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Christmas Traditions: Pour Some Festive Sugar On Me
It wouldn’t be Christmas without Christmas cookies, now would it? This is my second post about Christmas cookies and regardless of the fact that I never find myself actually eating any (why is this?), the baking of Christmas cookies is always such an important part of having a real, family Christmas. Mom, remember the baklava? …
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30DHN: A Favourite Recipe
I don’t cook. I never, ever cook. No, I cook once a week. Once a week and THAT’S IT. I cook this: 1 box of pasta 1 giant bottle of Italian dressing 1 brick of mozzarella, cubed 1 pint of grape tomatoes, halved 2 cans of black olives 1 can of peas 1 can of…
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Cheap Joke
This is my grocery basket from a recent trip. This is not the joke part. Easy Mac happened to be on sale, so I bought all I could find. All that I could fit into my basket, while still leaving room for a tiny (just a tiny) bit of self-respect. Looking at my purchase, I…
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Winning Friends and Influencing People
If you give your neighbor some candy, They’ll bring a bag of organic treats to your door. You’ll reciprocate by bringing Jell-O shots. They’ll invite you to a show at Webster Hall and send you home with coffee and books. Bolstered by this success, you’ll take Jell-O shots to the music students on the fifth…
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Nice, Like Rice
In the middle of the bassoonist upstairs practicing, and getting ready for work, this happened: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3nX5uYLbaY] Please ignore my almost-gone voice and my thumb in the frame most of the time.
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Gee, Off-Icer Cup-Kie
On my 28th Birthday, I went to work, I washed a sink-full of dishes, I made a pasta salad. But two days before… This happened: I met my friend and we acquired a Crumbs cupcake, an Insomnia cookie, and Emack & Bolio’s ice cream. The cupcake was decapitated and hollowed out, and filled with ice…
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Gonna Make It After All
So, now you know my terrible secret that I’ve been keeping for a month. I’ve been dumped. Surprise. Sure was to me. So I’m going day by day, and it’s getting easier all the time. The trick is to stay productive. Today I made: A totally ghetto but surprisingly satisfying pasta salad out of a…
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Duck…Duck…Sauce
I see a lot of bizarre things on the subway. I mean, you know that. Exotic dancing toddlers. Pop and lock squads. Michael Jackson impersonators. People eating soup. That one almost takes the cake. Speaking of food, what’s that on the floor? Why, it appears to be a lone packet of Duck Sauce? Oh, why,…
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Sweetness is Sweet
Last Monday, at work, I struck up a conversation with a customer. Like I always do. That’s pretty much my job – welcome people and make them feel comfortable and happy. Like a hostess at a restaurant, I guess? Sometimes I hand out free samples, too. Not a bad gig. So, this conversation. I was…
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Because You May Find This Pinteresting…
Real talk: we probably all use Pinterest here, right? Pinterest kinda bugs me. I like having a way to store and easily find images of say, craft ideas and hairstyles and nail art. I think it’s a fantastic idea. However, you may have noticed that there are some insane people on Pinterest. Apparently, there are…
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I Love You, Trader Joe
Once a month, we go grocery shopping. And like everything we do, we do it COMPLETELY. Over the top. And because I am a terrible cook: Here is why I love Trader Joe!: 1. It’s SO CHEAP! A month’s worth of groceries here costs what a week’s worth of groceries cost at all the other…
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Try It!
I believe in trying everything once. I believe you should do things that scare you (a little). You never know what you might like! Yesterday, I had a fresh lobster at Chelsea Market! I couldn’t take pictures while eating because hello, hot melted butter on my iPhone? Terrible idea. I’ve never been a huge fan…
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April Fool’s!
Well, I feel pretty April Fooled. Trying to buy a single roll of toilet paper (!) at Duane Reade, my card was declined. Twice. And the guy looks at me like I’m insane, not having the 99 cents for toilet paper. Uh, turns out my debit card expired. April Fool’s! Then I try to pick…
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The Chocolate Bunny Story
My grandfather was not known to be an affectionate man. He worked a dangerous job, building the electrical plant in Niagara Falls, taking treacherous buses down steep hills into the Niagara River to build and supply power to the whole region. He was proud, and self-assured, but a romantic he was not. One Easter, he…
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Bean Burrito Enchiladas Recipe
First of all, don’t say what I think you’re going to say: “But, Meghan, I can’t cook!” Stop. Stop it. I once burned water…IN THE MICROWAVE. I’m not even sure that’s physically possible, but rest assured, it happened. So if I’m telling you this is easy to cook, THIS IS EASY TO COOK. Here’s what…
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All Things Just Keep Getting Better
Source: Yahoo! TV I’ve previously expressed disgust towards televised “makeover” shows. Concisely put, I think they are a tool of the shame industry to force individuals to conform to a bland, populist template of style. Ouch! That said, I literally squealed with excitement when I discovered that Netflix Instant has added 88 episodes of Queer…
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A Peek At… Malu
I’ll give you a topic: Long Island City is neither in Long Island, nor is it much of a city. Discuss. While you’re fighting that one out, I’m going to hop on a Queens-bound R train and GO to Long Island City for some ice cream from Malu! If I had to sum up the…
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A Peek At… Emack & Bolio’s Ice Cream
When Zagat rates you #1 Speciality Dessert in NYC 5 years in a row, you do not escape notice. Yet, tucked away on First Ave on the Upper East Side, Emack & Bolio’s ice cream shop stays grounded and true to their roots. Upon confessing that it was our first time (and staring blankly in…
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Feast Your Eyes on Hand of Man (Owego, NY)
Just over the “new, historic” bridge traversing the mighty Susquehanna River into Owego is the River Rose Cafe, sharing a building with what just might be the most visually stunning shop I’ve ever been in – Hand of Man. They sell every beautiful thing you could imagine. Jewelry! Christmas ornaments! And a squadron of angels…
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A Peek At…Sprinkles Cupcakes
I had heard tales that Sprinkles cupcakes, originally out of LA, were the best cupcakes one could buy in New York. Better than New York cupcakes? I could scarcely believe it. I didn’t want to believe it! But how could I turn down cupcakes? Answer: I can’t. And neither should you! Nestled in close proximity…