A little bit about me
Hi, I'm Karen. Spend a few minutes with me as I travel the back roads of New England and beyond. I'll share with you great food, interesting places and enjoyable pastimes that I find along the way....no matter where in the world I happen to be.
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Recent Posts
- Candied Flowers…Perfect For A Special Occasion
- Stir-Fried Beef With Broccoli, Peppers And Onions
- Apple Blossom Time In New England
- Harira, A Moroccan Chickpea And Lentil Soup
- A Spring Walk At The Edge Of The Woods
- Grilled Lamb Chops With Tapenade Over Fennel Couscous
- Sicilian Pasta With Saffron And Cauliflower
- Chef Inspired Burger Stuffed With Blue Cheese
- Spring is here…Let’s Start Gardening
- Braised Short Ribs With Wild Mushrooms
- Chinese Five Spice Scallops With Mandarin Orange Salad
- Panna Cotta With Balsamic Strawberry Sauce
- Porchetta…An Italian Classic
- Chicken With Green Mole Sauce…Simplified
- Beef And Guinness Pie…An Irish Tradition
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Tag Archives: cottage
Welcome To Our Summer Cottage
Welcome to our summer cottage. If you have followed my blog from the beginning, you read “Let’s take a ride” and “Needs a little work“. They are the background on how we discovered our summer cottage and the work that … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, cottage, design, Home, kitchen, lifestyle, renovation, Summer
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A SLICE OF SUMMER ON A PLATE
A piece of blueberry lemon curd tart is like a slice of summer on a plate. I usually make this tart when we are spending the 4th of July at our home in New Hampshire where I have twenty-six wild … Continue reading
Needs a little work
The location was perfect…on a lake with its own little beach, in a picturesque small town in the Lakes Region of Maine only two hours from our New Hampshire home. You know what everyone says, “location, location, location”. It was … Continue reading
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Tagged cottage, Home, Lakefront, lakes region, lifestyle, Maine, renovation, Summer
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Let’s “take a ride”
So many people wish they could have a little place to escape to…by a lake, in the mountains, on a sandy beach or wherever their dreams take them. No matter where, no matter how small a place we find, we all … Continue reading
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Tagged back roads, cottage, everyday life, Journal, lifestyle, Maine, needs a little work, on the lake, summer cottage
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