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One of my favorite Cooking Channel shows is Extra Virgin – and not just because I’m a fan of Debi Mazar’s acting work. Mazar and her husband make great, authentic Italine fare that is actually simple enough for just about anyone to replicate. On a recent episode, I watched them make this simple tuna salad and…
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Since I wasn’t going on any sort of vacay over my extra long Labor Day weekend I wanted to take advantage of the time otherwise wasted sitting around my apartment by testing out several recipes. Thus far, I had only made one recipe using the cast iron skillet I got for my birthday, but that…
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Today begins my extra long Labor Day weekend! I hate that this is the last official weekend the summer, but I hope everyone has some fun plans to send it off well. This week’s “3 on Thursday” is all about one of my favorite summer pasttimes: picnicking in Central Park. On Friday, we went to…
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I am very lucky to have a nice long weekend ahead of me. We usually get both Friday and Monday off for Labor Day, but this year we also get Thursday off. My beau and I considered going away, but since he doesn’t get quite so much time off and neither of us wants to…
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The only thing that made my meal at Butcher Bar brunchy was the endless mimosas I drank. Sure, there are some good bbq + eggs dishes on the menu, but when you’re eating at 2 PM, it’s time to admit that you’ve given up on the breakfast wagon. 2 PM is not too late, however,…
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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’ve had something after work every night this week. It’s been a long time since I kept myself this busy so I’m looking forward to slowing things down a bit this Saturday. On Monday, Shawn had all the boys over for their fantasy football draft. Instead of getting out of dodge, Kathleen decided to cook…
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Wednesday Martin’s memoir about life as an Upper East Side mommy made waves across Manhattan and the nation. She was an inhabitant of the trendy West Village until she and her husband decided to make the pilgrimage uptown to raise their son, where it is more conservative and label conscious. Martin feels utterly out of place and…
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Ever feel like you need to get something off your chest? Sometimes I’ve just gotta talk it out. That’s why I’ve decided to do a monthly feature called “Thoughts On…” At the beginning of the month, I’ll provide a prompt to stimulate discussion. The point is to get us to put our thoughts out there…
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Leave it to us to go to Queens for a restaurant that’s right in our Manhattan backyard. Zabb Elee might be just a random East Village Thai spot, but it’s one that people became obsessed with. Not obsessed in the long line inducing way, but obsessed enough that they just opened a second location in…
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Peaches to Apples 