Hot buttered rum is a state of mind as much as it is a drink. Continue reading
The Monday Treat – Peppermint Bark Cupcakes and Stripping Elves
Here’s how Wendy described it as she uploaded the video to Facebook: “OMG. This Happened.†Continue reading
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This Dinner Will Get You Laid – Apple Cider Pork Chops
“So it turns out,†said Rachel as we gossiped during the choir Christmas Concert rehearsal break, “that I am someone else’s Naked Neighbor.â€
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Tagged apple cider, Apples, choir, Christmas, Christmas trees, nakedness, pork chops
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The Wednesday Tipple – Lychee Fizz in preparation for Sneak Like A Ninja Day
As Sneak Like A Ninja Day creeps closer and closer it’s easy to feel overwhelmed; am I prepared? Am I ready?
The good news? There is still time. But December the fifth is coming. Act now. Think ahead. Don’t let Sneak Like A Ninja Day take you by surprise. Preparedness is key.
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Tagged ginger ale, lychee, ninja, sneak like a ninja, tequila
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The Monday Treat – Ginger Salmon with Bok Choi
I can put my finger on the exact moment where Thanksgiving related food stopped being appealing: Friends Ken and Carrie invited us over for dinner and a game of cards, and I gave in to uncouth temptation and drank a tablespoon of the Asian dipping sauce that accompanied the pot stickers.
And still, my salt/sharp craving was not sated. Continue reading
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Tagged Black Friday sales, bok choi, coriander, fish sauce, ginger, mint, salmon, soy, Thanksgiving
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This Dinner Will Get You Laid – Pumpkin Spice Pancakes with a Maple Apple Compote
So here’s the issue: the last thing anyone really wants after Thanksgiving is more dinner.
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Tagged apple compote, apple maple compote, baking, breakfast, brunch, compote, maple, pancake, Thanksgiving, vegetarian
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Thanksgiving wine – no, not Beaujolais this year ….
Back in London my sister Sarah is currently writing a thesis that hopefully will enable her to become a master of wine. Can I just say, what an awesome thing to almost be a master of. I can barely master our fancy coffee machine, for example. But I digress. Continue reading
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Tagged beaujolais nouveau, Pinot Noir, Sarah, Thanksgiving, wine
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Fancy Cranberry Confit
I love the Thanksgiving Day parade. I love the strangeness of seeing the giant figures floating over the buildings of the Upper West Side. But more than this, I love the night before the parade,when the balloons are inflated in the grounds of the National History Museum. Continue reading
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Tagged baked brie, balloons, Christmas, cranberry, orange, Thanksgiving
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Savoy Cabbage with Pancetta and Fontina
As Thanksgiving accelerates towards us my friends react in different ways to the concept of spending highly charged time with family and in-laws. Continue reading
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Tagged fontina, kale, pancetta, risotto, savoy cabbage, sides, sprouts, Thanksgiving
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This Dinner Will Get You Laid – Thanksgiving Roast Chicken – and a triumphant lack of naked ballet!
Here are some of the things that a quick poll of my friends revealed they are thankful for this year: good health, family, having jobs, not having mice, iPads.
Here’s what I am thankful for this year: I did not take my mother and my aunt to naked ballet.  Continue reading
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Tagged chicken, cranberry, naked ballet, parsley, pumpkin, sage, sausage, stuffing, Thanksgiving
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