Kitchen Renovation -- Day 1

We started the kitchen renovation on Wednesday. I've decided to chronicle the process here for the next few months, so let's start with the obligatory "Before" shots, accompanied by how the kitchen looks today, after the demolition.

Before shot of the kitchen

After demolition


Office Area "before"


Office area now

Sidewall before


Sidewall now

Cakes for a Cause

Pink Velvet Cake

Just recently, I wrote a freelance article on Nancy Finkelstein, the co-founder of Carousel Cakes in Nanuet, NY. Last year, Carousel's Red Velvet Cake was featured in O Magazine as a favorite pick of Oprah and her staff, and Nancy donated of portion of the proceeds from the cake's sales to the American Heart Association.

This year, she's doubling the stakes for another worthy cause: the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Whenever you purchase a Pink Velvet Cake or Pink Ribbon Cheesecake from Carousel Cakes, $3 will be donated to the BCRF.

Pink Ribbon Cheesecake

Now you can have your cake, AND support a great cause. What better way to mark Breast Cancer Awareness month?

Carousel ships anywhere in the United States, and packs the cakes with dry ice and a lot of care to make sure that they arrive safe and sound.

It was a pleasure meeting Nancy, and helping to spread the word about her efforts to support breast cancer research.

The profile I wrote on her will be featured in an upcoming issue of Garden State Woman magazine. I'll let you know when it appears!