causes
let’s hang out!
May 2nd, 2013
I’ve got an invitation that you simply can’t refuse. The Brooklyn Flea. A fabulous cause. These cookies. And me! Yes, I will be “working” at the Flea this Saturday, doing a shift at the NYC Bake Sale, to benefit No Kid Hungry. This is a remarkable organization, which I wrote about last year when I [...]
a way to help
November 2nd, 2012
Sharing a wonderful post by Mara Kofoed, of A Blog About Love, for those looking to help victims of Hurricane Sandy. Please feel free to add to the list in the comments below. Thank you, and hope you are all doing well! WAYS TO HELP HURRICANE VICTIMS IN NEW YORK As the days go [...]
what did you think?
October 2nd, 2012
I can think of little else since last night’s viewing of “Half the Sky”. And I feel like I can’t even adequately put into words how it has affected me. But I’ll try…….. I hosted a viewing party for the film, with about 20 women from all different walks of my life. Food was generously [...]
won’t you join me?
October 1st, 2012
Tonight I’ll be hosting a special viewing party at my home, for the premiere of “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide”. It is a PBS documentary inspired by the book of the same name, written by Pulitzer Prize winning journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. photo credit: Joshua Bennett From the web [...]
couple of things…
September 12th, 2012
Taking you “off-site” today – come join me! I’m blogging over at Bonbon Break this week. Have you heard about this new blog? Kathy and Val (who each have wonderful blogs of their own) have partnered to “introduce exceptional blogs in an easy and fun format for busy moms, and to provide a place where bloggers [...]
change 10 lives. in 10 days.
September 6th, 2012
Could anything be simpler? And it’s true. You and I have the power to change 10 lives over the course of the next 10 days. I have partnered with The Mission List and Water.Org to raise awareness of the unimaginable water crisis facing much of the world today. These are just some of the gruesome [...]
half the sky – book review (and giveaway) – closed
September 1st, 2012
Before I knew that there was going to be “Noah”, I was busy preparing for my inevitable empty nest. I was trying to mitigate the unease I felt by putting in place a “plan” – a list of things I was going to immerse myself in once Conor went off to college. Things like becoming [...]
nyc food blogger bake sale
April 30th, 2012
My friend Elizabeth (of the delicious hand pies from a few weeks ago) recently posted about her participation in an upcoming bake sale, to benefit two very worthy causes. Share Our Strength is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to end childhood hunger by 2015. They encourage Americans to host bake sales within their communities to [...]
cookies, ‘cue and a (great) cause!
December 6th, 2011
I was privileged to participate in a great event over the weekend, created to raise money for an important cause. The second NYC Annual Holiday Cookie Swap, hosted by Bloggers Without Borders, brought together local food bloggers at the fabulous Hill Country Barbecue. Each blogger brought a dozen (or more) cookies for “swapping”, which took place after a [...]
a way to help
November 15th, 2011
My friend Meredith, aka The Food Yenta (remember her?) just shared this post. I was busy at the time but something about the way she described it made me want to stop what I was doing and take a look right away. I read, commented and immediately offered to help. As I get ready to gear [...]
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