Once, I read a book on personal finance that stressed over and over again the idea of saving money as a “passion.”  As a way of giving extravagantly to your dreams and goals.  The idea …

I just finished Elizabeth Gilbert’s brand-new book Committed:  A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage.  As one of the millions of readers who loved Eat, Love, Pray–and as a newly single mom after 21 years of …

Why not get away to DC?  Sure, it’s right in our backyard–and a DC vacation may not seem at first blush like a true change of scenery.  But is it possible that you have taken …

Take the family back and forth between the 18th and 21st centuries for a week for just under $1500.  Williamsburg, VA, about a three-hour drive from DC, has something for everyone–and offers a great combination …

And so, having purchased all of my simple (but high-quality) soup ingredients–and having added the excitement of fig-bedecked chevre to the menu–it was time to choose the wines.  One white and one red would suffice, …

I headed for the soups aisle.  My dad, who taught me to cook, had been a huge proponent of always making one’s own stocks from scratch.  But I knew there would be no time for …