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Tag Archives: holidays
It’s National Grilled Cheese Month!
What’s for lunch? April is National Grilled Cheese Month. Surely founded by the dairy industry, though no history emerged; it celebrates the simple act of placing a piece of cheese on something and sliding it under the broiler for a … Continue reading
Posted in celebrations, food, health, holidays, Recipes
Tagged celebrations, cheese, figs, food, healthy eating, holidays, lunch, National Grilled Cheese Month, recipes, sandwiches
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Tangerine Tango Taste #5: Finding Faith
This is the last glimpse of Tangerine Tango! I hope your curiosity is piqued and you’ve ordered a few copies! It’s healthy, like tangerines, sweet and sour like many citrus fruits, and proceeds are going to charity! This week I … Continue reading
Posted in Books, celebrations, daughters, Family, Grandchildren, holidays, Judaism, parenting, Writing
Tagged 2012 Blog of the Year Award, blogging, Books, celebrations, charity giving, daughters, Dawn Landau, faith, family, gifts, Grandchildren, holidays, Huntington's Disease, interfaith marriage, Judaism, Leah R. Singer, parenting, religion, Roger Colby, Tangerine Tango, women
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Tangerine Tango Taste #4: Surprises!
Who doesn’t love a surprise? This week’s taste of Tangerine Tango brings stories with surprises. From Leah R. Singer’s Strangers and Traveling Salespeople (Thanks a lot Walt Disney!) Once upon a time, there was a mother and a daughter who … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Family, holidays, parenting, Writing
Tagged bloggers, blogging, family, gifts, holidays, Leah R. Singer, parenting, Patti Winker, surprises, Tangerine Tango
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Healthy Candy? UNREAL!
It doesn’t take long after I’ve entered the door of my childhood home in Connecticut before I gravitate to the long cabinet near the dining area of the kitchen. Out of habit, I inspect what there is to eat. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in commentary, Education, Family, food, Grandchildren, health, holidays, parenting, Writing
Tagged education, family, food, Grandchildren, Halloween, health, healthy eating, holidays, Mars, parenting, Unreal Candy
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Scarecrow Invasion!
Scarecrows have invaded downtown Madison, CT in a competition sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. Any business or community group could enter by creating a scarecrow that represented their organization and paying a nominal fee. Citizens vote on-line to select … Continue reading
Posted in art, Books, Family, holidays, Knitting, travel, Writing
Tagged art, blogging, Books, CT, fall, family, finished projects, Gabi Coatsworth, Halloween, holidays, Knitting, Madison CT, photography, Reading, Scarecrows, Tangerine Tango, travel
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Succoth’s Seven Species & Arsenic in Rice
My daughter in-law Karen invited us for Succoth, saying they’re so busy between jobs and graduate school; they’d probably buy prepared foods. Of course, I jumped at the invitation- to come and to cook. “I’ll bring dinner,” I offered. The … Continue reading
Posted in celebrations, Family, food, Grandchildren, health, holidays, Judaism, parenting, Recipes
Tagged Arsenic in Rice, celebrations, Consumer Reports, family, food, Grandchildren, health, healthy eating, holidays, Judaism, parenting, quinoa, Seven Species, Succoth, Sukkot, vegan diet
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Announcing: Tangerine Tango: Women Writers Share Slices of Life
What’s Tangerine Tango? After publishing my first book, On the Trail of the Ancestors: A Black Cowboy’s Ride Across America, I was asked what my next book was about. I didn’t have one! Though I was looking for ideas. When … Continue reading
Posted in Books, collections, commentary, daughters, Family, Fashion, food, holidays, Judaism, Knitting, parenting, Reading, Recipes, Writing
Tagged blogging, Blogs, Book from Blog posts, celebrations, essays, family, fashion, food, Friendship, gratitude, holidays, Judaism, Knitting, memories, nostalgia, Reading, recipes, religion, women, writing
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Grandma Diary: Pumpkins & Apples
On the way to the pick-your-own farm, we saw two police cars. I’d picked Simon up from daycare to go pumpkin and apple picking. “Who made the light flash?” Toddlers would make great reporters. Every question is a why, what, … Continue reading
Posted in environment, Family, food, Grandchildren, holidays, Judaism, Trees
Tagged Apple picking, fall, family, food, Grandchildren, holidays, Jewish holidays, Judaism, pumpkin picking
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Passing the Gravy Gavel: Old & New Thanksgiving Traditions
“I made my cranberry sauce,” my mother said in a recent telephone conversation. “I’m glad I’m not making Thanksgiving.” Someone rushing out of the bank had pushed her down, aggravating her arthritis. This is the first time in decades that … Continue reading →