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Holiday Recipe: Festive Naan Pizza ~ Red, White and Green

Get into the Holiday Spirit with this gorgeous, and quite healthy appetizer. Make ahead, and heat with colorful toppings before serving. Naan dough is quite easy to make and roll – have fun with it! The Holiday season is upon us – Serve your guests this creative, delicious pizza for Christmas, New Year’s Eve, or New Year’s Day

Naan Bread is simple to make at home ~ Yogurt enriches partial whole grain dough which comes together in minutes. Step by step directions for a crispy exterior and a soft chew inside – a bread base for all of your creative toppings. Continue Reading →

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GIFF Free Screening of ‘A Christmas Story’ Set for Sunday at Cole Auditorium

Don’t miss this film classic, A Christmas Story, set in 1940 in a snow covered town in Indiana, nine-year-old Ralphie’s tribulations with a coonskin capped bully and longing for a BB gun for Christmas are timeless. And then there’s the moment the fire department rescues Ralphie’s friend who licks the frozen flagpole. Continue Reading →

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Mega Challah Bake Unites 500 Women in Greenwich from across Fairfield County

“Unite, Discover, Connect and Share” were the themes of the evening at the Mega Challah Bake on Thursday evening, Jan.17 at the Hyatt Regency Greenwich. 500 enthusiastic Jewish women from around Fairfield County participated at this event, which proved to be informative and spiritual. Continue Reading →

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Whitby Erects a Refugee Shelter on Campus, Fills 13 “ShelterBoxes”

In early November, Whitby staff, faculty, students and parents set up a “ShelterBox” tent on campus to draw attention to the situation that refugees face. During emergency situations, up to ten displaced people must call these tents home. ShelterBox ensures affected people receive a tent just like the one erected on the lawn at Whitby School. The boxes also include vital supplies such as thermal blankets, groundsheets, water storage, solar lamps, wood burning stoves and more. Continue Reading →

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