To say the past few weeks have been eventful would be putting things mildly. Earlier this year, we got the wonderful news that I was expecting! (And a huge thank you to all those who sent their love while I was under the weather these past few months.) We were thrilled, and began all the …
Apple Picking
Apple picking! Is there any other more traditional way to celebrate October than apple picking? The boys and I head out to the local farms around here the other week and they had such fun scouring the different rows of apples, sampling the different varieties and announcing their favorites. Empire won easily with Honeycrisp a …
Recipe: Brown Sugar Dumplings with Vanilla Cream
My Nana’s cooking was a central part of my childhood and surrounds almost every memory of growing up. From holidays to Sunday dinners, to the soups and stocks that would simmer all day long to the ethnic Slovak cuisine she would (try to) educate me on, Nana had a story and a reason for …
Grandma’s Afghan
When I was a little girl I used to visit my Grandma M with my grandfather, every week. Even though we all called her Grandma, she was actually my great-grandmother. And in so many photos of my childhood, on the back of the various sofas we’ve had, there was usually one or two of my Grandma …