Adios, Examiner.com! (And Hello to More Recipes From This Foodie’s Kitchen!)

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Mysliceoftheapple | Posted in Musings

I used to be the New York Italian Food Examiner for Examiner.com. When I write “used to be”, I mean used to be. Once, mid-way through my recent recovery (which was far too long, by the way), I checked into … Continue reading →

Onward!

Posted on June 29, 2016 by Mysliceoftheapple | Posted in Musings

I think it is safe to say that what I’m about to write may well qualify for understatement of the year: So far, 2016 has not been kind to me. We are nearing the halfway point, though, so I am … Continue reading →

Week Eleven of The Recovery – Counting My Blessings

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Mysliceoftheapple | Posted in Musings

Well HELLO THERE!!! She exists! She returns! She writes! I’ve just returned from yet another visit to my podiatrist (more on that in a future post), but today marks the beginning of week eleven of my recovery, and yes, there … Continue reading →

Holiday Lemons and Lemonade

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Mysliceoftheapple | Posted in Musings

Ah, Yes! I had quite the Christmas! One of my favorite authors, Jameson Parker, wrote a long, detail-oriented (and, of course, beautifully written) piece a couple of years ago titled Fistfuls of Balloons! about his near-death horse riding accident in … Continue reading →

A Family Story Behind Pasta e Piselle – A Recipe From This Foodie’s Kitchen

Posted on October 18, 2015 by Mysliceoftheapple | Posted in A Foodie’s New York, Musings

Sunday Pasta! This is a true story. (Don’t you love it when there is a great story behind a great pasta dish?) First, let me start by saying this is my maternal grandmother’s recipe, and, well, I’ve written enough about … Continue reading →

The Buddy Check

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Mysliceoftheapple | Posted in Musings

I am a daughter. I am a cousin. (I am going in order of appearance here.) I am a sister. I am a BFF, many times over. I am a wife. I am an aunt. I am a woman. (OK, … Continue reading →

The 9/11 Memorial

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Mysliceoftheapple | Posted in Musings, My New York

I always dread this day. I dread this day, yet it is so very important that we remember. God sent us all some help yesterday. Remember the pictures I posted then of the rainbow that shown in Long Island City? … Continue reading →

At Last!!! (#ittook20years)

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Mysliceoftheapple | Posted in Musings

There was a wedding in Connecticut last Saturday. There is joy, and then there is JOY! This is what JOY looks like: Ken and Trey. Married. 20 years together, and at long last they are happily, LEGALLY married! By a … Continue reading →

On Kelly, One Year Later

Posted on August 30, 2015 by Mysliceoftheapple | Posted in Musings

I’ve had as joyful a weekend as a soul could ever hope for (MUCH more on that tomorrow), but looming over it all was the reality that today marks one year since one of the most joyous souls I’ve ever … Continue reading →

As We Approach the 9/11 Anniversary, There is Another Tragedy

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Mysliceoftheapple | Posted in Musings, My New York

I’ve been crazy busy today, and was just getting ready to post something short and humorous that I had seen a while ago on Facebook (just for the sake of posting something), when I logged on to Facebook to call … Continue reading →

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