The trip to the country this past weekend was a bit treacherous. The rain and fog made for a very […]

The love and gratitude I feel from this past weekend is still washing over me, settling into my consciousness in […]

I take my coffee very seriously. I prefer a real mug over paper “to-go” cups. Smaller mugs, with a petite […]

I felt like Tom Ford for 72 hours recently while in Las Vegas. This thought occurred to me, as I […]

I’ve been wanting to share this recipe for over a month now, but something has been holding me back. I […]

It hit me in the middle of the day yesterday with an odd feeling of surprise. I’m talking about November. […]

It’s just a bad day, not a bad life. I can’t take credit for such wisdom (I saw it on […]

When I met M, way back in 1995, he had a cat named Jane. She was the living definition of […]

Once September hits, the rest of the year seems to fall into fast forward mode. It also feels like a […]

Whenever M witnessed someone behaving inappropriately, he would ponder the question of ignorance vs. arrogance. The first can be easily […]

I fell hard and fast for persimmons right around this time last year. The girls and I were visiting Todd […]

Finding some inner peace has been more challenging than usual lately. I’m so thankful I started running again before it […]

Like the quick snap of a finger, October is upon us. Is it me, or did that seem to come […]

I want to say it took me a full two weeks to get used to the back to school schedule, […]

I made my way to Paris feeling a bit broken and exhausted. Lately, I’d been feeling as though I were […]

I needed a parole from my life back in Brooklyn. An escape where there were no schedules, responsibilities, wants or […]

When I first met M, I was struck by the fact that he didn’t wear a watch. I can honestly […]

To say I’ve been feeling overwhelmed would be a severe understatement. It’s just been one of those weeks where all […]

I’ve clocked over 1,200 miles in the last week and a half, between my journey home from Cape Cod and […]

I burned a pot boiling water today. I’m not joking, and, thankfully, was able to laugh when I realized what […]

Two years ago, just before M passed away I started another blog, called Simple Scratch Cooking. I wanted a place […]

It happens like clockwork every year, that moment when the first whisper of fall comes crashing in. The calendar may […]

I’m offering an apology before I go any further. The zucchini hazelnut quick bread you see above isn’t making it […]

My eyes stared in bewilderment as I read the words “I rarely bake on vacation”. This last week in North […]