My most personal book review to date just went live on Quarterlette yesterday. Check it out, if you please!
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Who is @Tessypie?
The broad behind the blog
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Letting Life Happen + Book Review: Instant Mom
30 Before 30: #27 – Take One Picture Each Day for a Month
Taking a picture every day may not seem like much of a challenge in the days where our cameras are our phones and our phones fit in our pockets. But this project wasn’t just about taking lots of selfies; it was an attempt for me to stop for one moment every single day and find…
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Monday Reads
I use a trip to the grocery store as a way to unwind and don’t find the NYC lines frustrating at all (once I learned how to navigate the different stores). I wonder how many people will opt into Chicory, a delivery service that works by attaching a “Get Ingredients” button to the bottom of…
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Pasta with Salami
Instead of having a cheese plate for supper two nights in a row, I recently incorporated some leftover Hungarian salami into a pasta dish. I boiled up some spinach and chive linguine (Trader Joe’s) and tossed it with some store-bought marinara. The trick here is to put in enough sauce to just coat the pasta.…
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3 on Thursday
Despite a beautiful Indian Summer weekend of temperatures in the low 80s, we’re really beginning to see a shift in the weather. I don’t mind the occasion to pull the cardis out of my closet, but my body is not reacting so well to the change. I’m in the process of staving of a cold…
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Book Review: At Bertram’s Hotel
When it was becoming apparent that I was becoming a real bookworm and bored with the novels around me, my Mom introduced me to Agatha Christie. I fell in love with her mysteries and the gradual unraveling of secrets. It had been years since I had read anything by Christie, but when I saw one…
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Olive Oil Gelato with Cinnamon
I recently discovered Fairway’s high end gelato line that they created in partnership with High Road. The flavors are unique and the texture is rich and silky. Though at $5.99 for a pint, it is pricier than most Fairway products, it is still less expensive than many of the other small batch ice cream brands…
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Monday Reads
Research shows that transgender children who take hormones to delay the onset of puberty (which would further transition them into the sex they do not wish to be) are more likely to be happy adults when they eventually undergo gender reassignment. Two weekends ago, a ton of New Yorkers participated in the People’s Climate March.…
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Lamb Kofta, Rice wtih Scallions and Peas, & Cucumber Yogurt
Kofta is a Middle Eastern or Indian meatball. I was lucky enough to find lamb version with masala sauce in the freezer section of Trader Joe’s ($4.99!) that required no more than 8-10 minutes in a pan. They are so flavorful – coriander, cumin, cinnamon, turmeric – so many spices! As long as they like…
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MexiBBQ
There is no better way to celebrate a successful race completion than by brunching. Hardcore, bottomless brunching, to be specific. Since we were going to be in Astoria Sunday afternoon for Karina’s birthday, we decided to do brunch in that neighborhood and picked MexiBBQ since they had a $16 bottomless deal. I would say the…
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Peaches to Apples 