Ashley’s advice to her 18 year old self: Don’t worry so much about all of it. Things don’t start really mattering until after college. That doesn’t mean you should be a jerk ...Read More
Quite honestly, the only thing Egyptian about this recipe is the cardamom. Perhaps also the chicken. They eat a lot of chicken in Egypt, many of them grown in people’s backyards or their apartments,...Read More
Of course, your mother, like mine, probably didn’t have an urban farm. She maybe had a couple of herbs growing in the kitchen window and, for the super daring mom, a tomato plant or two living illeg...Read More
Pretty much when the fall begins each year, I dig way back into the depths of my closet and drag out the Day Light ClassicTM: Natural and Effective Bright Light Therapy. Do I have seasonal affective d...Read More
I am not a chef–far from it! Then I got hungry. There was nothing to do for it but head to the kitchen. I’ve never looked back. I thought back on the toys that I bought in order to become ...Read More
Oops! Wrong Nora Ephron film. Do you remember the one where Tom Hanks puts Meg Ryan’s independent book store out of business? This is the place. This is the place that made everyone in the movie the...Read More
This is not my first time at the brick wall. If I’m honest with myself, I’ve been throwing myself at a brick wall for at least a decade. This is, however, the first time that I am backing away fro...Read More
Do you ever open your refrigerator door and wonder what the heck you were thinking when you purchased these particular ingredients? I do it all the time! Most days when I have a collection of eclectic...Read More