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This book begins with a shooting that leaves one woman dead in a saloon on the outskirts of town and her friend left to figure out what happened. As we flashback to the weeks leading up to the shooting, we learn that an unbearable heat and a smallpox epidemic has been ravaging San Francisco in…
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Wedding planning has been progressing at rabid speed. There are plenty of things I thought I could wait to do, but apparently that’s not an option. Savannah has become a major destination wedding spot, with April being one of the most popular months. I don’t get any sort of preferential treatment being a local/native, so…
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Once again, the demo station at Trader Joe’s hooked me. They were sampling their take on shepherd’s pie and I just had to make it for myself. All you have to do is cook two of their frozen items, the bbq pulled brisket and the mashed potatoes and put them in a casserole dish (bbq…
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There is a small, low-key sushi spot on the Upper East called Sushi Seki. I stumbled upon it because it was the closest sushi restaurant to my apartment, but from my first meal there, I was in love. It flew under the radar, but the quality of the fish was so good (particularly for the…
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“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 the…
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I was devastated when my favorite neighborhood wine bar, Terroir, closed. I almost boycotted the restaurant that replaced it, in a move of solidarity. But then I realized that would be silly because then I would be denying myself delicious food – delicious food that has spent all day getting nice and juicy on a…
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I love having a short work week (thanks to MLK weekend), but I think it has contributed to this week being extra crazy at work. At least the weekend is in sight! Last weekend we NYC experienced its first snow. It wasn’t much, but it was beautiful. I loved walking out of the bar…
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It’s not stated explicitly, but this is essentially a fictionalized account of Laura Bush’s life. Though names and locations have been changed, the similarities are striking: Alice (the Laura Bush character) grows up a quiet and proper only child in a small town, naive to the ways of the world. After a tragic accident in…
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When I saw Fresh Direct had squid on sale, I decided to buy a pound and a half and figure out what to do with it later. When “later” arrived and I still didn’t have a plan, I threw together a dish with whatever I had in my pantry, in this case, a take on…
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Peaches to Apples 