‘Tis the season for the slow cooker to make its annual trip from the lower cabinet near my sink to its rightful place upon my already cramped breakfast bar. (Typical Manhattan Apartment Life, yo.) I know most people will use their slow cooker year round, but I’m strictly an autumn and winter user. It’s just …

I GOT A DONUT PAN FOR MY BIRTHDAY! LET THE DONUT BAKING BEGIN! As I get older, it’s more about the quality and thoughtfulness of the gifts I receive, not the quantity or trendiness of it. As I just turned 32 two weeks ago (I know, I know, these old bones here), a few friends …

It is the The Battle of the Basic Autumn Foods: Pumpkin vs. Apple! Pumpkin and pumpkin spice are both omnipresent in so many food items and non-food items, for better or for worst! (A friend of mine posted a photo of Pumpkin Spice-scented car detail spray on her Snapchat a few weeks ago, and it made …

Autumn just came out of nowhere, both chronologically and atmospherically. I swear, it was May just a minute ago, and social media reminded me that this past Thursday, at 10:21 a.m., was the autumnal equinox. Two, I was walking around the Feast of San Gennaro in Little Italy on Thursday night, sweating in a pair …