Holy sheesh it’s getting cold outside around here. We’re talking huge down parka + scarf + gloves + furry boots + another sweater just-in-case kinda cold. The kind of cold where you might just stay inside even if Justin Timberlake was outside begging you to come out for just one drink at the bar...
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As you probably know by now, my area went through a lot these past few days. I wish I could have posted about it earlier to let you all know I have been okay, but we and about 2.2 million other New Jerseyans were without power, heat, cable or Internet for the better part...
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Weeknight cooking can be tough. After a long day at the office, I have my commute back home, sometimes delayed by a trip to the gym or a quick meetup with a friend. If I don’t get home before 8pm, my dinner sometimes consists of a handful of crackers and a spoon of peanut...
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I’m pretty sure I’ve said this before on this blog, but pizza is the ultimate comfort food for me. It’s portable, filling, tasty- you really can’t go wrong. Yes, it’s possible to have bad pizza. Like, really bad pizza. I’m talking 3 in the morning, cold cheese on ketchup pizza that may or may...
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Dating a Filipino dude for nearly four years means you get a lot of exposure to all kinds of yummy food. Pancit, lechon, LUMPIA (yum), ensaymada, bitsu-bitsu and more await every family gathering. I love pretty much everything I try (although I will admit I will probably never, ever try balut ).
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There really just isn’t much else in this world better than real butter. It makes everything better, from pastries, to steaks, to toast, to frosting, and more. And there really just isn’t much else in this world better than fresh herbs. They make everything better, from salads, to soups, to fish, to pasta, and...
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Happy 2012, everybody! I hope your New Year’s was great, wherever you celebrated it. Mine was very low-key, but really nice. My man and I stayed here in NJ and went out for an awesome steak dinner before heading home to watch Kathy Griffin and Anderson Cooper on CNN to ring in the New...
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I’ll admit it… I am a big, big fan of takeout. It is sooo tempting to come home from a long day of work and just call up someone else to make food for you, and drive it over to your house. They even give you forks and knives. And a handi-wipe too, if...
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I’ll admit it, I love a good shortcut here and there. Who doesn’t? It’s almost too easy not to pass up those pre-made spice packets that seem to litter grocery store aisles nowadays. But there’s something so fulfilling about making your own spice mixes from scratch- from a taste and cost perspective. I know...
Read more →One of the hardest things for me to do when I get home from work is make dinner. I am usually very lazy and tired once I get off the train, and even the promise of leftovers for lunch the next day doesn’t always convince me to stay away from the take-out menus. To...
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