Category: restaurants

Date night: Maine Diner and a Movie

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, local fun, movies, restaurants

Date night last night was short, but great. We unexpectedly had a babysitter when I unexpectedly got out of work early, so we made the most of it. This date night consisted of dinner and a movie. Because with me it's all about the food, even though we had barely an hour before the show … Continue reading Date night: Maine Diner and a Movie

Conscious eating, Part 3

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, books, fitness, restaurants

So, now that more weeks have passed and I have totally not given the Women, Food, and God  (by Geneen Roth) approach a passing thought until today, I decided to recommit to some of the strategies I have learned along the weight loss way. Drink 16 oz of water before every meal. This can be … Continue reading Conscious eating, Part 3

Book Club at Mekong Thai

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, books, friends, quest for the best, restaurants

This month's meeting was at Mekong Thai in Wells. The six of us met there at 6pm and were given a nice table by the windows, which they opened to give us some fresh air (a 65 degree evening in Maine in late October? Booyah!). The wait staff was lovely, solicitous, and helpful. Lemon for … Continue reading Book Club at Mekong Thai

Girls’ Night

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, books, family, friends, local fun, restaurants, tweens

On the (rare) days when the male members of the family are off at work, but the females have the day off, we have a Girls' Night. Today, Girls' Nights started early, at 7:24AM. The men were out for the day so the females were left to  our own pursuits. This is what my daughter … Continue reading Girls’ Night

Quest for the best fried clams

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, family, local fun, restaurants, tweens

  Tom's Fried ClamsWe recently read an article in the York Independent newspaper rating local restaurants by how good their fried clams were. One of the restaurants mentioned was Tom's Fried Clams, located on Rt. 1 in York, Maine. We'd never been there, so off we went. We had a coupon to receive $4 off a clam … Continue reading Quest for the best fried clams

Late, late summer (but feels like fall) date night

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, local fun, restaurants

Yia Yia Pizza from Jimmy the GreekI took off early from work for a date night I planned with my husband last week. He said he wanted Thai food, so I was going back and forth mentally all day about where to go (Mekong Thai? Thai Rose? Thai 9?). Since I couldn't decide, I decided to … Continue reading Late, late summer (but feels like fall) date night

Fall!

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, baking, restaurants

Fall is a time when a young(ish) woman's thoughts lightly turn to...pumpkin muffins! What is a better harbinger of the new season? I ask you.  Pumpkin muffin is a term that should be used loosely; more of a suggestion than an edict. There are many different versions of the pumpkin muffin.  Here are a few:  … Continue reading Fall!

Magical thinking (or: the 80/20 rule revisited)

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, baking, fitness, health, restaurants

This summer, for the first time since losing weight, I put some back on. In reviewing my behavior over the past 3 months, I realized what happened: I reversed the 80/20 rule of maintenance. Instead of staying on track with eating 80% of the time so that the other 20% I could eat whatever I … Continue reading Magical thinking (or: the 80/20 rule revisited)

It’s all good

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, family, health, italian, local fun, restaurants, tweens

I was annoyed the other night, thinking that even though I was lucky to have had an extra day off from work this week, it had been all used up with medical appointments. Deciding to make them, scheduling them, dealing with insurance company in advance to try to make sure they didn't weasel out of paying … Continue reading It’s all good

Hey, we’re not ALL tourists!

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, family, restaurants, tweens

Here in southern Maine, our population multiplies exponentially in the summer. Some of the more popular restaurants are overrun, especially the good ones, so I usually am very forgiving. On Sunday morning, my daughter and I went out for doughnuts to our favorite donut-making restaurant, which I typically would avoid doing on a weekend morning in the … Continue reading Hey, we’re not ALL tourists!