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I’ve never roasted grapes, nor did I think it was really even possible. The grapes get soft and wrinkly, and while I don’t look forward to that happening to my skin, it was a nice change of pace for the fruit. Usually when fruit is cooked down like this, the sweetness is amplified, but roasting…
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We all have some grammar “rules” stuck in our brain. Here are a few that can be de-bunked…in certain circumstances. Mitochondrial disease can cause all sorts of difficulties if passed on to children. But did you know there is such a thing as mitochondrial DNA transfer, which would allow would-be mothers with unhealthy DNA to…
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When my sister-in-law first came to visit New York, she made the required pilgrimage to a bagel shop and was appalled to hear the girl in front of her order a scooped bagel. “SHE’S WASTING THE BEST PART” she hissed at my brother. …And that’s how my sister-in-law had her first run in with 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 love that spaghetti squash is the kind of vegetable where you can just mix in all sorts of different toppings. Not many vegetables can say that about themselves! Actually, no vegetable can ever say anything about itself…because they’re vegetables…and vegetables can’t talk…duh. Anyyyway, my latest spaghetti squash side dish is super simple: Scrape out…
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If I’m being totally honest, last week was the week from Hell at work. And then some not fun personal stuff on top of that. It was rough. The long Presidents’ Day weekend could not have come at a better time. I needed a fun-filled weekend and that extra day to regroup and now I’ve…
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$16 for a beer seems excessive…but when that beer is actually the size of three beers, it’s a pretty good deal. That’s the case at Bierhaus, a German brew house in Midtown. If you’re looking for variety, this is not the place for it. The menu at this indoor beer garden consists of four types…
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People have been buzzing about Corkbuzz for a while and though I thought it sounded like a good spot, I wasn’t rushing to get there since I already have some pretty solid wine bars on rotation. But then watched a documentary about Master Sommeliers and learned it’s nearly impossible to become one and extremely rare…
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When the waitress came to our table, we asked if she had any favorite dishes. “Oh, this dish is just amazing,” she said. “But so is this one…and THIS…and you can’t not order this…or this or this.” By the time she was done, she had listed the entire menu as “favorites.” I can assure you that’s…
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We had a nice little dialogue going with our waiter from Aquaknox on our second to last night in Vegas. He seemed like a cool dude so my Bub and I decide to ply him for information. He and I would be on our own for supper on our last night in Sin City and…
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Peaches to Apples 