While everybody else was out at the store on Friday stocking up on bottled water and flashlight batteries, yours truly was buying yeast, bre...

Thanks to the Gothamist , for providing us this wonderful little game to keep us occupied tomorrow. HURRICANE IRENE BINGO If anybody...

The way I've cooked this week, you'd think a HURRICANE was coming! Pastrami egg rolls, (yes, again ), sweet and peppery noodle kugel...

I know this video has nothing much to do with anything, nor does it really tie in with the few "themes" this blog actually has (fo...

... not sure quite when. But they sure were fun. Please add your own to the list Finding "twin" cherries and wearing them as earr...

.... otherwise entitled - Why Do I Start These Projects? Life has been busy. It's been a few weeks since the G6 table was in "ful...

To all those of you who have been wondering - YES, that is indeed the same goldfish that Erica brought home from camp over 15 years ago -...

Rosh Chodesh Av approaches. A time of great sadness and grief for all of Klal Yisroel. A time of remembering staggering losses for all Jews....

The "first half", as it is affectionately known is now officially over. We know this by the number of "Mommy Blogs" post...

My affinity for "minis" in food preparation has been previously documented on this blog. This weekend, I eagerly continued the th...

Lessons painfully learned, sunscreen in hand, Avram and I set out yesterday to enjoy another rare temperate Sunday in New York City. This we...

When I light my Shabbos candles this evening, I will say an extra prayer for those people whose Shabbosos have been forever altered. I will ...

Though I can't seem to break the habit of hot chicken soup every Friday night, for summer Shabbos lunches, the crock pot is stored away ...

I mentioned earlier that Jennifer is off at camp. The days of sporadic communication and no phone calls are long gone for today's young ...

That is about the ONLY thing that was missing from our day today at Governor's Island , off the southern tip of Manhattan. I had heard a...