The reveal of our custom built California Closets walk in pantry in our 1850 farmhouse on the coast on Massachusetts. When we first moved into this house, we struggled with what to do with this long, empty room in the corner of the first floor. We first thought of having it as a mudroom, since…
Life in New England
coffee break.
Things have been C-R-A-Z-Y around here. So crazy, in fact, that I haven’t gotten around to successfully finishing a new recipe to share with you all this week. I had a couple that came close, but they just weren’t good enough. And I refuse to share anything that’s “close, but not quite”. So, next weekend…
an exciting announcement (and no, it’s not a baby)
A bunch of people have asked why I’ve been a bit absent and less engaged on social media, and lacking in the new recipe posts department (which is super sweet, by the way – thank you for your concern!), so I figure now is as good a time as any to share what’s been keeping…
Top 5 Recipes of 2017 + personal reflections
It’s legend that black eyed peas eaten on New Year’s Day will bring good luck for the new year. Since I feel like I’m a magnet for bad luck sometimes, I plan to make these cajun black eyed peas and eat the whole damn pot. 2017 was been a really weird year for me. Some good,…
lazy sundae: laziness and gratitude
Lazy, indeed. To be honest, that was yesterday. Lazy, lazy, lazy. I’ve had the week from hell and I desperately needed to sleep in ’til 8, eat a lazy breakfast of cinnamon rolls, and take a lazy shower where I just stand there under hot water for ten minutes. You know that thing where you…
lazy sundae: and finally, it’s fall.
These past few weeks have been terrible for the Caribbean and southeastern United States. They haven’t just been hit by a hurricane – they’ve been hit by multiple hurricanes. Families who came out of the first unscathed lost everything after the second. People who were already left homeless after the first natural disaster witnessed the…
Seabird Coffee: South Shore’s best new coffee shop
There’s been construction underway for a while at an adorable building across the street from one of my favorite breakfast spots, 5 South Main, in Cohasset. Eventually they put up a sign that said “Seabird Coffee, coming August 2017!” and I was super excited. I’m one of those people who loves a good coffee shop,…
lazy sundae: kthxbye, summer
I woke up this morning to the scent of someone’s wood burning stove wafting into our bedroom, accompanying the crisp ocean breeze. It’s one of my favorite smells because it’s a sign of cooler weather, and cooler weather = happy Leslie. Yankee Candle just can’t make that happen. Sorry, but it’s true. Even that seagull up…
lazy sundae: 11 happy thoughts
Things are completely insane in the world right now. Just… insane. I’m having a hard time processing it all, and I can only take so much sadness and anger for so long. So I’ve decided to take a moment and think about 11 happy things – join me, won’t you? Number one is the above…
Being A Salty Soul
No, not salt like the mineral with which we love to season our food. This post has nothing to do with food. I wanted to share this post with you all, regardless of being off topic to this blog. Who knows – if you guys are on board, maybe I’ll start incorporating more “lifestyle” posts along…
lazy sundae
This morning I woke up at 5:30AM to the sound of waves breaking against the seawall, the scent of salt water, a pastel-colored sunrise behind the lighthouse and a light breeze blowing the bedroom curtains. It’s the first time in weeks that it hasn’t been 80°F and 98% humidity first thing in the morning, and…
lazy sundae: cupcakes and kitchens
If you follow me on social media, you likely saw that I’m super pumped to have merch now! I also feel super awkward calling it merch. Products? Stuff you can buy? A post shared by Leslie Haasch | Stress Baking (@stressbaking) on Jul 18, 2017 at 3:03am PDT I suppose it doesn’t matter what…
Lazy Sundae: Noosa Brunch Recap
As you may have seen on Facebook or Instagram Stories, I went to the best brunch yesterday. A few weeks ago, I received an invite from Holly of Taste and See for a brunch that she was hosting sponsored by Noosa Yoghurt to celebrate their new Noosa Mates product. She said some other Boston-area bloggers were…
lazy sundae
It’s no secret that Nantucket is my favorite place in the country, but Provincetown is right up near the top of the list. When I have a day off from work in the middle of the week, I love to hop on the Provincetown Fast Ferry and spend the day in Ptown. My first stop…
lazy sundae/life update
Work/Blog/Life Balance People have been sending me messages asking why I’ve only had one post on the blog every week(ish), and while it’s not to know that you care and you’re looking to me for new content because you’re really enjoying it, I feel so badly that it seems like I’ve been slacking. I wanted…
lazy sundae
I finally got a new camera! It’s definitely not the latest and greatest, but it’s a major upgrade over my old one and I’m super jazzed about it. I picked up a Nikon D3400 DSLR with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR and 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3G ED lenses. I’ve just barely started messing around with it since I got it…
lazy sundae thoughts: nantucket dreams
I waited my whole life to visit Nantucket. Growing up, I watched the show Wings religiously. The quaint airport, the adorable little capes, the idea that the island is so small that every profession is filled by a single person (the mechanic, the taxi driver, the florist)… it seemed unreal to me. So last November,…
the last lazy sundae of april
It’s the last day of April (!) which means, tomorrow it’s gonna be May. Please tell me you laughed at that, because it’s been making me laugh on this day, every year, for years. I make no apologies for where I find my humor. Earlier today while I was making coffee, I looked out the…
lazy sundae
The sun is finally shining, the weather is finally warming up – it might actually be spring! The boyfriend and I went for a run this morning and the plan was to come back home, take showers, and then make breakfast. Sounds like a decent plan, right? Well, it was a decent plan until we…
lazy sundae
Happy Sunday, friends! We’re recovering from what I hope to be our last winter storm, and Penny is spending a lot of time staring longingly outside in hopes of soon frolicking on the beach. We ended up with mostly sleet, ice and a whole bunch of slush – so while we didn’t end up with…
lazy sundae
Aw, did I get your hopes up that this would be ice cream? Well, lucky for you there is ice cream! ? But we’ll get to that in a minute. I wanted to make sure I always have posts for you on Sundays, and I wanted it to be a consistently named series. As much as I…
a quick life update
I have at least a dozen new recipe ideas in my head right now. And I have probably six new recipes with pictures that are ready to be edited and tossed into posts. It would just require me to set aside a few hours and do it, but unfortunately there’s something more pressing taking up…
The sun, the sea, and the Benchmark Inn
The topic of this post feels like it was about a million years ago due to the fact that this is my current status. With that said, let’s warm up with some nice memories! I had decided a while back I wanted to do something nice for my 31st (gulp) birthday. I didn’t want it to…
30.
I had no idea what to do to celebrate my 30th birthday. Friends and I discussed being ridiculous and doing some sort of 80s-themed roller-skating party. I also considered just taking the day off and going apple picking. I’d been dreading the day and I kind of just wanted to curl up and hide…