We spent the past weekend in the state of Washington celebrating my delightful friend Megan and her equally-delightful new husband Sam. There’s ...
September has a way with me. It has, in the last few years, become one of my favorite months. If you are considering a trip to San Francisco, I wo...
I tend to celebrate Thanksgiving twice: once with my friends (in the form of an annual potluck) and once with my family. What I love about Thanksg...
This post originally appeared in The Kitchn. Wishing you and your loved ones a happy, healthy, and prosperous 2011!My family, being Russian, c...
You may not have not have noticed but last week was the first time in years that I have gone a week without posting anything to the site (if you e...
Matt and I were talking recently about who we call (besides each other) when we need someone to talk to about something important. I immediately sai...
I'm going to be totally upfront with you: I don't have a baby (surprise!). But a few of my friends have started having babies and, boy, is life di...
I mentioned in my Sicily Guide that we came home with a small loot of tasty treats. What I didn't mention was that this loot actually included a p...
Back when Matt and I used to spend most of our evenings sitting side-by-side on our couch, writing blog posts, I couldn’t imagine a life without...
I remember these summers when I'd wake up well into the hotter part of the day, pour myself a bowl of cereal and plop down in front of the TV for ...