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At about 1:30 AM on Friday night, I received a text from Karina that she was in the mood for Chinese food and a facial. Thankfully I was still awake to make plans and set my alarm so we could make sure to arrive at Mission Chinese early enough to beat the crowds. If you…
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I love using fresh herbs in my cooking. They give crazy amazing flavor without adding to the calorie count. The only problem is I can never use them all up before they go bad. I’m trying to fix that lil problemo of mine so I’ve been incorporating the fresh dill I bought on Monday into…
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Thanks to a Zpack, I’m feeling much better this week and think I might actually be ready for human interaction this weekend. Lucky for me, it’s a long weekend so I can build in plenty of friend time and me time. How great are these hammered gold bowls that Liz and Puckett got me as…
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So the plan was for this salad to have fresh corn in it but it was out of season so I increased the amount of haricots verts and made it anyway. With the help of a healthy portion of dill, this salad has tons of flavor with few ingredients. While you’re boiling haricots verts (those…
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Pat Conroy is probably my all-time favorite author, with The Lords of Discipline as my most cherished of his works. He is a supreme storyteller with the most fluid syntax that drapes the reader with enchantment. I believe you can tell a lot about someone based on their favorite author. If you judged me by my…
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La Maison du Macaron has a ton of great flavors and an adorable cafe to boot. After walking past plenty of times, I was finally in a position where I wasn’t already overstuffed from a meal and was on my way home (since they can’t stay un-refrigerated for long). These macarons easily rank within my…
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It’s a miracle I’m getting this “3 on Thursday” out considering I am sick as a dog with bronchitis. I have become thoroughly acquainted with my bed considering I haven’t left it for about three days. It seems everyone is sick and I am just the latest to fall victim. I almost never get sick…
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If I’m able to cook a healthy, delicious dinner while I’m doing laundry and haven’t even gotten back from the gym til 9:00 pm, I’d say that must be one worthwhile recipe. Salmon tacos are just that. I drizzled salmon with olive oil, topped it with chile powder, paprika, and cayenne, and stuck it in…
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Between the Christmas break and a busy few weeks preceding it, I felt like I hadn’t seen Linds in for.ev.er. We decided to fix that by making dinner plans on Wednesday, the first day back from break. We needed some comfort food to ease us back into work so we decided on an Italian restaurant that…
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After a rough childhood and years spent at the war front, Tom has put up an emotional wall. He prefers a solitary life as a lighthouse keeper on a remote Australian island where social interaction in kept to a minimum. Though he lets his guard down slightly when he meets Isabel, he is still comforted by…
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Peaches to Apples 