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• House Beautiful

  

  Slowly but surely, our home is coming together!  We’re planning on staying in our apartment for at least another year, so I’ve been trying to find ways to... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• Holiday In Greece: Athens + Brussels

  

  All good things must come to an end, and yes… we did eventually have to go back to New York.  But after two weeks of traveling, B and I were actually looking... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• Back to Routine

  

  Happy first day of FALL!  Are you happy to see the leaves change, or sad that summer’s over?  When we first got back from Greece I was already feeling a little... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• Holiday in Greece: Crete

  

  Crete has two main cities: Heraklion, on the Eastern side of the island, and Chania, in the West.  We took a high-speed ferry from Santorini to Heraklion,... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• Holiday In Greece: Athens + Santorini

  

  Hello!  Long time no talk.  How are you all? We got back from Greece on Saturday around 3 PM, and promptly fell asleep at 7:45 and slept for 11 hours straight.... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• Travel Ready!

  

  We’re off in a few minutes for two weeks in Greece!  We already feel really relaxed and cannot wait for the adventure to start. Packing, however, has never... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• Love Force

  

  Happy Summer Friday!  How’s your week going?  Mine has been quite relaxing so far… multiple trips to the library, meals with friends, watching The Wire and... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• Pittsburgh Girls

  

  Every year, my mom and I skip town and explore a new city on our own.  We’ve deemed the vacation “Mother Daughter Weekend” (MDW), and have calculated that this... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• A Fresh New Tradition (+what I’m Reading Now)

  

  What started as an idea on the dateboard has turned into a really fun tradition. Every weekend, after B and I run errands (drop off books at the library, deposi... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• Mental Pictures

  

  You know that scene in The Office where Pam and Jim are in Niagara Falls?  They start miming a camera, pretending to take photographs of the moments they want t... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• Current Creations

  

  Our CSA is in full-swing, and it’s been fun to come up with interesting ways to use our fresh produce! We had our friends Danny and Rebecca over for dinner on... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• A Valentine In August

  

  Last week, we celebrated Christmas.  This week, I cashed in on a Valentine B gifted me in February for a night at the drive-in! Drive-ins aren’t exactly rampan... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• 50%

  

  Somehow it happened!  Summer semester is over, and I made it out alive… and now, officially, I am halfway through my graduate program.  Ever since I handed my... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• Day Date: Let’s Take a Cooking Class!

  

  On Saturday afternoon, B and I drove over to Williamsburg for a class at The Brooklyn Kitchen called “Hearty Vegetarian Entrées. Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• Strange Herb

  

  We got to the farmer’s market just in time to snatch up a few goodies from a stall specializing in traditional Mexican herbs.  We’d never heard of  pipicha,... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• Weekend Reset

  

  New York is just coming out of a heat wave and boy, has it been hot!  It’s definitely an improvement from the harsh winter and epic rain.  On the weekends,... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• Snowdonia

  

  On Friday night, B and I finally checked out Snowdonia, a new restaurant our friend Carlos opened a few weeks ago.  I met Carlos three years ago when we worked... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• Party for Peanuts

  

  Try saying that five times fast! B and I recently attended a party hosted by Peanut Butter Co. to celebrate the launch of a new product: roasted peanuts!  I’v... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• What I’m Reading Now

  

  Summer reading, you’ve been treating me well this year. I’ve loved almost every book that I’ve read lately, and I tend to be a bit of a harsh critic- B... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• Can You Drink Smoothies for 3 Straight Days?

  

  This is one of those posts that I ask you to take with a grain of salt. You know my opinion of “cleanses,” and that hasn’t changed. Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2013 FOOD & DRINK