I am cooking, I promise. I even tried a brand-spanking-new recipe last week. Of course, I didn’t love it. But I tried it. It does make me wonder how my grandmother managed to do it. She had three kids within four years of each other and I have no idea how she got dinner on the table every night- no microwave, no take-out, no heat-and-serve food. Read More »

Oh, was it Valentine’s Day yesterday? It was? Oh dear. Well, better late than never right? (Just kidding. I knew it was. It’s my mother’s birthday so I never miss it. I just didn’t post about it. Read More »

Well, hello. I’m here. Suddenly the mother of two under two and that’s sort of blowing my mind. I’m not sure when I got old enough to be the mother of two children but, there you go. My husband and I just looked at each other a few nights ago and said, “WTF?! Weren’t we just at getting drunk? Wasn’t that like, yesterday?” Nope. It was 12 years ago. Read More »

Baby M., arrived last night around 9: 39pm. Hard labor, dramatic delivery but health, happy baby. And he’s a champion nurser, too (clearly he knows good food when he sees it! Ha!) I’ll be back to cooking sometime next week. Until then, feast your eyes on this: . Read More »

Ok, here are the bullet points: 1. No baby yet. I am due today. My daughter was born on her due date (Only 4-5% of babies come on the actual due date) and I don’t think we’ll get that lucky again. I am scheduled to be induced on Tuesday morning if the boy hasn’t arrived before then. 2. As a result, I am exhausted. Read More »

Hey There. No baby yet. Which is ok. I’ve been saying I need to get to tonight (I had a big week of meetings and other work obligations, wanted to be able to teach yesterday and to go to the theater with my mother- we saw American Idiot , about which Read More »

I have spoken here before about one of my oldest and dearest friends, S. We’ve known each other since the second grade and while we’ve traveled far and wide from each other, we have remained close. Naturally, we’ve been cooking together since the second grade. Back then, I was the more “experienced” cook. Read More »

It’s Sunday morning here, around 9: 30am.* Sunday mornings are funny. I know people who are just getting out of bed at this time, people who are just going to bed at this time and people who have been up for 3-4 hours by this time. Some people spend Sunday mornings going to church or eating big breakfasts with friends and family. Read More »

Yes, yes, I know, no posts. I know. No, I haven’t had the baby yet. No, I haven’t stopped cooking. Yes, I am overwhelmed with work and Things To Do before the baby comes. Yes, there is a stomach bug making its way slowly through my house, starting this past weekend with Super G. Read More »

Happy New Year’s Day to you! Did you eat your lucky foods ? I made the hippo’s black-eyed peas and sausage . For the most part, I followed her recipe but I did make a few adaptations. It was delicious. I also tried an…. intriguing dessert. More on that at the end. Read More »

This vacation week has just flown by and I have no idea where the time went. Part of it was sucked into napping with the toddler (both because I am entering my last few weeks of pregnancy and so am exhausted and HUGE, and because the poor babe came Read More »

What’s your Christmas Eve tradition? Until a few years ago, mine was to have dinner with a dear friend and her family. It started when I was in the 7th grade and continued, almost unbroken, until maybe two or three years ago. Read More »

Well, hello there. Is it the holidays already? How on earth did that happen? I say it each year but this year it feels especially true: where does the time go?! Tonight is the first night of Chanukah. We’ll be celebrating with latkes and applesauce . We’ll also be having the elegant salad from Lady Gouda. Read More »

So, what to do when food is the enemy , your time is limited and your father is in town visiting for a week? Actually, food is no longer the enemy for me, I seem to have figured out what/how much/when to eat so that my blood sugar is under control and the nausea seems to have subsided for now. Read More »

I have to confess something. Food is currently not my friend. I’ve been having a hard few weeks.  When I’m pregnant, I apparently get gestational diabetes.  It happened when I was carrying Super G. and it’s happening now with the boy.  Last time it was easily diet controlled, this time I’m having a harder time. Read More »

It occurred to me yesterday as I was cooking dinner that I’ve never posted a roasted chicken recipe.  Since I roast a chicken for almost every big meal, this was surprising to me.  A good roast chicken is a must for any Jewish woman (along with chicken soup)- you must know how to do it, even if you don’t do it often. Read More »

Thanksgiving is almost here!  As I’ve mentioned before, it’s not a big deal in my family but my husband’s family really does it up.  This year, however, was my year so we’ll be taking our little family of 3.5 away for an evening and then be back home in time to have a simple dinner at home on The Day. Read More »

I’ve confessed before and I will confess again to watching some of the competition shows on Food Network.  I tend to agree with the Hippo in her assessment of the current state of food programing on the channel but I maintain a love for a few of the shows.  Currently, the husband and I watch The Next Iron Chef Super Chefs . Read More »

Now that the cold weather is coming- it’s been sunny and 70 here, which makes me walk around saying, “Global warming?  What global warming?  New England is supposed to be warm in November, right?”- it’s time to think about stick-to-your-ribs food, comfort food, heavy, make it on Sunday eat it until Wednesday food. Read More »

…..of squash!  I’m so excited.  I love squash.  Butternut and Delicata are my two favorite but I do like a nice spaghetti or acorn as well.  Mmmm.  Creamy, rich and still a vegetable!  What could be bad? As a result, I’m constantly looking for new recipes to go with the squash.  My standbys are soup and risotto . Read More »