Is there a doggie tooth-fairy?

In recent weeks, we’ve been finding a lot of these around the apartment: Yes, it seems that my little baby Margot is growing up—she’s losing all her baby teeth. Her top gum was completely toothless last week, but she’s already got two big chompers coming in. I feel like I should leave her some doggie [...]

Evening Eating

You’ve probably heard the “rule” about nighttime eating a million times: “The kitchen should close at 8PM!” “Brush your teeth immediately after dinner to avoid evening snacking!” “Eating after dinner leads to flab!” I say it’s all phooey. This ban on evening eating has some sound logic in it. After all, the after-dinner hours are [...]

Mom’s Cuisine

As is typical of a Wednesday morning, I opened up the paper to the food section today and found several articles that piqued my interest. Of particular note was today’s feature discussing beloved recipes by mothers everywhere—just in time for Mother’s Day. Reading the article got me to thinking about my own mother’s signature dishes. [...]