


School Lunch: Dearest Little Musia, You’ve Got Mail!
A few months ago, my granddaughter Musia sent a letter to the Mayor's Office, pouring her heart out about the deplorable state of the School Lunch Programs, and sent her letter with a petition signed by all the girls in her school. Her idea…

Isabella Freedman Retreat. A Wonderful World in NYC’s Backyard
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Several friends had been telling me about the Isabella Freedman Retreat, at the border of Connecticut and the Berkshires (hence…

Kosher Food and Wine Experience KFWE 2013
Kosher Food and Wine Experience is the perfect foodie dream: All your favorite Kosher Food and wine, with many new exciting Kosher Food additions each year, are displayed and generously offered in the magnificent Pier 60, which accommodates…


Kids Food: Will They Eat THIS? You Bet! Recipes We Can ALL Share.
The perennial kids food question: "Will my kids like This?" So, the answer is yes yes yes!
And not only for sweets, but for dinner as well, as you will see in a moment. This baby is among my youngest fans (what? do I have even younger ones?…

Our Trip to Jerusalem Before the Snow: Restaurants and Beyond
Trip to Jerusalem with our tour guide, Gidi Kelman, and his beautiful family
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We came back exhausted but delighted from our trip to Jerusalem, the last three days of sleet, hail, diluvial rains…

My Youngest and Cutest Fan: My Muffins are Working:-)
Is she my cutest fan or what? How young - and how adorable - can a fan of my desserts be? All the way from the Holy Land. Take a look: accompanied by the loveliest note written by Mommy, which I am sharing below: What Nachas!
Most important…


Hurricane Sandy: Bunking in Style
Hurricane Sandy!
We always tell ourselves, as soon as we can set aside a couple days, we will put order in those photo albums, match - or dispose of - those missing socks, write our friends, make play dates. Like so many others, I have finally…

French Language: French Speaking Friends Only!
French Language: dreamy but complicated
And like every language, it borrows from the animal kingdom to describe actions, feelings and character traits: shrewd as a weasle, foxy lady, stubborn as a mule, gay as a pinson, sing like a canary,…