(For more on this once-and-future series, see this post.) I enjoy snacking. Usually lightly salty, though I’m picky in this like all else. One of my favorite things in the world is a really really good, fresh salsa (preferably homemade) with tortilla chips (preferably homemade). I can eat buckets of salsa, which is not actually [...]
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We tried to go to Burgatory Bar a couple weeks ago. The wait (on a Friday night) was close to two hours, so we passed. The hostess that evening suggested we try a weekend afternoon before 5pm, so on Saturday we stopped by after Avi’s soccer game. She was right: we walked right in (mostly) [...]
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I love food. Duh. And food loves me. Duh. (Especially my hips, thighs and tummy.) So as I re-evaluate, re-establish and re-structure my eating habits, I’m finding ways to enjoy some of what I love without completely going off the deep end. I cook with fresh, whole ingredients so I certainly don’t like the idea [...]
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We went out for brunch on Sunday morning. Like out. To a restaurant. It was delightful. And we walked! From our house!! Clearly I am so excited by this potential that I’m speaking writing in clipped non-sentences. But I do long for a more walkable neighborhood, even though we have vastly more accessible by foot [...]
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Everyone is sick, myself included. And so, inspired partly by my friends Abby (who bravely roasted a chicken for the first time) and Jacob (who gifted me two quarts of delicious homemade chicken stock) I decided to make homemade hearty chicken matzoh ball soup from scratch. (This would be particularly useful if I was sick-of-the-nose-persuasion, [...]
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So here we go. I am *exactly* the same weight as I was this time last year. Down to the pound. But what does that really mean? Well, not only did I lose 53 pounds last spring, winning the Loser Mom contest, even, but I also gained back 53 pounds over the summer and fall. [...]
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Subtitled: guess who got a KitchenAid! And I love it oh so much, not the least because I got it brand new for half price. Since I’ve had it in my possession, I’ve gone a little nuts in the baking department. I made challah for my coworkers. It was just a double batch of Smitten [...]
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I’ve written about my go-to recipe for chocolate chip cookies before. I still don’t tweak it much – I’m playing around with temperature and bake times, mostly – and it remains tremendously popular at family and work events alike. The one thing about it, though, is that I end up with all of these egg [...]
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Subtitle: Andrea adores alliteration. Anyway. I made challah again for Thanksgiving. All by my big girl self. Yes, I borrowed my mom’s Kitchenaid mixer. Yes, I used CSA eggs. At this point, the recipe is familiar enough that I’m comfortable experimenting a little the next time I make it, but the Thanksgiving loaves were by [...]
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Ah, Thanksgiving break. A time for food, family, friends. And for finally finishing the posts that have been sitting in draft-limbo. Riiiight. For a couple of weeks now I’ve been doing a Saturday or Sunday crock pot thing, mostly inspired by how useful my #fishtacos leftovers proved to be. Now that rugby is over for [...]
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