Cuisine. Culture. Commentary.
It’s so easy to gorge yourself on dim sum in Chinatown, but try to leave a little room for dessert next time you go. I had heard Chinatown Ice Cream Factory is the best place to get dessert in the area and certainly the best place to get ice cream. But more and more I…
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Weekends are for weddings! If you’re like me, with 9 weddings each year, the weekends are, quite literally, for weddings (attending them, that is). Also if you’re like me, the weekend is a time to think about planning your own wedding. Lots of people carve out a certain time each week for to wedding planning…
Read MoreThe high and low from the week of 9/5
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By the end of the long Labor Day weekend, I was in a weird place when it came to supper. It was time to get back into a routine with a normal home cooked meal, but it was a hot summer day and I didn’t really feel like being stuck cooking in a hot kitchen. I…
Read MoreWhat’s keeping me going this week
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I’ve discovered a pretty great sandwich combo: roast beef + cream cheese + chives. I used these three ingredients to make rollups for lunch the other day and liked it so much I decided to make it a legit sandwich later in the week. Spread 1-2 soup spoons of light cream cheese on a whole wheat…
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Sometimes I think there’s a place you’ve just got to know about and my Public Service Announcements (PSAs) will give you the full skinny. Organized outdoor activities are great, but they’re even better when they’re FREE. That’s why I’m so happy Kathleen and Alison discovered free kayaking on the Hudson via Manhattan Community Boathouse. Located…
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I hope everyone is enjoying their long weekend! I planned a very busy weekend for myself, so I’m spending today relaxing and getting ready for the work week to start back tomorrow.
Read More“Sweet & Sour” is my version of that dinner table game where every guest says what the best and worst parts of the day were. As we head into the weekend, I think it’s important to get the bad stuff off your chest and remember the positives as a silver lining and energizing factor. When…
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It’s pizza, as a burrito. Nothing bad about that. This dish of my own design sounds strange – so much so that Albert wasn’t sold on it and chose to eat the previous night’s leftovers instead – but it tastes so good. Once Albert smelled it and saw me eating it, he regretted his decision…
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Peaches to Apples 