Last week I had something very special happen to me. I was "tagged" by a fellow friend and renowned nutritionist/blogger Lauren Slayton of Foodtrainers for the Seven Links Project. The "My Seven Links" project has been going pretty strong for the past few weeks. In a nutshell, its goal is to unite bloggers from all sectors in an endeavor to create a bank of posts that deserve to be re-read. The simple rule of the challenge is to choose my seven best posts according to seven different categories. I was extremely flattered that someone as … [Read more...]
Cooking with Sweet Summer Corn: A-Maize-Ing
August 10, 2011 By 2 Comments
Besides being my birthday month, August reminds me of the bountiful sweet corn harvest. I’ve watched many of the farms transform themselves from barren dirt-covered fields to boastful symmetrical rows of the lushest, rigid corn stalks jutting up towards the sky. Lucky for me, all of the farmer’s markets on the east end of Long Island have set up their “Sweet Corn Here” signs to lure consumers (like me) to check out their selection of ears. Corn ear pyramids piled high on tables decorate the stalls, completing the tail-end summer crop … [Read more...]
Reflections at 40…
August 8, 2011 By 1 Comment
The first forty years of life give us the text, the next thirty supply the commentary on it. ~ Schopenhauer 40 years ago, my mother brought me into this world. For the next 37 years, my birthdays were etched with her in the picture. Since I'm a summer birthday I spent most of my celebrations with Mom. Even after college, when I immediately moved to NYC, my first phone call every August 8th was always from Mom. Birthdays just weren't complete without Mom's involvement. How ironic that my mom's last trip out to the beach was to … [Read more...]
Keeping it Real (and Simple) for our Kids
August 1, 2011 By 2 Comments
We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today. Stacia Tauscher As a parent, it seems I’ve been engaged in a consistent conversation with my friends over the past couple years about over scheduling our kids. Do I try to keep my children busy for fear they’ll get mushy and fester on our couch? Do I keep them busy to keep me sane? Do I keep them busy because I’m always thinking of that next best thing? Inevitably, I always find myself returning to my own childhood experiences, trying to draw … [Read more...]
