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First I want to apologize to my readers for being absent the past couple weeks. Between traveling for Thanksgiving, having a cold run though the entire family, and trying to get back to normal, it was hard to check e-mail…
Read moreAs I mentioned in an earlier post this month I am not a fan of pumpkin pie. I find it flat and boring. But I do love pumpkin, pumpkin bread, pumpkin cheesecake, pumpkin waffles… pretty much anything else except pumpkin…
Read moreYams are a huge part of Thanksgiving dinner. They’ve always been one of my favorite sides, especially since I’m not a mashed potato fan. I pretty much like them any way you want to serve them: sliced, whole, in a casserole…
Read moreI always know when it’s November. No, it’s not by looking on the calendar, it’s because all the stores have somehow managed to take down their Halloween decorations and put up their Christmas decorations in one night. It’s because Starbucks…
Read moreToday is Yom Kippur, the Jewish Holiday of Atonement. As part of the holiday we fast from sundown to sundown to atone for our sins over the past year. Yup, that means 24 hours of not eating. It’s always been…
Read moreI’m a big fan of epicurious.com. It seems more times than not, I’m searching their website looking for some interesting new recipe. I wanna make an apple pie that’s a little different? Epicurious.com. An interesting salmon? Epicruious.com. Some cool way…
Read moreMy husband and I have been having 4th of July parties for years. Since we live so close to the beach, we head down in the afternoon with some friends and hang out until the fireworks are over. One year…
Read moreI know that breakfast in bed and flowers are reserved for Mother’s Day, and barbecues and outdoor parties are reserved for Father’s Day, but why? Doesn’t a father who works hard all week and comes home in time for dinner…
Read moreI know Passover has come and gone, but I still have leftover matzoh. It never fails, no matter how much I buy, whether it’s one box or six, I always have at least a few pieces of the unleavened…
Read moreIf you follow me on Twitter, you know that we had a last minute cancellation at our seder the other night. My cousin’s son came down with a fever and she couldn’t make it. She was supposed to make the…
Read moreThere are only two holidays in my family that qualify as important, must-be-with-the-family holidays – Thanksgiving and Passover. Last year I didn’t get to spend Passover with my family because I was about 37 weeks pregnant which means no…
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