“Let’s talk about Florida,” I said to my daughter Devory as I stirred the butternut squash soup, which was starting to thicken. “We’re scheduled...

When Shimon* married a giyores named Sara, the Bobover Rebbe was their mesader kiddushin. Eight years later, they had four children. Then one day...

As a Democrat, I must grudgingly admit that the Trump administration did something quite brilliant in bringing down the price of oil before the...

The first time Eva Fried* offered to babysit for my children I thought it was a great idea. “Why should you pay for babysitting when...

There’s a brief hesitation at the last second while my husband and I look at each other in dazed disbelief. And then a click...

An American novelist once said this about rural life: “These backwaters of existence sometimes breed, in their sluggish depths, strange acuities of emotion.” Regrettably,...

The Jewish world was shocked and saddened at the passing this Shabbos of the Kashau Rav, Rav Eliezer Chaim Blum, zt”l. The Rebbe was...

This classic soup gets an amazing update with marsala mushrooms and a drizzle of truffle oil. It’s dressy enough for company but easy enough...

Dear Ami: My husband and I have a different take on the amount of household help we should expect from our children. We have three...

½  pound pastrami, sliced thinly (see note) Place as much pastrami as you can fit on a stovetop grill pan and cook on medium-high heat...

You can also bake these in mini tart shells. I chose the graham cracker crusts because I liked the balance between sweet and savory....

A final push is underway for the Senate to vote to overhaul the US penal system in an effort to do away with draconian,...

How Is This Day Different from All Other Days? “I imagine the White House Chanukah Party is just like any other day at work for...

There is an old business saying: You can make it good, you can make it last, or you can make it cheap. Pick two...

I’m a typical bubby in my fifties, moderately active, gainfully employed, and with a family of married children, teenagers and einiklach coming and going...

As a rule, sports and Yiddishkeit don’t go together very well. The Greeks, in fact, attempted to separate Jews from Yiddishkeit by erecting sport...

When I landed my first bookkeeping job, I was ecstatic. I’d been teaching elementary school for several years, and as much as I enjoyed...

It was past midnight when the phone rang. My heart skipped a beat. Any call at this hour, unless it was a wrong number,...

2 cups heavy cream, divided 2 cups milk 1 cup sugar ¼ cup cornstarch ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder 2 eggs 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped 1 tablespoon Mehadrin Butter ¼...

Want slow-cooked barbecue without the grill and half the fuss? This barbecued short rib is a great way to save some time and still...