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The 182-183 Street station of the D train that travelled from The Bronx to Manhattan was directly under the apartment building where I grew up. Going “downtown” was a big deal, not in terms of distance but in almost every other way. You didn’t throw on a pair of jeans and go downtown, you dressed […]
One of the ways that I express my interest and desire to travel and see the world is by cooking foods from other countries. When I think about the books I choose to read, or the movies that I am drawn to see, they are often set outside of the United States. Each time I […]
Tonight is Tisha B’Av, a fast day. Admittedly it is a day that I struggle with, but not my husband Norm. He will be home any minute and will want to eat and run off to shul. That meant preparing a light and easy meal. Fish is something that I enjoy on occasion but certainly […]
Summer and fresh corn on the cob are one of those perfect pairings, like peanut butter and jelly, or chocolate cake and milk. As a child I only remember eating yellow corn which we always bought with the husk on, thinking they were fresher that way. (I still can’t bring myself to husk the corn at the market even […]
My sister, brother-in-law, and older son came to town this week for my father’s unveiling. Yes, it was sad and emotional, but it was also a celebration of a life lived to the fullest. Well they have all gone home and, tonight, when I sat down to write this post, all I could think of […]
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