In our house, Halloween treats don’t just mean candy—one of the best parts of the holiday is making roasted pumpkin seeds. So while you’re scooping out those pumpkin …

After a fruitful day of apple picking and hay riding last weekend, we put our bounty to very good use by making hand pies. I got the recipe …

When we got two kittens, Panda and Stache, this summer, there was a lot of debate in our house about whether they should be allowed outdoors (husband said …

Before fall is really in full swing, I wanted to share some pictures from the last-hurrah-of-the-summer trip we took to Maine recently. My extended family stayed in Ellsworth, …

How do you feel when you drop your kids off on the first day of school—excited, wistful, nostalgic, happy? I feel all of those things, and it’s great …

I’ve wanted to join a CSA for ages. If this term isn’t familiar to you yet, it stands for Community Supported Agriculture, which refers to a way to …

My friend Marni’s daughter, Ava, just turned 7, and had a fun party at our local arts center. The painter’s palette cake fit the theme perfectly. Marni made …

I thought the kids at our elementary school had created a new verb: to verse. As in, the Yankees are versing the Mets this weekend. My team is …

What’s black and white and cute all over? Our new kittens! Nothing against our hermit crab, but we needed something furry. So last week we adopted two adorable …

When we went to a friend’s house recently, we were served a meal that I will be copying: Chicago hot dogs. I don’t even really like hot dogs, …