Happy Monday, readers! Maybe Mondays aren’t the happiest of days in the weekly line-up, but sometimes a little forced joy isn’t so bad. I have a few quick updates and a recipe to share with you, keeping it short and sweet. FIRST: I’m a finalist in a contest to win a most delicious trip to Seattle! CakeSpy [a
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Maybe it was obvious to my dear readers, maybe my radio silence gave it away. But here’s where I admit it: 2012 started with me in a big food rut. I spent a good chunk of my time home in North Carolina cooking, and much of my time before the holidays baking, and when I returned to New York, I
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Never in my life did I imagine getting a 22 pound wheel of cheese to play with. And getting paid to do it! But it happened! Seriously! Life is awesome! [And this post is sure to have a ridiculous amount of exclamation points, deal with it!] When Jackie sent me a message about an “interesting opportunity,” I had
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Sorry to keep the suspense high, the holidays interrupted what little blog schedule I have! First, thank you to everyone that entered the With Love, From Brooklyn giveaway. Now for the big draw – we had 52 entries [subtracting my responses to a few comments], and Random.org picked lucky number 29! Congratulations to Lori! To all the friends
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Ask, and you shall receive. This might be the biggest lesson of 2011, the mantra that needs to stay with me most. Because rarely does it hurt to ask. And who knows who might just say yes. A few months ago, I noticed a new page on Facebook. My friend Nicole liked it first, and then a
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Do you remember the corny, over the top MTV show that made Xzibit lose whatever “credibility” he had a household name? Well the incredibly talented folks behind Well Preserved put on a shelf stable spin on Pimp My Ride with Pimp That Preserve. This is the second annual contest to make your boring, plain Jane glass jars something fun,
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It takes a village to raise a supper club. It’s taken me a full week to recover and re-examine the delight that was the Whiskey & Salt Southern Comfort Supper. An incredible, brutal, intense, amazing experience as a whole, I really wanted to spill some details and give some proper credit to our dinner. By the end of the
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