Forget Skinnygirl loaded with chemicals, this recipe adapted from Sunset Magazine is sweetened with agave nectar (which you can get at your local Trader Joe’s) and is one of the freshest, best margaritas you will ever taste.  Read more>

It’s February and Neptune is finally going into Pisces. We had a preview last year, but now it’s the real deal. We are beginning a 14 year cycle in Pisces. Softer energies will be permeating with Neptune in its home sign of compassion and intuition.  Read more>

I was watching the NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams last night and he turned to the weather; unfortunately the weather seems to be included in the nightly news much more often these days. Brian said, “I want you to take a look at this: a giant vortex over the mid-west  Read more>

I think and KNOW that everybody has a right to get married. After all, EVERYONE should have a chance to be miserable, right? And I think it’s about time I got someone in here to do my laundry and cook dinner for me while I sit and be brilliant at my drafting table. Right? Any takers?  Read more>

Dear John,

I’m dating this guy and every time we have sex he tries to get out of wearing a condom. He says it’s “uncomfortable.” What does that mean?  Read more>

Step Two: Personal Connections

This is the second in a series of articles that will hopefully shed some much-needed light on the career market (notice, I did not say job market). My guess is that if you needed a job you might be looking for advice somewhere else and taking anything you could get in this economy.  Read more>

Serves 6 to 8

INGREDIENTS
pastry dough (see recipe)
pie weights or raw rice for weighting shell
1 small butternut squash (about 1 pound)
1 ½ tsp olive oil plus about 2 teaspoons for brushing squash  Read more>

Consider yourself more akin to a fun wino than a snobby connoisseur? Like to describe your reds and whites in terms of yummy and delish, rather than cloying or piquant? Perfect! Then this is the wine tasting party for you. Nothing stuffy about it.  Read more>

You’re tired of it. You don’t want to eat meat and potatoes all the time. Your man does. You want to branch out and try other things like salmon and salad. But how do you get your man to come with you on the train to healthy town? I asked several guys to get their advice.  Read more>

A look at some September Women’s Mags

As any frequent women’s magazine reader is aware, September is the month of bounty. Magazines pump up the volume in an effort to draw us in, but does bigger mean better advice? Let’s take a look:  Read more>

My Dearest Niece,

I am so excited for you. How was your first night as a college girl? Your mom emailed me a photo of you in your dorm room yesterday. I notice your beds are pretty high up, so you can put bureaus underneath. Ingenious. Wish we’d thought of that.  Read more>

It was the end of summer in Eastern France and my boyfriend Gerome and I were broke as hell.  Between us we had zero savings, zero quick cash prospects, few marketable skills. We needed cash and there was only one thing for it…  Read more>