This is my favorite recipe once summer comes along. We first had this when we rented a beach house two summers ago. And now, whenever I make it, it marks the official start of summer. It comes from one of my favorite magazines, Food Network Magazine: Sausage and Clams with Polenta. Below, is the recipe [...]
Last week, we went on our second HomeExchange.com family trip. Our first was our Christmas Home Exchange trip to Paris last year. We decided to do something local and exchanged with a Washington D.C. family with a beautifully renovated 4-bedroom row house in Capitol Hill. It was a last minute decision — we discussed the [...]
I can’t believe another year has gone by and Father’s Day is coming up (where did the year just go?). I don’t know about you, but I’m always at a loss about what to buy Michael on this Hallmark holiday because he never tells me what he wants. He always says that he doesn’t want or need [...]
Like most families with young kids, we eat a lot of pasta. Right? Simply because pasta is easy to make and everyone eats it. Well, Barilla, the pasta brand has made making lunch or dinner even easier. In fact, Barilla has made it so easy that you’ll have something on the table in 60 seconds [...]
For the long Memorial Day weekend, we decided to do our second Home Exchange with a family from Washington D.C. When I think of D.C., I don’t think of it as a “family friendly” city. There’s lots of walking, a lot of museums and not a lot of playgrounds. Not the greatest combo for families. [...]
We have this one room in our apartment, that our girls have dubbed “The Creepy Forest.” It has become the catch-all, throw everything in room, and to the girls’ defense, it’s a little creepy. We have had every intention of making the room into a functioning homework / study room / playroom, but four years [...]
Last week, I graduated with my Master’s of Science in Integrated Marketing from New York University. The graduation cap and gown, possibly the most expensive polyester outfit I had received, was…well…violet. Violet is NYU’s color, but boy, did the gown have a lot of it. When I told my mom what color the gown was, [...]
To celebrate its 10th anniversary, the Hershey’s® Chocolate World® store in Times Square underwent a sweet facelift. I was invited to check out the new interactive experiences that every family member will enjoy. And, who wouldn’t? It’s HERSHEY’S® CHOCOLATE! When you first enter the store, you are greeted to the new “Taste Hershey’s Happiness™ station where different [...]
Growing up in the suburbs of New Jersey, I grew up in a well-run home. My mom taught me how to shine the silver and polish the wood. Also, every six months, she changed the bedding and window treatments to suit the season, so we had a winter look and a spring look. My mom was a bit [...]
Need something to do with your Tween this weekend in Tribeca? O and I and a couple of her friends will be joining Torly Kid at their Fourth Annual Tween Party. It’s an all-afternoon Fun Fest that starts at 11am with Sarah Mlynowski, who will be reading and signing copies of her brand new book, Fairest of [...]