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Peter Pan Party Aftermath Post 1 (Or How to Make Spicy Eggplant Dip)
This easy eggplant dip is kind of spicy. And totally yummy. The last two weeks have been an absolute blur, what with the baking and sewing and papier mache-ing for two parties. So, apologies for the...
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Supper and the Single People (Or How to Make Zucchini Lasagna)
This recipe uses the same marinara sauce as the spinach manicotti I made earlier. Total time saver. Even though I like to cook fairly elaborate dishes that include expensive ingredients, I’m always...
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Bon Appetit to Me! (Or I Try the Pork and Fennel Ragu Recipe from the October...
I have had a subscription to Bon Appetit for more than ten years, and I adore it. Like, you have no idea. Each month when the new issue arrives, I get so excited you’d think Tory Burch was handing out...
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Of Mustache Men and Shrimp (Or I Make the Shrimp Dish from Bon Appetit)
A few years ago I was dating this guy. I was starting to have some misgivings about the entire situation (long story), and I wasn’t entirely surprised when he initiated the break up conversation. The...
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Menu Planning for the Free Spirited Chef (Or I Satisfy My Inner Perfectionist...
Yesterday I wrote about the power of freezing leftovers to keep yourself on a budget. Another key to the equation is organized menu planning. Now, I’m not going to pretend I have THIS totally figured...
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The Issues That Truly Divide: Manhattan versus New England Clam Chowder (Or I...
OK, now that some of the presidential election insanity has blown over let’s move on to other divisive issues like: Manhattan versus New England clam chowder. Given my love of dairy and my somewhat...
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Tom Brady Gets Another Ring (Or Super Bowl, Bitches!)
OK, I know it has been ages. SO my fault. I’m on the fourth draft of my feature screenplay, and I’m in the weeds on an original pilot, and I needed to concentrate on all that fiction for a minute. Now...
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Already Getting My Happy Bunny On! (Or Fresh Pea Soup for Easter… Maybe)
Wanna know something? Caspari paper products make me happy — particularly their holiday themed hankies. When I noticed that they had Easter options at the grocery store today, I got giddy… and bought...
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Happy Birthday, Bubba! (Or Paleo Cilantro Chicken for the Birthday Boy!)
Today is my dog’s fourth birthday. And while I’m tempted to get out my glittery markers to make him a hat, I think he’d prefer kisses and a fistful of meat instead. What’s this I’m hearing about a hat?...
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I’m Ready for War (Or the Wreckage of My Calabrian Pork Ribs)
Last night I made myself Spicy Calabrian Pork Ribs from this recipe I found in Bon Appetit. I had high hopes for the ribs, but I have to admit the flavors weren’t life changing. That didn’t stop me...
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