For RH, LCH and AH and KSG, RG, and RGx2 I have a number of good friends who had their children, even later than I had my children, which means that when they come over, I ask Daughters and Son to take care of the little children. The amazing thing is, Son and Daughters are … Read more
For all the home cooks who have a table traitorThere is nothing quite like working hard (or not so hard) to get a hot meal in front of your family only to have someone (or some TWO) eat politely the required few bites and then quietly leave the table to go eat McDonalds or something … Read more
Right about now, when the heat begins creeping in, and the long sleeves and long pants and jackets make way for short sleeves, shorts, and flip-flops, advertising everywhere turns our thoughts to summer. And suddenly everyone begins thinking about what the summer “it” thing is going to be. Already the LA Times wrote about this … Read more
To my warriors – I love you all so much. In my life, right now, I have four friends who are battling cancer. There are various types, various stages, various treatments, but at the end of the day, I have four friends who have found out something is happening to their bodies that they cannot … Read more
Because Husband works long hours, I often have to serve a second dinner (I eat with Children at a normal hour) closer to 9 or sometimes even 10 pm. This means setting the table a second time, laying out dishes, reheating, or preparing another meal at the later hour, and as Husband is particularly against … Read more
For JZ, who gave me the idea of a vacation in the first place. Our family has just returned from a 7 day vacation in Cancun, Mexico. Although the trip was filled with tons of fun for the family as they flew on a trapeze, played at the beach, played tennis and swam, my trip … Read more
I know inwardly you’re groaning. AGAIN Joanne? MORE KALE AGAIN? What’s with the kale? Every week, the farmer’s in my neighborhood comes by and I go and buy armloads of fresh Tuscan kale. I bring it home and spend about an hour washing, drying and shredding the kale so that I can always have a … Read more