Today I am a Columnist...

...as mabfan and I debut our parenting column in Brookline Patch.

We'll appear every other Friday (alternating with elul_3's food column). Today's column and the next one are by mabfan; I will write the subsequent two. (Also, I made the photo montage that serves as our author photo.) The last two we haven't figured out order yet (if we do 2-3-1, we'll be like the World Series and the NBA finals; if we do 2-2-1-1, we'll be like the NHL).

So if you want a peek into our lives and how we muddle through as parents in Brookline with Muffin and Squeaker, give us a click!

Shabbat Menu for 15 October

I haven't done one of these in a while...

We're out for lunch, so here's the dinner menu:

-- Challah (recipe from lcmlc) (the whole building now smells of fresh-baked challah)

-- Oven-baked ziti with three cheeses (recipe from Epicurious (which always makes me wonder why they have to say "oven-baked"; how else would it be baked?)

-- Swiss Veggie Medley (recipe from mabfan's former colleague Bill)

-- Roasted cauliflower (recipe from wife-of-maric23)

-- Chocolate chip cookie bars (my own recipe, adapted from myriad others)