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It was my turn to host book club this month and I couldn’t resist picking up S’mac since it just opened in my neighborhood. I can’t describe how good this mac and cheese is and how happy I was to have an excuse to order the mongo size. I didn’t want it to be a…
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I love creamy things. The problem is that creamy meals are always the least healthy…until you get to the Fall/Winter when a couple of the most popular vegetables can be easily turned into velvety soups or creamy sauces. I’ve seen so many butternut squash soup recipes that I should have thought about how that could…
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As happy as I am to see my Dawgs secure the SEC East title this weekend, I was even happier to have a few more days of nice weather before the harsh New York winter makes its presence known. I can’t believe I forgot to share pics of my Halloween costume! Though I usually throw…
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I love that Trader Joe’s sells Brussels sprouts in shredded/slaw form. They’re great to sauté with vegetables but this time I decided to use them for the base of a simple salad. When it comes to nuts in salad, I know the walnut is usually everybody’s first pick. I, however, prefer pine nuts or sunflower…
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Karina’s latest hobby is mixolgy. She has begun experimenting with different cocktails at home and is pouring over literature to make herself the most accomplished amateur mixologist in Queens. It makes sense that the best way to learn which drinks you fancy and how to make them is by getting out there and trying them.…
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I know Jen was upset to leave New York, but she, Matt, and Avery have made themselves a beautiful life in Atlanta. They told me one thing that eased the transition was seeing how close they were to Buford Highway. Buford Highway is a sketchy area, but one that’s worth visiting if you want authentic…
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I had planned a trip to Georgia for the Ole Miss game and some hanging out with my Atlanta friends, but I was worried that I wouldn’t make it out due to Hurricane Sandy. I was worried about getting to the airport so I left about four hours before my flight. Because the city was…
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What a crazy week last week was! I am happy to say I survived my first (and hopefully last) New York disaster. I was not around for 9/11 or the infamous summer blackout, but I have now had the full disaster experience with Hurricane Sandy. I’ll touch on the Hurricane in today’s “3 on Thursday,”…
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Believe it or not, I learned about this book a long time ago from Diana Agron’s tumblr but then ended up reading another one of Jonathan Tropper’s novels first. I thoroughly enjoyed “The Book of Joe,” but while I gave that one a 7.5 out of 10, “This Is Where I Leave You” is easily an…
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I broke my toe last Wednesday. I wish I could say it was a Sandy casualty but, really, it was just me being stupid and clumsy. When I could no longer walk the mile and a half to work (remember, the subways were shut down), I took a cab…that promptly got into an accident. I…
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Peaches to Apples 