I’m listening to the clock tick as I gaze out the kitchen window. I remember the day I found it […]

I’m staring at the screen not knowing what I want to write, yet here I am letting the words free […]

carrot fennel soup, coming to a cookbook near you in 2013. I should not be here right now. I don’t […]

The weather in NYC has been abysmal the last few weeks. Not good for someone who often jokes she operates […]

The sucker punch came when I turned the blue card over. The blue card is for the kids’ school and […]

The New York Times was sitting outside my front door. I could’ve gotten lost in the Book Review or drawn […]

This morning I hopped the subway after dropping the kids off at school to do the unthinkable. I bought understudy […]

Yes, I’m counting the days again. Panic set in last week, and I’m back to playing that number game. Soon […]

This is the recipe I intended to share before writing the last post—the one I literally published 30 seconds before […]

I started out en route to the farmers' market yesterday. The weather forecast was grim, with threats of rain, yet […]

Someone mentioned seeing rhubarb at the farmers’ market this weekend. Well, actually they heard from someone else that there was […]

I know, my Jewish friends out there will think this picture is torture. Hours away from the start of Passover, […]

It’s hard to believe that just a year ago we felt complete and normal. I’ve tried to find the words […]

Navigating life without my sidekick is lonely. There’s no one who gets my Seinfeld references. I often feel alone in […]

It’s been quiet here for a good reason. 51 pages. 17,201 words. 42 of 150 recipes. They are in my […]

Yesterday was group therapy, which means it was time for a feelings check in. In reality, we should all do […]

Mikey and I had a standing date night on Thursdays. The last few weeks he was alive, work was pretty […]

Isabella has been completely immersed in the world of Harry Potter lately. Her curiosity began just before Mikey passed away. […]

I felt like I was coming out of a fog the last two weeks. The six month mark arrived the […]

Tomorrow is your birthday. The first February 7th without waking to your beautiful brown eyes. Gosh, how I miss your […]

My first attempt at making madeleines was only recently, just before Mikey passed away actually. I relied on a trusted […]

All I wanted to do at 7:51 pm on Wednesday was crawl under the dining room table and curl up […]

First of all, thanks for the kind words and encouragement for the week ahead. I'm still undecided about the whole […]

Week 24 kicked my ass. There’s no way to put it nicely. It’s as though a storm cloud settled over […]