Tag: family

• Chocolate & Walnut Meringue Cookies

  These cookies are my Bubby’s. They are her specialty, her legacy. No family gathering is complete without them, and special occasions are marked by the presence of these, tangible signs of her love. At family events, my cousins and I gather around a tray of these cookies and chat about life while snacking on them…

  Chaya

  December 4, 2015

  Delectables

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• Merci Beaucoup

  

  I read an amazing article the other day that summed up something I’ve always believed: being grateful makes you happier. It sounds weird, but it’s true: the article talked about giving thanks, and how people who wrote letters of gratitude to family and friends, even for inconsequential reasons, felt better with themselves and happier with…

  Chaya

  November 26, 2014

  Uncategorized

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