In 2005, I left my job as a legal secretary, which plied me with benefits and bored me to death for 20 years, to write. I lived in a big house in Montclair which I ow...
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Passover (aka Pesach) on South Beach
I plan on losing a couple of pounds this Pesach by giving up carbs during the holiday.
Now I know it sounds impossible. Betwe...
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We shared a CSA share with our neighbor this spring (we both have 2-person families) and I'm not doing it again although I certainly support the idea. We eat lots of v...
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52 ancestors, week #1
The theme for week one of 52 ancestors in 52 weeks is Foundations. I decided to write about my maternal grandfather this week because his line i...
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It was almost closing time when struggling to get my card out of my wallet, I walked in. The attendant looked deeply into my eyes with concern and asked, “Wh...
For steaming vegetables and bowling water, they're great, but for making big batches of soup they're a little small. Now that I think of it, I could use a new pot :)
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Thank you for this--I am struggling with the stronger power of good over bad right at this moment in my life, with writing, with parenting, with critiques. I did indee...
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Oh Nava! Vegetarian was the first vegetarian cookbook I owned. You introduced me to an extraordinary world of grains and vegetables and now here you are, filling my he...
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