The last hours of 2015 felt littered with so many signs of the past. Initially, littered feels like the wrong […]

Okay, so let’s be frank here, ’cause I’m never going to blow smoke”, so to speak. I titled this Best […]

I know, you’re thinking “stop it, already”. You’re trying to stick to your healthy eating resolutions, and here I am […]

Imagine being unable to enjoy a frothy glass of chocolate milk, or cozying up with a cup of hot cocoa […]

I’m working hard these days to digest the advice I frequently dispense to my girls. The holidays took quite a […]

Update: You can now listen to my posts! I’m working on figuring out how to make them into a podcast, […]

We learned a lot about French holidays during Isabella’s time in a French Dual Language program back at our old […]

I know what you’re thinking. Me, too. I made some, um, let’s not call them resolutions—suggestions, yes, that sounds better. […]

This time of year is filled with reflections. Where have we been, we are we going, where do we want […]

Well, that went by in the blink of an eye. Christmas, I mean, of course. I remember when I started […]

There’s a Dylan CD sitting in my Amazon shopping cart for four years now. I put it there as a […]

T-minus two days until Christmas. While I’m fine with it not being a white one, since there’s lots of driving to […]

One thing I never had to worry about back in Brooklyn, or even Woodstock for that matter, was too many […]

Consider these minty grain-free fudge brownies second cousins to my Peppermint Fudge Brownies, and third cousins to my Milk Chocolate […]

Going back to Brooklyn is always bittersweet. As I said to my girlfriend, I miss the old neighborhood more for […]

I’ve been wanting to make a cooler weather version of one of my favorite salads for a while now. I […]

I remember the first Christmas M and I spent together. I don’t think his half-Jewish upbringing had quite prepared him for […]

I like to say I’m opinionated, and not just judgey, but who are we kidding? I’m a New Yorker. Perhaps […]

I love gingerbread. I mean, really, really, love gingerbread. I think it’s the peppery, warm scent of cloves that hooks […]

I know what you’re thinking. We’re in prime cookie baking season, and all I have for you today is a […]

The idea of thankfulness was ever present last month, and no doubt it will continue into December, as we prepare […]

Isabella went on a cooking spree a few weeks ago. I’m not sure what inspired it exactly, but she pulled […]

I’ve been doing a lot of reflecting, thinking about where I was both mentally and emotionally this time last year. […]

Last year the bug hit me to do a proper advent calendar for the girls. Truthfully, I needed something to […]