seemed to stay cold forever. And though I feel a small degree of guilt for enjoying a mild […]ReplyCancel

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