Tag: food

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

The garden’s last gasp

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, gardening, raising chickens

So I went out to see what was left in the garden, and was surprised to find that there actually was something left. A handful of cherry tomatoes, a japanese eggplant, and the sole orange bell pepper that was produced by that plant. There is also some basil, beets, carrots...lettuce and spinach coming up that … Continue reading The garden’s last gasp

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

(Chicken) Food for Thought

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, family, raising chickens

  To all my gardener friends and friends of friends local to Wells:  Want to do a good deed for your feathered fowl friends? Give us your tired, wretched masses...of produce! Reasons to bring your inedible, unappetizing, or otherwise unappealing garden food items to my house: Drive by and drop off! You don't even have to get out of … Continue reading (Chicken) Food for Thought

Paying by check

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

I was at Hannaford's in Kennebunk Saturday night, and after my transaction, I noticed that the (young, teenaged) cashier put aside my BLANK SIGNED CHECK next to the register. I asked if she printed my check (although I could clearly see she had not) and she said, "Oh, yeah; we usually do but it didn't print this … Continue reading Paying by check

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)

Plans that don’t work out

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

We decided to head over to Shaw's Ridge Farm Ice Cream, BBQ, and Mini-Golf a few days ago. I'd been wanting to go there for weeks and we finally had a day off together to go. I looked it up online, got directions, and saw that it opened at "11AM daily", but somehow missed the … Continue reading Plans that don’t work out

Late summer date night

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

When you have a babysitter, it's a shame to waste the opportunity to go out with your spouse.  We only had a little lead time (once we knew we had the babysitter) to organize the date, but we put our heads together and came up with a plan. First, we headed to Scarborough Downs. We … Continue reading Late summer date night