The season for soups and stews has officially begun, and I couldn’t be more excited. As much as I love summer with all its fresh produce, ...
This morning I woke up and felt like making pancakes. Out came the container of Oatmeal Pancake mix, which I discovered held just enough for this morning. Since the ...
My little blog’s first anniversary lurked in the back of my head for most of October. In quiet moments I mused about how I would mark it; ...
I’ve been tagged twice for this meme now, so I figure I’d better just do it already. Have you heard about it? The rules are: Dig into your blog’s archives ...
Is there anything more gorgeous, more heart-warming, more inviting, than an abundant plateful of roasted Brussels sprouts? You can keep your sunsets, your spectacular vistas, your ...
When you’re looking for boldly flavored, perfectly fresh, and vibrant American food at an incredibly reasonable price (with some lovely wines, too), you can’t go wrong at Charlie Palmer’s ...
I am an unrepentant Martha Stewart fan, having worked for years marketing her books. Yeah, perhaps she’s not all sugary sweet all the time, but the woman ...
My husband is a man of many delightful attributes: He often laughs out loud—a full-throated, no-holds-barred guffaw—when reading a book. Metaphors roll off his tongue (in ...
Say what you will about us Jews, if there’s one culinary realm where we really excel, it’s starch. All those years of poverty, of moving from ...
If you’re a member of my family, here’s a look at tonight’s dessert:
Tonight is the start of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year. S and I ...