My sister and I didn’t grow up rife with traditions. On Halloween we wore old shirts to represent that we were hobos or beatniks, depending on our mood. When we hung our socks on Christmas Eve, seeing them flat and unfilled the next morning reminded us that Santa didn’t stop for little Jewish girls—but there … Read more
Feb 1st is National Dark Chocolate Day Raise your hand if you knew Feb 1 was National Dark Chocolate Day. I know, my hand is also down—but I’m ready to celebrate. (I plan to consider this an auspicious sign for THE FASHION ORPHANS book launch on Feb 1. Like maybe someone will buy me chocolates?—I’m … Read more
Big Pots of Homemade Soup made Super-Easy Raise your hand if you’re so sick of cooking you could live on dry cereal for the rest of your life. These days my answer is soup, soup, and more soup. Sometimes they resemble stews, sometimes chili, sometimes the inside of my fridge— but always eminently edible and … Read more