Knickerbocker’s

Instead of really doing anything for Valentine’s Day, Albert and I made plans to go out on the 15th with a couple of friends.  It’s pretty much what we would do on a regular Saturday night, but being Valentine’s weekend gave us the excuse to indulge a bit.  Also, going out on the 15th instead…

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Guac with Plantain Chips

I went to a restaurant once that served their guacamole with plantain chips instead of tortilla chips. I loved the starchiness of the chip and because they are less salty than tortilla chips, the guacamole really stands out. Leave it to Trader Joe’s to stock plantain chips on the cheap. I grabbed a bag and…

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3 on Thursday

I don’t know about y’all, but I felt completely rejuvenated after my long Presidents Day weekend.  I came back to work ready to tackle the week, excited that I was already one day closer to the weekend. Tulips are an under-appreciated flower.  Here they are displayed in front of my latest apartment addition: blinds.  It’s…

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Book Review: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

I was feeling a little homesick so recently I opened up my copy of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.  I’m not sure if it cured my homesickness or just made me yearn for my beautiful and unique hometown more than ever.  Either way, it’s a great read. John Berendt’s work of non-fiction…

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Valentine Shmalentine 2014

While I took a break last year because I was in Curaçao, I have developed a nice little single gal tradition of celebrating Valentine’s Day by preparing a nice meal. Treat. Yo. Self. This year I wasn’t single, but I didn’t want to let my tradition go. I told Albert my plans would proceed as…

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Otto’s Tacos

The bright orange sign made me wonder if it was legit, but Albert really wanted to check out Otto’s Tacos.  I want to say the reason I agreed was solely because he asked me to, but the real reason was twofold: I started reading a lot of good reviews about their LA style tacos on…

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Book Review: Divergent

The Divergent series has taken the world by storm.  Well, it has taken the teen world by storm.  Once again, I gave in and read a Young Adult novel series.  I’m still proud that I resisted Twilight, but I can’t make fun because I loved the Hunger Games.  Veronica Roth’s series was the latest sensation…

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Rayuela

And now for my third brunch post in a row I’ll tell you all about Rayuela.  This one is another bottomless brunch spot.  For just $15 you can have sangria added to your entree (which will only set you back about $13 in itself).  You can switch off between sangria flavors, but I started with…

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