I’m not Jewish, but that didn’t stop me from taking part in the Passover holiday preparations this year. My youngest daughter went to a Seder tonight, so I got a recipe from a friend for Peach Kugel.  I’ve only had kugel made with egg noodles, not matzoh farfel, so the texture was different from whatRead more about Passover 2013[…]

My daughter is in an acapella group at college.  Recently, they had a big concert featuring all of the acapella groups on campus, and the videos are up on YouTube.  I couldn’t make it there for this performance, but these kids are so talented, I just had to share:

Started my day with this gorgeous sunrise.

One of the two gold dragons guarding the entrance  Ever since I found out that Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of Eat, Pray, Love has a store in Frenchtown, New Jersey, I’ve wanted to drive out there to check it out. The store is filled with things that she and her husband have collected during theirRead more about Treasures from Two Buttons[…]

Hopefully this is our LAST big snowstorm of the season. My daughter’s snowman to mark the occasion:

A friend recently gave me a recipe for low-calorie “egg muffins”, and they’re my new favorite thing to have for breakfast.  They’re easy to make, and much tastier than the chewy, chemical-filled frozen breakfast options at the grocery store.  You can bake a bunch of them ahead of time and refrigerate (or even freeze) themRead more about Healthy Egg, Ham & Cheese? Yes![…]

“I must be willing to give up what I am  in order to become what I will be.” –Albert Einstein

It is better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness Wise words from the fortune in my cookie tonight. Happy Chinese New Year!

When my eldest daughter was little, one of her favorite television shows was the cartoon Little Bear, based on the book series by Maurice Sendak.  In one of her very favorite episodes (Snowbound), Little Bear and his friend Emily’s grandmother make “Snow Cream”.  We’ve been making our own version ever since, whenever there’s big snowstorm.Read more about Snow Cream! Our blizzard tradition[…]

Ugh! That was reaction upon seeing the latest in a seemingly endless stream of offensive commercials from GoDaddy.com.  This one, which aired during the Superbowl, was not only disgusting, it finally spurred me to take action and cancel several of the domains I had reserved through GoDaddy.  I have a few others that I manageRead more about Goodbye GoDaddy![…]