A few contests for the New Year were giving away 52 cookbooks, one for each week. If you want to save time, you can look to your favorite cookbooks. You can pick one recipe a week, double or triple it, refrigerate or freeze the leftovers and think of simple variations... More >>

...I long ago decided that scents, too, enhance the flavor of any holiday dish as well as the atmosphere of any holiday home as the dishes are cooking... More >>

Twenty-eight years ago, after the birth of our first child, I was laid off from my well-paid, mid-level management job. I was terrified... More >>

Your recent intro about your math experience brought to mind a situation our 15-year-old daughter experienced last year, in 8th grade... More >>

...I know I'm not alone in this experience. Many Moms I know and have worked with held back from asking or even looking for support because the feeling of disappointment and rejection is SO powerfully painful... More >>

I've been married 24 years and have had a great relationship with my in-laws from the get-go. My mother-in-law is probably one of the kindest people you will ever meet... More >>

I make it a point not to do my child's homework. I would only check my daughter's homework to make sure she that she actually did it... More >>

In order to teach your kids the value of hard work, you need to allow them to do things on their own, including homework and school projects. I have a story about that... More >>

My mother graduated with a Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering and worked very hard to earn her place in an industry that was more male-dominated back then than it is today... More >>

From day one in our relationship, my husband and I made it a top priority that when we had children, I would be a stay-at-home mom... More >>