When It Comes to Eating, Orange is the New Black

Join Annie and create fall recipes with a healthy twist incorporating orange foods.  Each week will have a featured ingredient used to make one savory dish and one dessert. Menu highlights include: Pumpkin and Farro Risotto with Rosemary Pesto, Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bars Twice Baked Sweet Potato ‘Tacos’ with all the fixings, Sweet Potato Cornbread […]

A Little Lunchtime Inspiration

Are school lunches making you and your kids grown? Are your kids tired of the same old thing and are you tired of their complaints? Read on for tips on creative, healthy lunches.

Back to School Blues: Early Mornings & Piles of Papers

By Shannon Albarelli, Psy.D. The mornings are getting colder, the smells are crisper, and the frenzy of thoughts surrounding school preparation is beginning.  For some, the structure of the school year is welcomed with open arms. For others, all they can think about is the early morning wake-ups, the paperwork, the homework, and the whole […]

Shakespeare In The Park This Weekend!

Looking for something fun to do in town this Labor Day? The Westfield Recreation Dept. and Troupe of Friends will present three free performances of William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, August 31, September 1 and 2 at 8:00 p.m. in Mindowaskin Park. The play, directed by Joseph Penczak, is set in Medieval […]

10 Places I Hate That My Kids Love: A Happy Kid’s Bucket List

Ah, the things we do and the places we go for our children–places that were off our radar before kids and that now, we dread even being asked to go to. We pray that some other generous parent will offer take our child so we can cross it off their little happy child bucket list. And if we don’t take […]

20 Things for Your Back To School “To Do” List

With only days left before it is “back to school” time – Here is what STILL needs to be done: School Supply Shopping Direct the kids to Cliffs Notes to review the book they were  “supposed to” read – or download the movie so they don’t look like complete slackers! Get the car washed AND […]

A Show You Cannot Miss

Through Sunday, October 29, 2017 Over the last 20 years, I’ve had the pleasure of viewing Dale Chihuly’s glass works of art in many places. Most notable, was at the Tower of David Museum in Jerusalem. To see that bright, colorful, fragile glass against the rough, craggy edges  of historic stone was a sight that has remained […]

Hot New Shoes for Kids This Fall Already Selling Out

I have a feeling we’re going to be seeing a lot of little feet lighting up the sidewalks to school: The Sketchers Energy Lights. My daughter saw these on display before they came out and has been talking about them ever since. When I went to grab a pair for her, they were already sold […]