{styling by Doris Josovitz. photos by Joshua Farley} Life has been whizzing by. Our baby girl is already 4 months old, quick to smile and g...

Research shows that steady relationships, like lifelong friendships or marriage, are good for our health. And people aren't the only ...

Sure, I shop at the farmer's market and grow my own food. But since ingredients like sugar, cocoa and vanilla don't grow anywhere ...

                                                                   ...have a citrus celebration. We’ve been snowed in for weeks in New York...

Recently, our two became a three and suddenly, we are family. It’s a word that brings with it multitude of joy, challenge, delight and st...

l.i.c, ny ~ January 2011 I've sat down no less than a dozen times to write since November 2, 2010, though most times I get called away...

brooklyn, ny I'm married to a man who has earned the nickname Swiss for his less than astute regard for punctuality.  I admit that I t...

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san diego, ca This summer I've been in a constant state of flux.  First, I left one dream job {as recipe developer at the Food Networ...

l.i.c., ny Far be it from a Midwestern Methodist to be so bold as to make deals with God. It has always been in my nature to believe He...

In the making of a beautiful food photo are dozens of details that have to line up just right. Props have to be picked so not to steal the...

This summer, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking on the topic of food and love. If I haven’t already told you, I’m writing my first cookbook...

stonypoint, ny When a good friend offers to share his gold and rubies with you, you don't refuse. Which is why when our friend Robe...

~ We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,  that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienab...

In many parts of the country today is a market day. Except in my little corner of the world where the market just 40 yards from my fron...

Call me naïve, but I rarely doubt a  nursery rhyme . Which is why it wasn’t till I reached the ripe age of 29 that I discovered that mu...

.....there's something magical about the season's firsts.