Oh, Christmas Tree?
Hanukkah ends tonight. We’ve eaten approximately eleventy million latkes, and Harry has opened nearly as many gifts. (If you dread stinking up the joint with latkes one more time, maybe…
The Imperfect Family Kitchen
Food writers are lying to you. In our quest to inspire people to cook, we offer images of glorious plates of food, dramatically lit, propped with carefully-chosen cloth napkins and…
Connecting the Fat Dots
The other day, Ellyn Satter called me “squirrely.” I was interviewing the dietitian and author for a story, and as we’ve done several times before, we wound up discussing my…
Now that's what I call a Chrismukkah wreath.
Latkes & Chicken Parm: Chrismukkah Feasting
Christmas Eve in my matzo-pizza household looks a lot like a regular day. We savored our last latkes weeks ago, and Stephen’s family Christmas won’t happen until January (long story).…
How to Lose Weight During the Holidays
Raise your hand if you think you can lose weight during the holidays. Anybody? Throughout my teens and twenties, the period between Halloween and New Year’s Eve served one purpose:…