I have found that one of the best ways to refurbish aging kitchen goods is to attend a pitch-in dinner. I have just returned from a large family gathering to which I took a spinach salad and came home with baked beans, watermelon and a slab of chocolat…
Ex-etiquette: How to be supportive when your co-parent is ill
Q. My ex has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. It makes it very difficult to co-parent. Will the courts grant me full custody when the other parent has a diagnosis like that? What’s good ex-etiquette? A. Lots of people struggle with mental illness….
Living with Children: How long to wait in between having kids
Q: My husband and I have one child, age 2. We’d like to have at least one more. What is the optimal spacing between children? A: Research puts ideal sibling spacing at three to four years. A child 3 or younger may respond to the birth of a sibling by r…
Debra-Lynn B. Hook: Transforming the stories of a family’s pain
The pain and suffering that runs through a family can be layered and complicated, as it was in my mother’s family of origin. Born of an abusive mother, my mother and her three siblings grew deep wounds they tried later in life to overcome. Hard as they…
As ‘The Old Man’ premiers, Jeff Bridges is well-prepared to handle any stress
Actor Jeff Bridges has been nominated for an Oscar seven times and won once, but he has avoided television series like the plague. Bridges has surrendered at last, as he’s starring in the miniseries “The Old Man,” premiering on FX Thursday. He plays an…
Diabetes Quick Fix: Patty Melt with Pickle Relish Salad
Enjoy this Patty Melt. Originally it was created as a thin burger, smothered with caramelized onions, topped with melted cheese and served on rye bread. For this recipe I use whole wheat bread. It takes a while to caramelize the onions. I speed it up b…