I watched with some disgust on Sunday (Feb. 21, 2010) as enthusiastic Canadian hockey fans booed Team USA as they stepped on the ice. Now, I know this is hockey and hockey has special status here. When fans act unsporting, we tend to put it down to them just being excited hockey fans. Booing and [...]

What a pleasure it was to find LA and Ella in the kitchen in Sunday making butternut squash soup and potato latkes. As Ella grated potatoes, onions and carrots, LA assembled the goopy mixture and prepped the pan for frying. The smell filled the house. And we gobbled them down (well, except Ben, who managed [...]