City life in Boston, 'burbs, New England, and beyond. Find out what to do, where to eat, where to g My life in the city raising two kids.
We take classes, travel, cook, dine out, see shows and play. City Living (Boston) is all about what to do in and around Boston, recipes to make, and restaurants to visit. I always include some food for thought and a little recap of our adventures here in New England or somewhere across the world.
we never need an excuse for tacos
but it is Tuesday
and it is May 5
05/04/2026
Testing a little something for mother’s day breakfast. baked ricotta with rhubarb (instead of stone fruits) and ricotta.
(Henry’s on the fly rhubarb lemonade in the background adding a nice extra accent colour)
04/29/2026
caught on camera again by mid-falling in love with yet another beautiful, delicious, and multiplicitous dish set in front of us
lamb laffa bread, tahini, amba, shifka, schug
All the condiments were delicious. Prudence and I were head over heels for the shifka’s heat and acid, with the bright green in colour and flavour of the schug a close second. Lucas was all about the mango amba which was pretty darn perfect too. Perhaps the ideal was actually a carousel ride of dipping from one to the next to the next; giddiness ensues.
When in Brooklyn Heights, I have a few favourite stops. Al Badawi is such an oasis. The food is so tasty and their za’atar is the best I have ever had. Portions are generous and I always leave with a little za’atar with my leftovers.
We had the hummus and the chicken and za’atar flatbread.