Customer Service Lessons from Mardi Gras

While wandering the streets of New Orleans, during what is their busiest celebration of the year–Mardi Gras–my sister and I noticed many local merchants rolling their eyes, sighing, and making snide comments about the chaos around them. They were done with the...

My 3-Day Juice Detox

This weekend was my first ever juice diet detox, and now that I’m coming out at the other end I’m hungry, slightly loopy, but nutrient-rich. I did the juice fast through Sip Organic Juice Bar, an awesome little cafe-style juice bar on Old 28th Street in...

Trust Mom’s Intuition/Your Child’s Pediatrician

As a mom, you want nothing more for your kids than for them to live a long and healthy life (and for them to behave most of the time…). So, when your child is sick, your mom instinct kicks in. A couple months ago, my son started coughing strangely in the middle of the...

Baking: My Trials and Errors



There I was, running to the fuse box in my strawberry apron, and all for the sake of cheesecake. 

As an adult, I can count on one hand the times I have baked, and every time, something has gone wrong. When I cook, I throw things together, and work relying on my...