No funny husband stories this week, no family member engaged or married and no new news on the home front. Instead of lamenting the end of summer (and my pathetic Atlanta Braves), I thought I’d … more

Losing weight can seem like a daunting task. There’s an industry built around helping people who want to lose weight. There are fad diets (Atkins, Paleo, cabbage soup, Weight Watchers, … more

On Facebook last week, I noticed a post by someone I wasn’t friends with, but who’s name sounded vaguely familiar. Leslie Kellner: I knew that name from somewhere but couldn’t quite … more

I did it. I finally did it. I ended this relationship. It had lasted 18 years, through good times and bad. My family, friends and even acquaintances tried to reason with me, to let it go, it was … more

Last week, I started the third year in my volunteer job at Kulanu’s Camp Discovery. I love meeting up with my campers from last year, and look forward to meeting the new ones in my baking and … more

My husband Jerry thinks it’s an adventure to have a stopover or two when he flies. His best flight yet was his two stop trip to Israel. He got to visit Romania, the birthplace of his dad. It … more

It’s been almost three years that I’ve been writing this column. At first it was just a recipe and a paragraph or two about the origins of the recipe or a humorous story to go with … more

With the family l’chaim over (we all had a great time celebrating), and the engagement party not planned till the end of the summer, I intended to concentrate on upcoming catering … more

As I have mentioned before, and as anyone who calls me when I’m trying to meet the deadline for my article knows, I’m terrible about meeting the deadline. Actually I don’t think … more

I have a fear of driving on highways. It’s not that I’m afraid of driving. I have a fear of getting lost. Jerry, on the other hand, has no fear of getting lost, but does it all the time. … more