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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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Who here knew orphan trains were a thing? I, for one, had no idea that through the 1920s, the Children’s Aid Society transported hundreds of thousands of orphaned children from busy Northeastern cities to the rural Midwest in the hopes of giving them new lives. The idea was that children would have a better chance…
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I am back from my Vegas vacation and no longer jet lagged. This was my 4th trip to Las Vegas, but the first that was not with a bunch of girls for a bachelorette party. I may have been with my family, but it was just as fun (albeit different) as when I went with my…
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Last week I found my list of New Year’s resolutions from 2014. Like this year, I didn’t go crazy with unattainable weight loss goals. The idea was to choose things I could actually accomplish that would improve my life. I am so happy to see that I achieved 3.5 of my 5 resolutions! I forgot…
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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’m always nervous when I come up with my own recipe – a THK Original, I call it. I’m worried the ingredient combinations and cooking methods I’ve concocted in my head won’t actually work. That’s why, when a dish comes out just as I planned, I am elated. This was one such case, and I got…
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It’s been so cold in New York so I am extremely excited to head to the warmer temps of Vegas tomorrow. There are plenty of things I’m excited for, but one of them is the opportunity for a lot of quality time with my brother. We don’t always get 1-on-1 time anymore so I can’t wait…
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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. In my mind any type of fruit is a spring/summer thing. I guess it’s because it’s refreshing…
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I tend to eat a lot of pasta all year-long, but my noodle intake really seems to spike in the cold months. It’s the comfort food I crave to warm my belly when it’s freezing. Also, when it’s cold I don’t want to walk to the good grocery store for better ingredients and it’s so easy to…
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I’m not as familiar with the UWS so when Albert and I made plans to meet Michael and Art in their Upper West neighborhood, I had to take to New York Magazine’s reviews to find a suitable restaurant. I almost didn’t click the link for Barley and Grain because it sounded like some sort of…
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Peaches to Apples 