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Thanks to Duncan Hines for sponsoring my writing. There’s no limit to the baking possibilities, so grab your favorite Duncan Hines mix and Comstock or Wilderness fruit fillings and Bake On! www.duncanhines.com. This weekend we are hosting a small gathering of friends to celebrate Hanukkah, which starts on the night of December 20. The traditional food [...] Watching the surfers from Ocean Beach Pier Part 1: San Diego With Kids JR is always very firm in his convictions. One of my all-time favorite articles from The New Yorker is a 2002 piece by Adam Gopnik about his daughter Olivia’s imaginary friend, Charlie Ravioli. The funny thing about Charlie Ravioli, aside from his wonderful name, was that he was always too busy to play with Gopnik’s daughter; at dinner, Olivia would [...] Like Kate Middleton on her wedding day, JR does his own makeup. I have been laid low this week with a summer cold. Henry James once said that “summer afternoon” is the most beautiful phrase in the English language. If that is so, then “summer cold” must be one of the ugliest. The cause of [...] The Boy Wonder prepares to duel his nemesis, Evil Mom Lady JR had his friend, A., over to play this week when our preschool was closed for Passover. A.’s mother is a good friend of mine so she stayed for some caffeine and company. The moms were chatting in the kitchen when the boys appeared, [...] Lately, J.R. has been our own Boy Wonder. When my husband was in college, he and his best friend had a theory that things could only be going well for one of them at a time. If one was up, the other was inevitably down. Who knew that was also true with children? Since turning four at [...] Never fear! The J-Man is here. J.R. turns four later this month. I’ve already started referring to him as “my four year old” with new people. My husband objects to this practice on the grounds that 1) it’s not accurate and 2) what’s the rush? My response to that is: rounding is the only concept in math that I [...] This post originally appeared earlier this week on my new blogging community, The Chicago Moms. I hope that you will swing by and check out some of great voices being featured there. Labor Day 2010. It was unseasonably cool and breezy that morning, making our plan to enjoy one last day at the local pool seem less appealing. What [...] Blueberry muffins with a crunchy, lemony streusel top Now that Zuzu has been cleared to eat wheat and baked eggs, my assistant pastry chef, J.R., and I have been baking up a storm. The only ingredient that I now have to avoid is dairy — other than nuts and peanuts of course – and it is quite easy [...] Chocolate zucchini cake Last week, my Rabbi and his wife hosted a cookout at their house as a social event for our temple’s governing Board. As I do in any potluck situation, I signed up to bring a dessert. I thought about what to make all week. Southern-style jam cake? It does show off my homemade jam, but remember last time I [...] |
 
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