10+ Essential Cocktails for Your Cinco de Mayo Party

Taking Your Tequila Straight? Find Out if Tequila is a Stimulant. Find Appetizers, Dinner and Dessert: 75+ Mexican-Inspired Recipes! Light & Refreshing Tequila-Thyme Lemonade Slushy Boozy Cranberry Margaritas Blood-Orange Margaritas Tequila Sunrise on Ice Skinny Coconut Margarita Tres Amigas Blue Ocean Margaritas Bulldog Margaritas Good Old Fashioned Frozen Margaritas Fireball Margaritas Pina-Naranja Margarita Frozen Tequila […]

75+ Recipes for Your Cinco de Mayo Fiesta!

Everything You Need for Cinco de Mayo Fiesta… Celebrate your South-of-the-Border side. We have you covered with Tex-Mex recipes for drinks, dinner, appetizers and 10 Fiesta-Worthy Desserts! Start with One of Our  CINCO DE MAYO COCKTAILS …while you enjoy one of our  TEMPTING APPETIZERS What’s for Dinner? MEXICAN-INSPIRED DINNER & SIDES Save Room for Dessert! OUR 10 FAVORITE CINCO […]

Baby Steps Make Sense — I’m Seeing It Firsthand

For years, I’ve been saying I want to start running. When I was a kid in Queens, I was pretty fast, and I loved playing and running and getting dirty. Then, I went to high school, got a job and never ran again. Life always seemed too busy, and it just wasn’t in my routine […]

Fight the Post-Lunch Fatigue

Today, I ate lunch, and then sat down outside to do some work. With the sun shining strong for the first time in a while, I looked up, closed my eyes to soak in some vitamin D, and promptly fell asleep. What the heck? I’m not narcoleptic. I’m not hung over. I don’t have a newborn […]

Easy, Crispy Parmesan & Mustard Chicken

  Here’s an easy dinner for a busy weeknight–and you probably have all the ingredients you need. I like to serve it with a salad or steamed veggies. Prepared by and photo by Emily Doscher   (8 servings) INGREDIENTS 8 boneless and skinless chicken breast (pounded out to 1/2″ thickness) 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice […]

Podcast: The Ridgewood Y’s CEO Ernie Lamour

The Ridgewood Y has done amazing things for our community during the past year, while itself struggling from the pandemic and the shutdown. Its CEO, Ernie Lamour, is inspiring in his positivity and commitment to service, and he has been a strong leader in a time of turmoil for so many. Listen to his story, […]

5K for Hunger — Join Us, It is So Easy

The students in the Fitness Club at Ridgewood High School, in partnership with Y Wellness and Teen Leads, are hosting a 5K next week. It is virtual, which doesn’t mean you can watch someone else do it. It means you can complete your 5K on your own time and at your own pace. To register, […]

Will My Children Get the Vaccine?

I’ve been asked many times recently if I will let my children get the vaccine. The answer is yes. The better question is, do I think my children need the vaccine? The answer to that, given the data and the evidence, is no. I will take my kids for the vaccine when I have to, […]