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My brother is a great eater. If you go to a restaurant with him, he’ll order the most out-there item on the menu. Vegetables pose no threat to him and strange food combinations are exciting rather than gross. But that wasn’t always the case. Growing up, my brother’s diet consisted of three items: chicken fingers,…
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Fashionably late has become the new on time and obnoxiously late has become somewhat acceptable. I hate it and am embarrassed that I have been an offender. My main new year’s resolution is to be on time. It’s punctual for me from now on. Amazon/Kindle is staying a step ahead by getting into the content…
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The day before last week’s book club I Googled “make ahead appetizers” and the first article to pop up was “6 Make-Ahead Appetizers” at realsimple.com. I’ve made many a Real Simple recipe that turned out great so I knew I was bound to find something easy and delicious there. I was drawn to the caramelized…
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Madison Bar and Grill does a crazy brunch buffet with seafood, eggs benedict, hanger steak, a chocolate fountain, and more. It’s $25 and comes with a cocktail and unlimited coffee. It can be a bit overwhelming so when Steph and I met at this uptown Hoboken establishment, we ordered off the regular menu (the fact…
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Happy Halloween, bloggies! This week has been very busy so I am glad it’s more than halfway over. I’m looking forward to some QT with a bottle of wine tomorrow. This week’s background is a shot of the old escalators in Macy’s Herald Square. Even after a major renovation, these remain and I love them…
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I figured beer cheese was basically my beloved pimento cheese but with beer. If anything, I thought it would just have a whippier consistency. Unfortunately, Floyd Beer Cheese was a bit too crumbly for my taste. The flavor was spot on. A little hoppy from the beer, smoky from the bacon, and just a bit…
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I recently had my first bar hopping excursion in Astoria. I don’t know if it’s considered a full hop since I only went to two bars, but that’s two more than I’d been to before. The second bar we went to really struck a chord with me. The whiskey chord. I hear it now as…
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Is Tumblr making it cool to be depressed? A little less creepy than prisoners’ last meals, this chart of famous final bites is intriguing. I wonder what I would eat… I was shocked to discover there’s a pill to prevent HIV. I was even more shocked to learn that no one is taking it. I’m…
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There’s something to be said about breaking from the routine. Something good. I have my go-to Thai spot for delivery (don’t we all?), but while I was walking home last Sunday night I stopped in Thainy for something new. I ordered the chicken dumplings and the street noodles. The dumplings only come four to an…
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Two things were standing in the way of dessert at last week’s dinner party: 1) I’m not big on baking and 2) I was low on time. Thankfully, I remembered something Murray’s Cheese posted on their tumblr a while back. As I just mentioned, I didn’t have a ton of time on my hands so…
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Peaches to Apples 