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September is the official start of fall and while most people excite in the change of seasons because it signifies a change in wardrobe, I like the transition to fall because it means new ingredients. One thing that’s in season in September is arugula. Arugula is a lettuce, which usually means “salad base”. That’s still…
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I was recently in a café and noticed a lovely wild rice salad in the case. Or at least I thought it was lovely until I realized it was chock full of raw red onions and some other ingredients I’m not super fond of. Still, the idea of a wild rice salad appealed to me…
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On Thursday, Scotland is voting to break from UK. The United Kingdom has been, well, united for over 300 years so this is kind of a big deal. Betty Boop did not just emerge from a cartoonist’s imagination. Did you know the inspiration for the animated sexpot was actually an African American woman? You know…
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Frankie Rowley describes herself as “temporizing.” Though she has steadily held a job as an aid worker in Africa, she never felt it was her true home. In search of something more permanent, she visits her family in New Hampshire, unsure if she will leave. The town of Pomeroy, New Hampshire is a sleepy town…
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I almost didn’t post this meal. It’s not a “real” recipe and it’s almost too easy. But then I remembered how much I enjoyed eating it and figured, hey, my loyal, deserving, super dee duper readers may not have discovered this preparation yet and probably want as many easy recipes as they can get. For…
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Football may be in full swing, but UGA actually had a bye for the second weekend of the season. With the extra time, I headed to Hoboken for a much needed night with my best gal, Steph. We may have had plans to tear up the town but instead ended up sitting on the couch,…
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This month’s “Inspiration Station” is built around “The Fault in Our Stars.” I tried to wait for the movie mania to die down a bit and now feel like this is an appropriate time to revive one of the summer’s biggest hits. The Dish: Augustus tells Hazel that he’s using his wish on a trip…
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I don’t usually think of SoHo as a place for cheap eating. Sure, you can find plenty of cafés in the area that aren’t overly expensive…but a straight up deal? Not so much. I am singing a different tune now that I’ve found Fiat Café. Pretty much nothing on the menu costs more than $8.50.…
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If you’re a girl/woman/lady/female you have some sort of handbag with you at all times, but do you know the history of the thing that holds all of your most important items? I’ve always been a fan of hearing it like it is from my friends and I try to do them the same “courtesy”…
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Not all Southern food is created equal. While I may know just about all there is to know about Lowcountry cuisine, creole food is a whole different story. Of course I enjoy it. Of course I will eat all the cajun food in sight, if possible. Of COURSE I want to boogie to Hank Williams’…
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Peaches to Apples 