I didn’t eat blueberry cheesecake today. I’ve been sick all day, and even thinking about blueberry cheesecake was almost more than I could handle. It’s really too bad. I probably could have made a pretty tasty cheesecake. So my post today is a shoutout to Carnegie Deli. Their cheesecake is my favorite in New York

Men and women have been fighting for and defending my rights for over 100 years. It is because of them that I have the freedom to be religious, outspoken, feminist, right, and often wrong. Thank you. I grew up going to the cemetery every Memorial Day to honor my family that has gone before me. I

Have you heard of geocaching? It’s pretty great. People hide little containers and post the coordinates. Then we use our nifty smart phones (or gps devices) to go to those coordinates, search around, and find the container. Inside the container there is a log to write your name, and in larger caches, some knick knacks.

The Sisters stopped by today and we all celebrated Taffy Day. Salt water taffy reminds me of parades. I always enjoy collecting candy at parades, even though it isn’t the greatest ever. I went with my sister and her friend’s family to a parade once when I was in high school. We were watching the

I was not able to make Vanilla Pudding from scratch because I was on a rooftop on Lexington Avenue. Looking at this: Then this: I found a recipe for Vanilla pudding that I could try when I got home. Unfortunately, as stocked as my kitchen is these days, I don’t have corn starch. A trip to