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I had more than the requisite number of grandmothers; ours was a Modern Family way before it was fashionable… Many of my childhood memories of them include memories of food, both good and bad.  Though they were all technically Jewish grandmothers, my assortment of grandmothers really ran the gamut.  There was my maternal, cold, austere, well bred […]

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I hope you’re spending Christmas with people you love.  I hope you’ll be eating good food, and singing and generally enjoying the day.  Even if you don’t celebrate in the traditional fashion, I hope you will be merry. I have always loved Christmas, throughout my childhood my family (despite being Jewish) had a tree.  We […]

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The media machine still seems think that a woman’s place is in the kitchen preparing  dinner for her husband and children, while they sit and wait to be served. What’s up with this commercial?  Though I find Goya commercials particularly sexist/momist, they are not alone in perpetuating a scenario that has greatly shifted in the […]

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Today is Thanksgiving Day.  I am spending it with my family, and the list of things I am thankful for is long, and for that I am doubly thankful.  I try not to wait until this particular day to show or express gratitude; it is something I try to do each night before I go […]

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‘Tis the day before Thanksgiving And over the river we go To families, friends, vacation spots And those we love and know We cook and clean and ready the house For loved ones to descend       The cooking just goes on and on Will it never end? I doubt you’re even reading this […]

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