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A friend of mine celebrated his birthday yesterday, and he requested that I write less about the Real Housewives and more about cooking. I can’t promise that I’ll reduce the Housewives coverage (there’s a new episode on every NIGHT it seems), but it did occur to me that I haven’t cooked anything for the blog …
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Recently I received a complimentary bottle of VeeV Açaí Spirit, which meant I had to face one of my biggest fears: berries. For the uninitiated, I have something neurologically wrong wherein I detest the thing that millions — perhaps BILLIONS — of people worldwide love. I speak, of course, of the berry. I hate almost …
This may come as a shock to you all, but the weather here in Los Angeles is often wonderful. Such was the case this past Saturday, which aside from being absolutely beautiful was also supposed to mark the End of the Days. Well, Doomsday be damned, I was going to celebrate the weather with a …
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Just over a year ago, I had the novel idea to buy a bunch of Meyer lemons and preserve them. It seemed like a simple enough process: just cut them all up, rub them all over with salt, and then cram them into a jar with plenty of lemon juice. But given that this is …
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I’ve been on a small ice cream kick lately ever since I procured David Lebovitz’s food bible, The Perfect Scoop. Actually, it had been more of a chocolate sorbet kick, but last week I decided to elevate my game with an attempt at mint ice cream. It’s difficult for me to have ice cream without …
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Hey, remember my ice cream maker? In case you don’t, I landed one last summer and up until three weeks ago, I had used it exactly three times. I’d made chocolate ice cream, honey-rosemary ice cream, and chocolate frozen yogurt. And then it sat on my shelf for many months untouched. Every time I had …
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Back in junior year of high school, my friend Nicole once brought a most bizarre sandwich into History class. It was some concoction her mom had made, and it was so bizarre that I just had to take a bite. Much to my surprise (and to Nicole’s), the sandwich was actually really, really good. For …
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A box just arrived at my door. I have a feeling I know what’s inside, but I can’t be sure. If my suspicions are correct, I’ll be in for a wonderful treat. Come take this journey with me as I open the box…
Hey, you know what’s fun? Making dumb videos about household appliances! Hence, I’ve put together this quick video about my handy new Electrolux Ergorapido Ultra+ stick vacuum, which is only THE MOST AWESOME THING EVER. My friend Phamtastic turned me on to the thing after she acquired one last month and couldn’t stop raving about …
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Recently, I received yet another gift certificate from CSN Stores with the stipulation that whatever I purchase from the site I would then review. This time around I opted for a hand blender, which may seem excessive considering that I already have a food processor, a mini food processor, and a Magic Bullet (with a …
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