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Meatpacking has quite the brunch scene. Every once in a while, it’s great to get dressed up like you’re going to a club and dance on tables in the early afternoon…and then you realize you just spent an entire paycheck and it’s not even dark out. You’ve got quite the dilemma: you want to experience…
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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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Langoustine is basically baby lobster. Baby lobster comes at baby prices so STOCK UP! A bag of langostino tails at Trader Joe’s costs about $9 and just need to be defrosted. So easy for something so fancy. I could throw lobster in just about anything, but for my first recipe, I wanted to pile it high…
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I had big plans for last weekend and though it ended up being fun, it was more laid back than I expected. I imagined I would run around for a bit on Saturday when, instead, I binge-watched ten episodes of “Jane the Virgin” and ordered a cheesesteak for supper. I’m not saying that’s a bad…
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Some of my 30 Before 30 items have taken longer to cross off the list because I haven’t had the opportunity. But then there are items like this one, which haven’t happened simply because I’ve procrastinated. Organize my closets? Boringggggg. You may ask why I put something like this on the list in the first…
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The words “pizza school” were all I needed to hear to clear my schedule so on Thursday evening I went to the Lower East Side with some co-workers for an evening of pizza making at Pizza a Casa. There, Neil taught us how to make dough, a 60-second sauce, and some fun topping combos. The…
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If you’ve seen Rain Man, you’re familiar with the extremely rare Savant Syndrome, which affects a small portion of those with Asperger’s, on the autistic spectrum. Daniel Tammet is the real deal. In this memoir, he describes what was going through his mind as a child while he struggled with the anxiety of social interaction. He also describes…
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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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Cooking with seasonal ingredients takes advantage of when produce is at its best. There’s usually more flavor, it can be more cost efficient, and it just feels more genuine. Each month I’ll cook a dish showcases and in-season ingredient. Leeks seem boring to some people, but I happen to like their mild onion flavor and the…
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Last week was bad. This week is better. I’m happy with that progress. Before heading to Bronxville for her shower, Kathleen suggested we meet for a glass of champagne – it was a celebration, after all! Since we were leaving out of Grand Central, we thought there was no better place to meet than the…
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Peaches to Apples 