It is said that we’re our own worst critics. I’ve always grappled with that thought. A healthy sense of self […]

I have this habit of curling up with Virginia at bedtime. I’ve been trying to wean her off the ritual, […]

There’s so much I’ve been wanting to share since last week. I got through another anniversary—a big one. Last Thursday, […]

As I walked up the stairs from the basement today, I decided to do something I haven’t done the last […]

I’m not even going to pretend I have a long love affair with s’mores. It wasn’t until last summer that […]

I don’t know what to say, really. I pressed the publish button on my last post with much hesitation. I’ve […]

There’s simply no sweet way to sugar coat my behavior a few nights ago. I take my life into my […]

Eating seasonally is food foreplay. As I slow-roasted my first batch of cherry tomatoes this weekend, I knew it would […]

I get a thrill every time I drive by the cornfields along the road into town. Years ago, that thrill […]

Where to begin? It has indeed been a while since I’ve been here. While the packing felt utterly overwhelming at […]

My time in Brooklyn is down to single digit days. I seem to be walking in an alternate universe. Everything […]

I need to apologize for being a pie tease, for those of you following along on Instagram. It’s downright awful […]

The girls are rather good at keeping tally over everything being even-Steven. Inevitably, the scales tip more in one’s favor […]

You know that whole don’t judge a book by it’s cover theory? Well, today the perception I projected gave me […]

It was a rare moment to be in the city on a Saturday morning. We usually drive up to the […]

Lately, time has been a hungry monster, digesting every second of my days before I’ve had a chance to comprehend […]

Spring has finally sprung upstate. It was a long, cold winter, and many of us thought it would never end. […]

I gasped at my first glance of the Philadelphia skyline. Dare I say it’s more beautiful than my native New […]

“Let me get this straight. We’re driving to Philadelphia for doughnuts.” That was Isabella’s response when I told her about […]

It’s been a while. Over the last month, I’ve found myself starting a post, deleting, starting again, and then just […]

In the city that never sleeps, where noise is the neighbor you can’t shake, the quiet room at the New […]

My relationship with peanut butter and chocolate desserts needs no explanation for long-time readers. One day I’ll tell the story […]

The kids are snuggled in their beds, fast asleep. Much as I should be in bed, too, I’m wide-eyed after […]

Just when I thought there was nothing more to write about pizza, it seems the story continues. Too often, food […]