If your house is anything like ours is right now, your cooking revolves around the very finicky tastebuds and moods of a mini-dictator. Yes, he has adorable wispy curls and his gap-toothed smile makes you find new corners in your heart for jack-o-lanterns, but, man,…
(this piece was originally published on www.momsrising.org, as a contribution to “Moms Get Real About Race in America: A MomsRising.org Blog Carnival in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington.”) There could be a lot of reasons I see everything through a race lens. I…
Do you ever feel like you never have time to actually take advantage of where you live? In the district, it’s common to hear transplants to the city who now call it home express regret that they don’t take advantage of the Smithsonian’s (free!) museum…
The district is elated over the birth of its newest panda resident, a cub born yesterday to the National Zoo’s female giant panda, Mei Xiang. This new cub reminds us of Mei Xiang’s loss back in September, when she gave birth to a four ounce…
Do you ever make a dish specifically to enjoy its leftovers for the next few days? I find myself doing this with roast chicken, which makes a wicked curried chicken salad that is perfect in this summer heat (recipe coming soon!). Curries are also better…
We should all Expect Better, and then ask some more questions Yes, I know about Emily Oster’s new book released today that questions conventional pregnancy wisdom. Yes, I think her work is quality and that a social scientist’s interpretation of the data around pregnancy restrictions…
Considering child care Alissa Quart has a piece in The New York Times today that looks at the financial burden, and often impossibility, of child care on American families. Given that one of my chapters tackles exactly this topic, it piqued my interest. Why would a book…
Coconut milk for the win This past weekend, as I enjoyed an outdoor concert in the area, a very pregnant lady handed me a little piece of heaven: the SO Delicious mini ice cream sandwich made with coconut milk. It was part of a promotion to share…
A quick pickle I grew up loving all kinds of pickles. The basic ones that came on our McDonalds hamburgers to the ones that were specially steeped with bulbs of garlic and sold on the Massachusetts coast to whale watching tourists. And my brother-in-law and…
Homemade fingerpaints When it’s uncomfortably hot outside, I try to find indoor activities for Desmond. Preferably activities on the less-destructive end of the spectrum, for the good of our sweet little cherub, but also our apartment’s security deposit. Fingerpainting seems like it would violate…
