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• Summer Shortlist

  

  If this were a “normal” summer, I’d have joined my family and about 40 of our close friends on Lake Michigan.  For the past 30 years, the same group has gathere... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• Mexican Shabbat

  

  Isn’t mixing genres fun? My friend Sofia had a couple of us ladies over for a Mexican-style shabbos meal.  Shabbos is the day of rest in Jewish culture, and... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• Chobani SoHo

  

  Hi, friends!  Just popping in for my once-weekly post.  How are you all doing?  It’s hard to believe that when I first started blogging I used to post three... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• Untimely

  

  Oh, body, you have a mind of your own. Near-death experiences aside, I don’t seem to be able to go six months without hurting myself!  My legs, specifically, an... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• Warm Weather Brings…

  

  CSAs!  Also known as Community Supported Agriculture, a program in which you pay a certain amount at the beginning of the growing season and essentially buy a... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• Weekday Update

  

  Hi there!  Happy Tuesday night! How are you?  Posts have gotten pretty sporadic around here as I transition into summer semester.  I’m onto week 2 right now, an... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• Two Weddings

  

  We had the privilege and the honor of attending two weddings over Memorial Day weekend.  The two were very different from each other, but one thing was extremel... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• 25%

  

  Hi, friends, how are you? It’s been awhile… this has been quite a week for me.  How was yours?   I handed in my last finals of the Spring semester!  I am... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• Something’s Fishy

  

  Last year, on a business trip to Boston, B returned with 50 lbs. of seafood.  Yes… 5-0.  We made linguine with scallops, steamed clams, Thai-style mussels,... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• Mini-Vay

  

  On Tuesday at 2, B picked me up from work and we drove North for a short stay upstate.  (I work at an Orthodox agency, and Tuesday- Thursday was the holiday of... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• Health On-The-Go: Easy Lettuce Wraps

  

  Tuesdays are my marathon days: out of the house at 7:45 AM, not home until 10 PM.  I eat my breakfast as soon as I get to work at 9, lunch is at 11:45 (it sound... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• Treat Yourself

  

  I am a person who needs reminders to take a step back.  This may be true for many of us. Something has shifted in the past two weeks, and I can’t quite put my... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• Rejuvenating

  

  Spring is here! New York was absolutely beautiful this past weekend.  It was in the 60s and 70s, with a light breeze… sundress weather has arrived!  The... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• “Gluten-Free” Doesn’t Have To Taste Like Cardboard

  

  Udi’s has kind of saved my life this past month. I know, I know, you’re all like, “Way to be dramatic, Katie!”  But it’s true. Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• My New Favorite Lunch

  

  This is what my kitchen looks like on Sunday afternoons.  Actually, if we’re being totally honest… this is what Monday mornings look like, as I’m finishing... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• Happy Weekend

  

  Hi, friends!   How was your weekend? Mine was really good.  I’ve been running myself pretty hard lately with school and work, and haven’t had a lot of time to... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• Anniversary On The Halfshell

  

  Thursday was my parents’ wedding anniversary!  They kindly invited me to join them for dinner, which I happily accepted.  Ever since I moved out- er, for the... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• This Day

  

  A year ago today, I should have died. It was April 17, 2012.  A Tuesday.  I went to work with a headache, and the headache got worse.  I was nauseous.  Thirsty. Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• Need Some Mealspiration?

  

  New York got hit with a massive heat wave last week.  We skipped Spring and sailed straight on through to Summer!  It was a great excuse to  bust out my brights. Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• The Next 14 Months

  

  Most of the weekend was spent doing this: That’s right… from now until… forever?… it’ll be all research and writing all the time. Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2013 FOOD & DRINK