In the weekend before New York City schools closed and life in my city ground to a halt, bread flour was one of the first things to disappear from supermarket shelves.  I suppose everyone was planning to do some comfort cooking over these difficult weeks. And for most people warm …

Until now, family travel for us has been relaxing and relatively non-adventurous. But as our kids age out of the toddler stage (4 and 6 years), I wanted to shake things up this year. So we headed to Costa Rica. We chose the northern part of Costa Rica for its …