Mmmmm. Soup in the wintertime… a match made in heaven if you ask me. It’s really getting cold around here, and it’s easy to fall into the rut of eating heavy, rich foods that may satisfy your craving for some warmth and comfort. The problem with a lot of these foods is that they...
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I may have an obsession with a certain quick-service restaurant that specializes in bread. Like, really good bread. And really good sandwiches. And REALLY good soup. Their salads are good too, but honestly, we’re there for the bread. And the soup. And the soup in the bread bowls. … OK fine. It’s Panera. I’m talking...
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So I’m not going to bury the lead here at all or anything… this soup actually kills vampires. There are several dead vampires in my apartment right now. Facts of life… what can you do?
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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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Hi everybody! I am finally back from an adventure- I just got home yesterday from my first-ever trip to California, San Francisco specifically. It was so much fun to go on a real, non-work- or family-related vacation- especially before Autumn sets in and we’re all out of sun here in the Northeast! Now, I...
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Yeah, I know- Summer is sadly winding down. That doesn’t mean you can’t savor the last little bit of it, as we head into fall! This super fresh, ridiculously easy gazpacho is a great way to say farewell to the heat, and welcome autumn in a healthy, delicious way. I am really excited to...
Read more →After my first successful attempt at cooking leeks, I got another big batch in my next grocery delivery. I had also gotten some lovely Yukon gold potatoes, so I went with the first thing that came to my head- that classic pureed pairing, potato-leek soup.
Read more →I recently joined a community run by my culinary/life hero, Ree Drummond (aka the Pioneer Woman, called Tasty Kitchen. In the realm of obvious website names (alongside totalnoms.com, of course), this one definitely lives up to expectations. Members can share, rate, and connect over recipes that come from all over the world- it’s a...
Read more →On a shopping binge trip to Woodbury Commons up in New York State this New Year’s Day, we stopped by the Crate & Barrel outlet (aka heaven) to see what kinds post-holiday deals we could get. Before leaving to lug home a super-sweet stepstool, a house-is-now-a-home kind of candelabra, and some awesome square bowls...
Read more →Since I was a little girl, my comfort food has always been chicken soup. When I was small, my mom would heat up some chicken bouillon in water for me when I wasn’t feeling well. When I grew up and was allowed to use the stove, I would make my dad and I “deets”-...
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