Are we helping our weekend-warrior children fuel sufficiently for summer baseball season? Kids have plenty of energy, but we can boost their performance with the right pre-game prep in the kitchen. Summer signals the beginning of homework-free fun activities...

Welcome to June!  This summery month offers up many highlights: lazy sleep-late days for the kids, afternoons at the pool, camps and family vacations...and oh yes, let’s not forget National Donut Day, celebrated this year on Friday, June 2.Whether...

When Dr. Kenneth Cooper published his first bestseller, "Aerobics," 40-some years ago, he simultaneously introduced a new word into the Oxford English Dictionary. This book, translated into 41 languages as well as Braille, propelled Dr. Cooper to the...

I just love sharing good news, so unabashedly, here it comes: On May 10th, our daughter and son-in-law became proud parents of a baby girl…their first child and our first grandchild.  After reining in the floodgate of my emotions, I was able to take...

What are you growing this spring? If you are a gardening aficionado, the answers may include beefsteak tomatoes, 3 varieties of lettuce, sugar snap peas, herbs and zucchini. These have all the makings of a truly healthy diet, and no doubt will be incorporated...

In the world of “edible fungi”, there is much debate over the value of different species.  Enoki mushrooms figure prominently – and deliciously --- in many Asian recipes.  Truffles are known for their rare oil-infusing properties.  The more ordinary...

The 2017 calendar indicates that this is only the second week in January, which means you are already two weeks into your New Year’s goals and resolutions.  Congratulations on that!  The question many individuals begin to ask themselves right around...

As we enter 2017, our family has many things to which we are looking forward, most notably the arrival (G-d willing) of our first grandchild in mid-May. As you can imagine, a hefty portion of our conversations these days revolve around this blessed and...