I had been laid off from my corporate job two months prior. I was still trying to pretend to get up in the mornings, so I’d leave my bed, head for the couch, turn on TLC and fall back asleep. That morning, my husband (then boyfriend) called and woke me. …
The first time I went to a fondue restaurant, I didn’t pay attention to what sauce was what when the server introduced the ingredients. Plus, it was a bad blind date, and mostly, I just wanted to get out of there. The second time I went out for fondue, it …
I’d taken my first photography class in December of 2010 (Katrina Kennedy’s Capture Your Holidays Through the Lens), which is when I first heard about the idea of a Project 365. For those of you who aren’t familiar with it, Project 365 (in the world of photography) refers to taking …
As I was tucking the girl in tonight, we snuggled, told knock-knock jokes (hers made no sense and that’s what I love about them), and giggled ourselves silly. When I finally told her it was time for hugs and kisses and to say good night, she said, “Wait! I have …
Tonight, in preparation for Passover, I made a big batch of charoset (usually pronounced charoses). For those of you who aren’t familiar with it, charoset is a key player in the Seder, or Passover dinner. It symbolizes the mortar used by the Jewish slaves in Egypt as they built the …
A friend recently posted a link to a page proclaiming how to make perfect hard boiled eggs, seeing as they are an integral food item this season for both Easter and Passover. But, when I read it, I knew it wasn’t the same as my mom’s, which truly are perfect. …
