A short list of fun things during a short work week
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Who is @Tessypie?
The broad behind the blog
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Book Review: Boy, Snow, Bird
A sort-of retelling of Snow White
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PSA: Old Print Shop
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. If you’re lucky enough to walk past Old Print Shop when they’re actually open (Monday-Friday, 9AM-5PM), do yourself a favor and stop inside. I happened to walk by on a rare…
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Happy Memorial Day
Take some time to reflect.
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Sweet & Sour
The high and low from the week of 5/23
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Zucchini Noodles with Chicken Sausage and European Cheese
Zucchini noodles, aka zoodles, are actually super satisfying. You’d think they wouldn’t be, but if you use the right blade setting on your mandolin, they can be twirled around your fork, just like spaghetti. And as any girl knows, the twirl is half the fun. I have made zucchini noodles before, but it was time…
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This week’s happiness
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Book Review: The Space Between Us
Once thing I’ve learned about India through my literary endeavors is the vast disparity between the lower and middle classes. In Thrity Umrigar’s novel, these two groups are placed in direct contrast, as seen through the eyes of two women. Bhima lives in a Bombay slum. She is illiterate and missing two teeth. She cares for…
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PSA: The Flower District
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. One of the items on my Spring Checklist was to check out the flower district. I didn’t come back with a bouquet since I wasn’t going straight home afterwards, but I…
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Momosan
In a true first, my neighborhood has a restaurant that doesn’t take reservations, resulting in a line of cool people awaiting a table. That’s usually what happens in the hip downtown areas of Manhattan. But now that Momosan Ramen has opened, there are hoards of youngsters waiting to get a bowl of noodles. Look at Murray Hill gettin all…
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Peaches to Apples 