I was in my office this morning when I heard the familiar clinking of chains against trash container as a big orange blob moved in front of my window. A few hours later, I went upstairs and saw that 3 or 4 guys had been steadily working to fill the container…and were nearly finished. No […]

Thanksgiving will be combined with Christmas at our house this year. I would have loved to do a traditional dinner with all the trimmings, but I could be in the hospital, have just brought Mack home or still be pregnant – so planning a huge feast at our place with friends just didn’t seem so […]

There is little doubt that one of the most important parts of a Thanksgiving dinner is the turkey…at least in most households. And I always have to think of Christmas Vacation and the delicious turkey they have there when it comes to carving it up. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, more than 45 […]

Last year, I tried something new: brining a turkey. It’s a simple process, where you let the bird soak for 24-48 hours in a bath of spices. It will leave your turkey so moist and tender, it may end up completely falling off the bone when you go to carve it. The breasts literally just […]

While I was waiting in the doctor’s office yesterday, I finished reading The Bilingual Edge: Why, When, and How to Teach Your Child a Second Language. There was at least one thing we were certain about before we decided to have a child: that he or she would be raised speaking English and German, regardless […]