Sweetwater Social

I get what they’re trying to do at Sweetwater Social.  They want to give you the best of both worlds.  In one place you can have high end cocktails and low end games.  It may be the only place with a shufflepuck table and drinks fancy enough to be served with those giant ice cubes.  I…

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Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole

Since we went out on Friday night and were waking up very early (7:30 AM) on Sunday to start watching/celebrating the half marathon, Albert and I decided to make Saturday night date night.  We lined up some quality tv programming and I cooked a meal.  Albert can be tough to cook for.  I wouldn’t exactly call him…

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Greek Salad Skewers

I remembered on Monday night that I had book club on Tuesday.  (That’s the day after in case you’ve been working the kind of hours I have resulting in days that bleed together.)  I was right near Whole Foods so I cruised Pinterest for an easy appetizer while I walked to the store.  I found…

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Monday Reads

While men are immediately praised after helping out around the workplace, people rarely feel they owe the same debt to women.  Don’t worry about not receiving credit right away, gals; evidence shows lending a hand will greatly help your career in the long run. After 250 years, Crimea has broken up with Ukraine and become…

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Parker & Quinn

When I realized my parents would be staying right by Albert’s new office, I thought it would be a great opportunity to check out the bar/restaurant he discovered during his first week on the job.  Parker and Quinn is a gastropub which basically means it’s elevated bar food with fancier drinks.  The vibe is a…

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Book Review: Dare Me

Megan Abbott’s “Dare Me” allows you to perch on the bleachers to view the dark inner world of high school cheerleading.  This is “Heathers” kind of dark.  Addy has always been happy to play second fiddle to her best friend Beth.  Beth rules the school and has a knack for crafting the perfect insult, the…

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3 on Thursday

Now that Jet Blue started flying to Savannah, there is a second flight option for Savannah/NYC travel.  Hip hip hooray!  When they announced the new route, they set up some inexpensive flights, which my parents immediately booked.  They were only here for a short while but it was a nice boost for my soul.  I…

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Craft

The mushrooms!  Oh, the mushrooms!  That’s all I have heard for years as people have told me time and again how great Craft is.  I think people are just so delighted that a restaurant known for meat prepares a vegetarian dish so well.  I agree, the mushrooms were delicious, as were the simply roasted butterball…

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Monday Reads

The blood of horseshoe crabs is a beautiful shade of periwinkle.  Scientists are harvesting this pretty blue blood and it’s miraculous property of being able to identify and trap contamination in a given solution.  Considering these solutions could come in contact with human blood (as an injection, for instance) being able to confirm that solution…

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