It occurred to me the other day, that from approximately March through August I don’t eat apples.  I never reach for one as a snack and I rarely bake anything that calls for them as an ingredient.  Considering that at … Continue reading →

Fall has arrived.  The season that brings us crisp leaves of amber and crimson, apple orchards spilling of its summer’s labor, and football with its tailgating picnics that often garner more passion than the game itself.  For three seasons we … Continue reading →

Another year and another apple cake to celebrate the Jewish New Year holiday of Rosh Hashanah.  It seems nearly impossible that another year has come and gone.  Sometimes I see the days of my life as pages flying from a … Continue reading →

In my dream life, the place where my richest food fantasies are created, I imagine myself attending a potluck church social on a warm and sunny Sunday afternoon.  I am wearing a cotton sundress, fitted through the waist, with a … Continue reading →

What a happy, happy occasion!  Jael’s dear friend Rebecca is getting married!  Although it takes my breathe away to think we have arrived at this next stage in our kid’s lives, we couldn’t be happier for her and her fiancé … Continue reading →