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Unsolicited Sex Tips and Cucumber Gin and Tonics
Apropos of nothing, Sophia Vergara is dishing out unsolicited relationship advice down the side of my email. “Mess up your hair just a little,†she suggests, “it’s sexier that way.â€
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So here we are, staring down the barrel at the end of Summer, and the end of living in this apartment. Â Sunday and Monday were filled with sorting and packing, and sending our belongings off to storage for three weeks, … Continue reading
Cold noodle salad – summer dresses and other obsessions
As the weather heats up in NYC I turn to the internet – dangerous start – to order summer dresses from websites – bad idea – with the vague intent that if they’re not absolutely perfect, I promise I’ll send … Continue reading
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Tagged beansprouts, carrot, chili, cilantro, cold noodle salad, cucumber, easy, fennel, mint, noodles, peanut, sesame, sugar snap peas, summer
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Fattoush Salad, Hummus, and the unexpected risks of trapeezing
Too hot to walk quickly through the muggy Manhattan weather, I strolled along behind a couple of girls and listened to them chatting.
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Tagged chick peas, cucumber, hot, hummus, mint, no cook, pita, salad, summer, tomato, trapeeze
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The Monday Treat – Chicken with Tzatziki
Summer in New York brings with it a mass weekend exodus to the beach. I’m not much of a beach person really, and I enjoy my weekends in the city – markets, visiting the latest ice cream truck, walking in … Continue reading
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Tagged beach, being a pedestrian, chicken, cucumber, Hamptons, mint, parsley, pitta, summer, tatziki
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This dinner will get you laid – Arabian Nights Salads, if you’re feeling hot
Just when we though it couldn’t be getting any hotter: 100 degrees. 100 degrees? That’s just not reasonable. People are shaving their dogs.
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Tagged cucumber, fattoush, feta, flatbread, olive, organes, pitta, prosecco, roses, salad, shaving dogs, summer, vegetarian, watermelon
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5 Favorite Picnic Salads
Heavily into picnic mode, Jon and I went for a walk on the High Line – not some kind of strange circus stunt, but rather a modern park elevated on disused railway tracks above the city, meandering through the buildings … Continue reading
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Tagged arugula, black beans, corn, cucumber, feta, HighLine, interrupting a first date, olives, picnic, salad, tomato, zucchini
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The Wednesday Tipple – Cucumber Collins and Raita
Back in New York and back on the balcony where there are now distinct winners, notably the peas and the herbs, and losers – yes, you, strawberries and asparagus and cucumbers. I have no idea why. What can I tell … Continue reading
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Tagged balcony, bbq, cocktail, collins, cucumber, gin, grill, Paul, pita, raita, royal wedding
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The Wednesday Tipple – London Ice Tea and Cucumber Sandwiches
Back in London, back to beautiful spring weather – suck it New York – and back to proper tea. I hadn’t realized the extent to which I had gone native in America. Starting the day with a latte, picking … Continue reading
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Tagged cucumber, Fortnum and Mason, gin, Ice tea, London, royal wedding, sandwich, tea, teacup
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Royal Wedding Breakfast / Afternoon Tea ideas
Royal Wedding Breakfast Eggs en cocotte with boiled asparagus soldiers for dipping Lemon scones / Blueberry lemon scones Fresh berries Cups of tea / Glasses of freshly squeezed orange mimosas Royal Wedding Afternoon Tea Smoked salmon on cucumber … Continue reading
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Tagged afternoon tea, asparagus, berries, breakfast, champagne, coronation chicken, cucumber, eggs en cocotte, lemon scones, royal wedding, scones, smoked salmon, tea, Victoria sponge cake
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