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Cheesecake and Golden Girls
For the Golden Girls tribute drag show last year, I was charged with making the cheesecake. (I know, your mind might explode, I just said so many amazing things at once.) Of course, having mushy...
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Friends + Meringues + Alcohol (stir well)
This week in school we covered a lot of ground—from eggs, to seafood, to grilling. I was sampling oysters before 11am one day and another day whipping up hollandaise. I was inspired to make some...
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A Cookie Like Me
This week, I celebrated my birthday. It was to be a low-key event…but it turned into a very memorable one that lasted for days. The lead up to my birthday actually started out as a big bummer when my...
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Favorite Five Ingredients for a Birthday Dinner (psst: a chocolate peanut...
Pick your favorite five ingredients. I know, it’s like choosing between children. Don’t worry, the artichoke won’t be offended if you don’t pick him and garlic is always a given. To make things even...
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Serving Cilantro Ice Cream: Believe It.
A dear friend of mine from California, Ms. Kati Bissonette, celebrated her 30th birthday in the Big Apple. I love bringing people together in celebration and what better way to do that than with food!...
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On a Chilly Morning: Granola
A fellow friend from California just told me that she is in denial about winter coming. We walked out of a dinner party, it was brisk out, but she didn’t put on her sweater. She said that if she put it...
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Reflections on a Year’s Supply of Bacon
Bacon changed my life. It’s not often we’re handed pivotal moments on a platter… but one fateful day, one year ago, I won the Bacon Takedown of New York City. This set me on an irreversible path of...
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How to De-Seed a Pomegranate & A Tasty Tart Too
Pomegranates can be very perplexing (especially while wearing white!). I have a trick to share on how to get the tangy ruby seeds out without making a Dexter-worthy mess. Walnut and Pear Tart...
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A Birthday Brunch
Scorpio season is in full effect! I spent the weekend celebrating these passionate and piercing people. Being the Gemini that I am, I accidentally double booked my Saturday night with two birthday...
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Sweetening the Deal – How to integrate natural sugars and why
The other night, I was perusing (desperately searching) the isles of Trader Joe’s for a sweet treat. This was not a time when an apple or any other non-crack-like sugar would do. I went for the dark...
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Eat Your Heart Out: a Valentines Day Menu
Did you know that garlic is an aphrodisiac? Yep, it gets your blood pumping. Its flavor can be too sharp sometimes, so I like to mellow it out with some slow roasting. Here, in this full menu, I’m...
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Superfood Never Tasted So Good: Cherry Chocolate Chia Pudding
Have you heard of chia seeds yet? They might ring a bell if you remember the popular: “Cha-cha-cha-chia Pet” from the 1980’s where the chia seeds sprouted and grew into cute pet-plants. Now chia seeds...
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