Tag: celebration

Sometime during my two-hour drive in the dark, dropping off Halloween “boo bags” for every kid in my son’s class, it occurred to me...

Childhood is full of magical celebrations, and almost all of them involve food. We're thinking chocolate and handmade cards on Valentine's Day, eggs filled...

Happy Women’s Equality Day! We celebrate August 26th because 103 years ago, in August 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was...

Happy National S’mores Day, my Westchester friends! August is the perfect month to enjoy this quintessential campfire snack made of marshmallows and chocolate sandwiched...

"Let it go, let it go..." Is Frozen still a thing? I'm sure it is if you have little kids, but mine aged out...

Let's put the simple back into birthday parties.  I remember homemade cakes, party bags filled with plastic toys, magicians, and screaming friends in basements. Birthday...

Did you know that April 16 is National Librarian Day? No? Well, neither did I, and I work in a library! But it's a...

February is the month of love, and this year it will also mark my 20th wedding anniversary. This prompted me to share my not-so-ordinary...

The holiday season is filled with the joys of home cooking, gift-giving, and the warm glow of seasonal lights. It's a time for parties...

                                        My Jewish upbringing has always...