The Hutong We Visited Our Cooking Class I was inspired by a recipe from this week’s NYT dining section because it reminded me of the marvelous trip I took to China last April. While in Beijing, I was fortunate enough to take a cooking class in a hutong, and it was there that I had […]

There’s been a lot of back and forth controversy about Vitamin D lately, so I thought I’d include some interesting info and articles for this post. See below for more extensive reading on the subject, but here’s a quick overview. *Vitamin D is one of the most essential nutrients for our bodies and also one […]

I don’t know about the rest of you, but as much as I love the holidays – they wear me out! Not sure if I’m just getting old, but I can’t seem to do the seven nights of holiday parties in a row the way I used to. Two nights ago I couldn’t sleep – […]

“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: If we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.” – Anne Bradstreet It’s officially winter in NYC and actually felt more like January this week than pre-Christmas weather – FREEZING! While I love the holidays, I’m pretty wimpy […]