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Recently I have eaten more hot dogs, hamburgers, and sausages than I normally would in the span of a few weeks, mainly because it’s summertime and everyone is busy grilling. Typically I would try a bit of everything but as the weeks have gone by I realized that hamburgers (even the Brazilian style burger we […]
Last week I turned on the Food Network and Giada De Laurentiis had just blanched a pot of Brussel Sprout leaves. Unfortunately I missed her technique for separating the leaves, but the result looked so appealing that I decided to try to duplicate it. My friend Sheila had invited us over to try a new […]
I have something to share about my husband. He has a tendency to reveal the ending of a play or movie plot before the rest of us have seen it, or share the final score of a sports event when others are watching in a different time zone. It is something we joke about, and […]
There is something wonderful about visiting NYC just as winter is approaching. The air is crisp and clean, and although it may be chilly, it isn’t the bitter cold that would normally prevent you from being outdoors. In fact it is perfect walking weather. The windows on 5th Avenue are decked out for the holiday […]
Having recently read The Girls From Ames, I have been thinking about women and their friendships, and how important those relationships are. My mother had a habit of sitting at the windowsill looking down over the Concourse, where there were always women strolling arm in arm. Sitting with her, I would imagine myself as an […]
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