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My mother was 5’ 3” and 118 pounds. Always. What was her secret? \"The trick to staying slim is never gain weight in the first place.\" She was right about that, among other things. Her regime was unvarying: a double espresso with hot milk in the  Read more

I like to ring in the New Year with a big pot of something delicious (click here for my favorite make-ahead beef stew) that will feed friends and their families. We pretend it's midnight around 9pm and everyone heads home.  Read more

Loved, loved, loved seeing all of you at Girl's Night Out in Branford! Thanks for turning out, despite the rain, and discovering the boutiques of Branford. I managed to finish off my holiday shopping AND enjoy a fantastic dinner at Tacuba Taco Bar
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The year I got married I decided to throw my first Christmas party. Martha Stewart magazine had just launched and we were all completely enthralled. Because Martha said so, I spray painted everything gold (lemon leaf garlands, seed pods, you name Read more

Years ago, when I asked my daughter what religion she was, she instantly exclaimed, "Christmas!". I'm (sort of) Jewish and my husband was raised Catholic so that seemed a perfectly reasonable response.
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According to the 3/50 Project, for every $100 spent in independently owned stores, $68 returns to the community, spent in a national chain, only $43 stays here, and if you spend it online nothing comes home. Read more

Lucky me. My father, Robert Tannen, was commissioned to create a piece for the new Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and I got to zip off to Arkansas for the artist's opening. Alice Walton, the visionary daughter of Sam (Walmart) Walton, Read more

I've read that the average Thanksgiving feast packs over 3000 calories. My carb-laden spread certainly does: challah stuffing (here's the recipe), mashed AND sweet potatoes (topped of course, with buttery brown sugar/pecan goo). Read more

Wow! Thanks to all 175 of you who turned out to hear Jane Pollak's words of wisdom for entrepreneurially- minded women. Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did (and thank you, Saybrook Point Inn, for generously sponsoring!). If you missed this event Read more

I'm learning so much about you from my teeny questionnaire! 66% of you visit the-e-list website to help plan your lives on the Shoreline and 61% of you take advantage of e-list discounts. Read more