Earlier this week, I went up to Boston for a few days for work. My trips are very short while there and usually consists of meetings with coworkers. The Somerville area is full of eclectic eateries and cafes. Whenever I visit, my first stop is Diesel Cafe in Davis Square. It is a locally sourced cafe with baked goods and handcrafted drinks. I always check out the display case to see what is offered. Their brown butter ginger scone looked amazing and I love anything with ginge

I never seem to get my rice portions correct. It’s either too much or too little. I think it has something to do with coming from a household that ate rice close to everyday. My father would make a fresh pot every day for dinner, so I am used to cooking for a family of four. I’ve had cravings for stewed tomatoes and found a great deal for vine ripened tomatoes at the farmer’s market. The recipe from Pinterest seemed easy enough and I was successful with my tomatoes. They were

Unitees is one of my favorite small businesses in the DC area. I have went from a shopper to a family friend over the years. I am always raving over the endless handmade creations. One of my favorites are their tie dye socks. A few eeks ago, they debuted their new and improved socks that fit us girls with thick thighs. I was so excited that I headed to thier warehouse to scope out the new colors. I picked up a few pair and went straight home to test them, and they do go all t

Holiday dinner in my household is nothing traditional. We have never been ham, turkey and sides kinda people. Each year we try something a little different. This year, my mom decided on having Italian food for Christmas. She said when I was a little girl, she would make lasagna because it could be cooked and reheated whenever we wanted to eat. We took that idea and ran with it. A week before Christmas, we were able to finally able to finalize the menu. My mom makes the best l