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The Book is Finally Here! (Sort of!)

Yippppeeeeeeeee!!!!!! The book I’ve been working on for a year is almost ready to hit shelves! Above, the book cover! Cute, right? Makes you want to read the rest of the book, right? So buy it! PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY AT AMAZON.COM TODAY! There’s recipes! There’s a love story! And cute art! And really, don’t you […]

Weekend Plans

I realized that I have not yet cooked ANYTHING involving pumpkin in all of October. Now’s a good a time as any.

Wedding Wednesdays: What I Learned From George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin

---PATIENCE. George, 53, said he'd never wed again after his brief marriage in his 20s to actress Talia Balsam. But he waited, and got Amal.  She's a beautiful, stunning international lawyer. A woman Vogue was clamoring to dress.  She's close with her family. She represented Julian Assange. That takes balls. George waited, and found a stunning, [...]

Friday Treats: Alfajores

I’ve learned to embrace cooking fails. They plague us all. But it’s about trying and trying again until something delicious emerges from the kitchen.

Throwback Thursday

Two years ago, E and had a very stupid argument over something I forgot happened. Also, how foolish was I to shoot food at night. My the things I’ve learned.

Fashion Week is Over

The condition of lethargy, bitterness, and exhaustion from going to fashion shows and parties is commonly described as Fashion Weak. That was me this week. Hence the lack of posting.

Labor Day Labor

It’s the last weekend of the summer. Sigh. It’s supposed to be a weekend of leisure. Of kicking back and chilling one good time before people come back from their European jaunts and their East end vacation homes and restart and the craziness of fall kicks in. I have lots to do. I have lots […]

New York Real Estate Problems

“I would rather have property in the country than an apartment in New York City because you can’t have a pool or a garden…or a smoker.” —E, during a conversation this morning about smoked brisket and the pros and cons of New York real estate.

Throwback Thursday

Me, about 4 years old, somewhere near Crater Lake, Oregon. Mom still made my sandwiches for me here. She probably packed a few for the hike we were on that day. I thought about mom packing a sandwich for me as I got my own lunch together for today—veggies and cream cheese on a bagel. […]

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