The buzz around Cambridge is definitely the big nor’easter that passed through here in the night Thursday, leaving a foot of new snow on the ground, making roads impassable and closing schools a day early for the winter break. We’ve got nearly 17 inches in our front yard, and I spent the better part of […]
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The previous owners of our home, who built the house, said they weren’t trying so much to build a solar structure as to capture the views looking toward Vermont. We’ve discovered that these windows, facing south-by-southeast, provide all the daytime heat we need when the sun is shining. In fact, our comfort inside the house […]
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We hit the jackpot at the food co-op this week. Among the offerings from our Boston seafood vendor was fresh, cleaned squid. Have I mentioned how much we love fried calamari? My method for preparing this delectable cephalopod is pretty simple. I don’t use any kind of bread crumbs, just corn starch. It’s much lighter […]
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