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When I found this recipe for pineapple coconut banana bread, I was conflicted. It sounded so good (hello, those are the ingredients for a pina colada!) but I don’t usually like to bake. Since it required so few ingredients and because I can steal bananas from my office, I decided to face my fears and…
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For the last…forever, Passover-keeping Jews have dealt with the same gross desserts during the holiday. The only options were boxed cakes, and we’re not talkin funfetti. Think about it: when you can’t use flour can a cake really be that good? No, no it can’t. But then a few years ago everyone stated talking about…
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The tradition for my team’s office party is to go potluck style. There are about 50 people who work across the Fortune and Money brands, both editorial and publishing sides. Everyone brings in a dish and the whole group votes on their favorite. There are prizes at stake; people get into it. Our mini team…
Read MoreOver the summer, my beau and I were in Connecticut for a birthday party. We brought the typical Bud Lights with us, but one of Albert’s friends showed up with something extra special: Not Your Father’s Root Beer. Basically, it’s alcoholic root beer. I know…right?! Though it’s 6% ABV, it doesn’t taste alcoholic at all…
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I’m 30 and I just tried my first fresh fig. There were so many things I didn’t know when Karina put a bowl of figs in front of me after her Rosh Hashanah dinner. Can you eat them fresh or only dried? Can you eat the skin? Are there pits? Turns out, yes, you can…
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As you may recall, one of my main Labor Day weekend goals was to try a new recipe, preferably a fruit crisp. There are some fruits that are just SO summerific. Fruit, to me, seems very seasonally dependent. We eat avocados and brussels sprouts all year long, but when fruit is out of season it’s…
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At a recent party I wanted to make a dish that was a play on the phrase “Puttin’ on the Ritz,” so obviously it had to incorporate Ritz crackers. A quick Google search led me to this recipe for Ritz Cracker Toffee Bark. Did everyone know it was this simple to make toffee? It’s just…
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Cooking with seasonal ingredients takes advantage of when produce is at its best. There’s usually more flavor, it can be more cost efficient, and it just feels more genuine. Each month I’ll cook a dish showcases and in-season ingredient. In my mind any type of fruit is a spring/summer thing. I guess it’s because it’s refreshing…
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After about five years on the less convenient river [for me, the only one that matters] the fireworks came back to the east side (thanks, Mayor de Blasio!) so I decided to throw a party on my rooftop. It was a great idea until I woke up to rainy skies. The weather cleared up just…
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Two things were standing in the way of dessert at last week’s dinner party: 1) I’m not big on baking and 2) I was low on time. Thankfully, I remembered something Murray’s Cheese posted on their tumblr a while back. As I just mentioned, I didn’t have a ton of time on my hands so…
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Peaches to Apples 