I don't know Mikey. I have never met him. However, I have been following his wife Jennifer Perillo's blog, In Jennie's Kitchen, for a while prior to launching MyJudytheFoodie. What I'm quickly learning about the blogging world is how you can feel so connected, so in sync with someone whom you've never physically met, just by consistently reading their posts. Those that know Jennie personally, and those that simply follow her blog (like me), learned that Jennie's husband Mikey died unexpectedly of a heart attack. He leaves behind … [Read more...]
Having Fun Making Whoopie (Pies)…
August 3, 2011 By 2 Comments
Visiting my daughter two weeks ago at her sleep away camp in Maine certainly took me down memory lane since I went away to camp for 9 summers in a row. Of our two day trip, one full day was open-ended so I decided to take my son and husband to one of my favorite camp“Trip Day” excursions, Orchard Beach. Orchard Beach is an old-school beach community that has an awesome old time amusement park along the beach- imagine a higher-end Coney Island. While you won’t see people fishing off the piers with raw chicken on a string, the beach is jam … [Read more...]
Judy’s Black Bottom Cupcakes: far from rock bottom
June 27, 2011 By 4 Comments
Today ranks in THE TOP 5 HARDEST EXPERIENCES I’ve ever had as a parent. I sent my “baby” off to sleep away camp in Maine. I know this was a choice that we made so I can’t whine. But, there’s something so wretched about loosening the “grip” on your child, watching them wave to you through the tinted windows of the bus, only to turn their head and vanish into the summer. Knowing this day would come, we carefully scheduled a weekend chock-full of family activities. We wanted to eek out as much quality time together as humanly possible. First … [Read more...]
Judy’s Earthquake Cookies: They’ll Make You Tremble
June 13, 2011 By 34 Comments
Two months ago we learned that we had to travel to Baltimore for a funeral of a great-grandmother. Talking about death with my kids is like pulling the scabs off wounds--they immediately bring the conversation back to my mom’s death. They still can’t really understand why she had to die so young. However, that made it easier to then turn the conversation around and talk about their great grandmother's full life. Remarkably, she left a family legacy of 10 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. To brighten the mood and change the … [Read more...]
