kids i find myself finding more and more shortcuts acceptable. What’s not okay for me: any baking mixes, ie. for pancakes ,cake, muffins, etc. premade pie shells, and any readymade packaged dinners. Here in new york, if i...

about my local B & N—you can go in, sit in a comfortable chair and read every book in the store if you like. Have fun and try a new recipe every week, And then have a dinner party a month. After the first year dozens of...

My vision of healthy eating stems from my mother and my childhood. I wasn’t allowed to eat candy very often, or have snacks before dinner, but I could eat fruit whenever I wanted in whatever quantity. When my mother cooked...

My almost-5-year-old keeps trying to get me to have a Dora the Explorer birthday party (bday in about a month), since that’s the only “girl” theme he knows. I jokingly asked DH if I could have a Ratatouille...

My mom is the main reason I am chowish now and have always been. When I was young my mom joined this dinner club deal where 6-7 moms in the neighborhood would make dishes and then they would all trade. At first I thought this was...

's birthday. carne asada was flavorful but a little thin and tough, 3 salsas provided (2 reds and green) were nice but a little smoother than I would have liked, though they had a nice kick to them and were definitely homemade....

and 45 mins. I wonder if they’ll kick us out as my mom’s blowing out her birthday candles? These places that act like they are doing us a favor by existing and we should be forever indebted...it’s truly amazing....

My wife bought me a set of bar tools & shaker for my birthday, and with it had the foresite to include the book The Bartender’s Bible. It includes an extensive listing of bar(e) necessities, as well as an encyclopedic array...

sauced stuff. It was always my birthday dish as a kid.

a week, then dinners on weekends). And I have been able to wean her off of just hot dogs and hamburgers, but she will never be a 'hound like you and I and Zora. But she does go along and indulge me, and I still have to ruin a...

to enjoy a fine dinner don’t seem to notice if the dessert is overly sweet or long-frozen or just bad. Why?

I hit this place today for a late lunch/early dinner, around 4pm. The original poster is not kidding about “chaotic”; I almost turned around and gave up after walking in through the Main Street entrance. People...

The burger at Palena, Sakana Tempura roll at Sakana on P St., grilled cheese at Stoney’s, brunch at Bistro Bis, dinner in the outdoor courtyard at Tabard Inn, anything at Hank’s Oyster Bar, the roast chicken at Creme,...

In no particular order: butterscotch pudding scrambled eggs chicken with dried plums and olives wedding cakes thanksgiving dinner

We were up from NYC this weekend for my husband’s birthday and had dinner at Sorellina on Friday night. It was fine, definitely not an unpleasant experience. I fail to see what the big deal is.My husband did enjoy the kobe...