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• The Next Step (and a Warming Recipe)

  

  I’ve been waiting to spill the beans for over a month, but what with the holidays, and vacation, and the gogogo! that life can be, it’s taken me a little while... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Day 3

  

  Christmas finally came down tonight. I almost shed a tear. It was just such a lovely holiday season this year that I wasn’t ready to let it go! Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• A Cleanse for the Anti-Cleanser

  

  The word “cleanse” has always irked me. garlic caesar dressing It brings to mind starvation diets, juice fasts and unnecessary deprivation. Our bodies are prett... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• Off The Boat

  

  Our cruise was 8 days long: 4 at sea, 3 stops, + travel. (For anyone curious, we were on the Carnival Miracle.) We learned during the first stop in Port... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• Cruising

  

  We’re on a boat! Greetings from the sea! Actually, we just docked in Port Canaveral, Florida for the day, but it’s crazy to think we’ve been on the water for tw... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• Weekend Bites From Around The World

  

  On Friday night, we stopped in India, aka the East Village’s Indian Row. Like Curry Hill a couple miles uptown, Indian Row is an awesome strip of Indian... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• Anita

  

  Early this morning, we lost a very special member of our family. Though we may not be related by blood, Anita was very much a grandmother to me. She was both ... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Back To The Drawing Board

  

  About a year ago, I went to an allergist because I was suffering pretty consistently from digestion problems. My stomach churned frequently, and I was... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• See Ya Later, 2012!

  

  Happy New Year! We spent New Year’s Eve hopping boroughs at two different parties. It was so much fun! The more the merrier. We started at our friends Rebecca... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• Get Fit With PV Body!

  

  Have you heard of PV Body? They’re a brand new company that sends out monthly subscription boxes of top quality, cute, and flattering fitness apparel. Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2012 FOOD & DRINK

• 10 Best Read in 2012

  

  Reading is one of my favorite things to do. Getting lost in a new book’s world is just as magical now as it was 15 years ago, when I would sneak a flashlight... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2012 FOOD & DRINK

• Santa Came!

  

  We spent the morning presents, drinking coffee, and listening to holiday music. If there’s a better way to spend Christmas morning, I can’t think of it. We... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2012 FOOD & DRINK

• Le Bernardin

  

  tree at Rockefellar Center Over the years, we’ve developed a few holiday traditions. My family hosts a brunch every December for a few family and friends. We... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2012 FOOD & DRINK

• Tinsel Trees + TV Dinners

  

  Christmas came early to our house! (Apartment.) B and I are spending the holiday apart this year, so we celebrated early. We didn’t do a whole lot of decorating... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2012 FOOD & DRINK

• Meals About Town

  

  It’s been four months since I started working on the boarder of Chinatown, Tribeca and SoHo, and in all that time, I’d only gone out to eat once. And it wasn’t... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2012 DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK

• Tis the Season

  

  It was a weekend of parties! We had some people over on Friday night for a little housewarming party, and I think it’s safe to say our apartment is pretty hot... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2012 FOOD & DRINK

• Soup Stories

  

  For the winner of the Beach Foodie giveaway, please see the bottom of this post. It’s definitely soup season. We’ve still had a few freaky weather days where... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2012 FOOD & DRINK

• A New Goal

  

  … and it has nothing to do with food or fitness! I’d say it has a lot to do with health, though, and overall mental well being. Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2012 FOOD & DRINK

• Early Morning Luxuries (or, What It’s Like to Live at Home as a 25 Year Old...

  

  I love going out for breakfast. Do you ever do it? It feels so luxurious. And on a weekday? Oh my lordy, what a treat. Since my mom and I work in the same... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2012 DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK

• Movin’ On Up

  

  Sooo… most of you were right! We’ve got some new digs. Carload by carload, we’re moving in. We’ve got a lot to do… … but slowly but surely… … as we clean and... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2012 SELF EXPRESSION