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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…
Read MoreAlbert heads to CT this afternoon for Rachel and Jack’s rehearsal dinner and I’ll be joining on Saturday for the actual wedding. I can’t wait to celebrate with them this weekend! Last week we celebrated Rebekah’s 30th birthday. It’s been a while since I’ve been out on a Tuesday and I might be getting too…
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I was a big fan of In A Dark, Dark Wood, so I was very excited to read Ruth Ware’s next novel, The Woman In Cabin 10. This one follows the same general model as the first, where a cast of characters abides in a tight space in the middle of nowhere. In In A Dark, Dark…
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Even though Labor Day is over, it’s still technically summer, which means it’s still technically summer corn season. This recipe not only takes advantage of the seasonal veggie, but also of the cast iron skillet, which makes this a one-pot dish, perfect for the no-fuss type of cooking I like to do in 90 degree…
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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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Peaches to Apples 