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The Monday Treat – rosemary garlic homemade potato chips and Olympic fever

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Kate

“If I were an Olympian” said Ian, “I would be a swimmer. Not because I’m good at swimming, but because they have the best Olympics. They’re all done by the end of the first week and then they can slut … Continue reading →

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The Monday Treat – homemade peach vinegar

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Kate

Driving towards the beach Jon spotted the farm shop. “Who fancies an ice cream?” he said, somewhat rhetorically. So we pulled up and went inside. It was one of those fancy farm shops that rinses the dirt off the kale, … Continue reading →

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Peach Sour Cream Muffins for a summer-holiday-ish breakfast in bed

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Kate

We were out watching whales. Far too early in the morning, somewhere off the coast of Gloucester, scanning the horizon for spouts of air, or the flash of a tail, or a body breaching out of the water.

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This Dinner Will Get You Laid – Herbed Goat Cheese Peach Tart and Parisian Romance

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Kate

True Romance with a capital R. My friend James has abandoned his Brooklyn apartment, handed in his notice at his job in an office off Union Square, and will move to Paris forthwith, to be with the woman he loves.

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This Dinner Will Get You Laid – linguini with lemon and crème fraiche – the antidote to hotheadedness

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Kate

It’s been a roasting hot sticky week in New York City. The kind of weather that makes people sleepy, then stupid as night falls and the temperature drops to merely baking.

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The Monday Treat – Chocolate and Salted Caramel phyllo pie. For Real.

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Kate

My friends Jenn and Alan have invited us to a pie tasting party. And though I’d like to start a rumor that pie tasting is the new wine tasting in NYC, that’s not the case. They’re bravely pursuing the dream … Continue reading →

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The Monday Treat – Vanilla Almond Cake to keep spirits up

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Kate

“Good morning!!” beamed the guy behind the counter at Pain Quotidian, as I struggled to summon the words from my sleeping brain to convey that I needed a lot of coffee. “Are you having a great day?!”

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The Wednesday Tipple – Maiden’s Blush, Stilton Crackers, and something to blush about

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Kate

Our lives and the lives of our friends are currently divided into the Haves and Have Nots: people who paid the extra for HBO, and people who rely on the goodness and charity of those people to invite them over … Continue reading →

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The Monday Treat – Brown Sugar Meringues and a few useful pointers about Baby Showers

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Kate

A lot of the time, I feel like a New Yorker. I will argue with you over where to get the best slice in the city. I often tut at the slowness of pedestrians. I once saw a rat try … Continue reading →

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The Monday Treat – Welsh Rarebit and a question: how many $1000 watches is too many?

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Kate

“He’ll be late,” said the girl to her friend as they teetered down the Bowery in front of us on Saturday night. “He always is. I mean, seriously, how many $1000 dollar watches has this guy lost?”

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