My Kitchen

My Kindle Review

by Barbara Feldman August 16, 2009

My Kindle arrived on August 4 and I love it. I have wanted one since they were announced in November, 2007. But the price seemed high for its functionality. I mean, I can already read books. What would it REALLY add to my life? But when they announced Kindle 2.0, and then dropped the price, [...]

Cranberry Sauce with Raspberries

by Barbara Feldman December 2, 2008

I know. I know. Bloggers usually share their Thanksgiving recipes BEFORE Thanksgiving, but I didn’t think of it at the time. We had a wonderful holiday at my parents’ house. My Dad smoked a turkey in the backyard, which turned out awesome. And we had about a thousand side dishes, all made from scratch. All [...]

Are You Now or Have You Ever Been a Locavore?

by Barbara Feldman November 26, 2007

This year’s choice for Word Of The Year from the New Oxford American Dictionary is “locavore.” Ben Zimmer, editor, says “‘Locavore’ was coined two years ago by a group of four women in San Francisco who proposed that local residents should try to eat only food grown or produced within a 100-mile radius. Other regional [...]

Why Do I Do This?

by Barbara Feldman November 20, 2003

Tell me I’m not the only mother who eats leftover breakfast food off her children’s plates after they’ve gone to school. When I cook them breakfast on school days, I don’t eat with them. I’m too rushed to get them out the door. But when I return from carpool, and sit down to work, I [...]