Category: MAGAZINE

My fashion friend Susan Cernek once shared a genius tip after her honeymoon: “Pack a red dress. Red always looks dramatic in photos, even if you’re lost, like I was…

Where do you live, and who do you live with? This made me laugh… Comedian Matt Buechele — aka the Internet’s crush, who one CoJ reader described as “a perfect…

We’ve always been huge fans of Smitten Kitchen’s strawberry cake. But the other day while saving strawberry desserts to my Instagram folder (as one does), I discovered another easy recipe:…

“In elementary school, on the days my family couldn’t make it to church, I’d write a sermon, wrangle everyone into the living room, and lead a service,” laughs Leah Wise,…

What are you reading these days? I always love psychological thrillers but they can’t be too scary since I sleep alone at night and am a wuss. Luckily, Emma Cline’s…

Over winter break, my husband and I took our two daughters to Puerto Rico to visit my extended family. We went with my parents and my brother. We all tucked…

What’s on your summer checklist? I’m excited for lazy summer weekends with nothing on the docket but listening for the ice-cream truck. Here are 10 laid-back things the boys and…

You want desperately to get in shape, but you don’t know where to start or nothing you’ve tried has worked. Maybe you’ve seen an ad on Instagram, or a friend…

What are you up to this weekend? Toby’s 13th birthday party is tomorrow. TEENAGER TIME! (Even though he was born yesterday). We’ll be playing basketball and eating a basketball-y cake…

22 years ago I went to a “How to Find a Nanny in San Francisco” class at the Jewish Community Center. One the handful of folks there turned out lived…

One of the best parts of spending time with children is witnessing their creative play (just today my four-year-old turned a cardboard box into a horse barn!). For so many reasons,…

A few weeks ago, we got a comment from a reader named Hilary: “Today’s fashion leaves me crying in fitting rooms.” Added Emily: “When I try on current trends, I…

Have you thought about the concept of marinating? I mean really thought about it? Consider the fact that you can throw a bunch of ingredients together in a bowl or…

A few months ago, after school drop-off, I was walking to grab coffee with my friends Andy and Izzy. It was one of those perfect spring mornings — birds chirping,…

Traveling can be a great way to give your mind a break, have new experiences, relieve stress, and find some much needed happiness before having to get back to your…

You know when you’re hanging out with friends and someone launches into a monologue about the perfect lipstick that somehow looks good on everyone or a home appliance they can’t…