Growing up, my aunt hosted Thanksgiving at her apartment in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. This was long before it was playground […]

While it’s true Thanksgiving occurs a little later this year because of how the last Thursday in November falls, I […]

Three years ago at this time I was plotting and planning our trip to Europe. Those three weeks feel like […]

I sat in services feeling empty and lonely amidst a room full of people, my own person now gone more […]

A colleague shared a podcast episode about recipe writing which has been turning over in my mind since reading the […]

Every first is a last. Conversely, every last is a precursor to a first, proving life is a series of […]

I sometimes wonder if reading this blog is like listening to the old uncle who rolls out the same stories […]

I woke with a feeling this morning of being home. It’s been 15 years of waking up in this bed […]

My mind is stuck in the clouds today, staring out the sliding doors overlooking Cape Cod Bay. I watched Virginia […]

Back to school. How is that even possible when it feels like school just ended? Thankfully, my girls have a […]

I keep waiting for someone to invent a day to squish between Saturday and Sunday. Until that happens, I know […]

Given the choice between chocolate and vanilla, vanilla always win my heart. Maybe it’s having binged on chocolate during my […]

I remember my first bite of panzanella. We were sitting on the terrace of Adrian’s in North Truro, watching the […]

Back on a cold, wintery, February day, I decided to cozy up with some cookbooks sitting on my living room […]

Count Basie and April in Paris fans might be smiling at the title of this post. I was in the […]

Mondays are usually the start of my work week, but on this particular Monday I’m enjoying vacation vibes, kind of. […]

My relationship with cleaning goes back to my childhood. It began in the mid-80’s. I remember getting an allowance of […]

When Michael was alive I had to hide my summer baking habits, making pies, cookies and other treats while he […]

The dining table is covered with mounds of clothing, and my bed is a mess of clean towels and sheets […]

Strawberry season always seems to arrive suddenly, and like a thief in the night, it disappears as quickly. I’m a […]

It feels almost silly to torture myself writing about Paris at the moment. My life is so far removed from […]

I think a few of you might find comfort in this today (an old story but one I revisit often). […]

I thought it would be fun to share the top 10 recipes people cooked up (or at least looked up!) […]

We bid farewell to fifth and tenth grade today, and there’s a quiet I’ve never experienced on the last day […]