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More Hot Chocolate Thoughts

November 22, 2008

Tonight is bitterly cold here – and windy. Definitely time for more hot chocolate. I also remembered that the Washington Post and the New York Times seems to understand the importance of good hot chocolate. The WP’s Cocoa Better reminds me that it has been quite a while since I have tried new places in […]

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Early Thanksgiving Thoughts

November 21, 2008

It’s one week to Thanksgiving, and the city is already starting to empty out, as Washington, DC tends to do during the holidays. New York gets very quiet too, though not quite as much as DC. I have always enjoyed the quiet of the city during Thanksgiving here — I remember one Thanksgiving when I […]

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Spicy Yogurt Marinated Chicken with Cilantro Mint Chutney

November 19, 2008

No picture for this week’s recipe – these Spicy Yogurt-Marinated Chicken Thighs seemed like a delicious combination of ingredients and I was excited to make the recipe, but I was curious why MyRecipes.com did not have a picture for it. Well, now I know why – this dish just doesn’t photograph well. Fortunately it was […]

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Amping Up Hot Chocolate

November 19, 2008

It’s freezing tonight and the perfect excuse for some good hot chocolate. I recently ordered from Whimsy and Spice and had decided to try their Cardamom Marshmallows. They work beautifully in hot chocolate, adding an extra fragrant dimension to the hot chocolate. Plus they melt very slowly. I had never really liked marshmallows but decided […]

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Beauty Monday – Smashbox Sheer Focus Tinted Moisturizer

November 17, 2008

Beauty Monday is a weekly feature focusing on green beauty, paraben-free skincare, makeup, and the beauty industry and marketing.During this year’s Sephora Friends and Family sale, I decided to try the Smashbox Sheer Focus Tinted Moisturizer – Karley of The Chic and Green Blog had raved about it and the reviews on both Sephora and […]

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Cupcake Sunday

November 15, 2008

So I made it to the halfway point of NaBloPoMo yesterday, and of course today am promptly cheating by posting a picture and not much text. In the last month, I have tried several kinds of cupcakes at Hello Cupcake, which is located not far from where I live in Washington, DC. The ones below […]

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Australian Meat Pies

November 15, 2008

I discovered Australian meat pies this year – I had heard of them, but never had them — well, turns out New York has its very own Tuck Shop, which sells various kinds of meat pies as well as sausage rolls. Incidentally, tuck shop does not just refer to meat pies, but in Australia it […]

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Suitwear

November 14, 2008

It’s been forever since I have written anything about clothes, but I have not yet had a chance to resize pictures for food-related posts. Plus, I got inspired. The New York Times published an article this week called “The Return of the Interview Suit” — suits are making a comeback in these bad economic times, […]

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Comptoir Sud Pacifique Eau de Voyage

November 14, 2008

My addiction to vanilla is well-documented on this blog. I know I mentioned Comptoir Sud Pacifique before but, with Christmas coming up, I wanted to highlight it again, as I think their products make lovely gifts. I can’t seem to turn around without seeing the gourmand fragrance trend (especially at Sephora), but I think that […]

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Grilled Chicken and Zucchini in Lettuce Wraps

November 13, 2008

Welcome Back to What’s Cooking Wednesday. Be sure to check out its home at Tales of the Fairy Blogmother. So, lately, I have been buying chicken thighs because they are boneless and usually at a good price. I made this recipe a few weeks ago, but I think I will have to make it again […]

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Beauty Monday — Bobbi Brown Copper Quartz Shimmerbrick Review

November 10, 2008

Beauty Monday is a weekly feature focusing on green beauty, paraben-free skincare, makeup, and the beauty industry and marketing. The Bobbi Brown Shimmerbricks are a complete weakness of mine. I own every single one — but I love how they give you an airbrushed look. My favorite are probably the Sandstone and the Apricot ones. […]

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Life in a Small Apartment: The Kitchen

November 10, 2008

So I am getting around to posting just now because I have spent a big part of today reorganizing the kitchen — I blame it on Smitten Kitchen who had a *great* post on maxing out a tiny kitchen, and the 150+ comments where people were comparing sizes of tiny counters. You see, if you […]

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Fleur de Sel Caramels

November 8, 2008

For my birthday last month, my college roommate (whose birthday is the same day!) sent me Fleur de Sel Caramels from Boule Patisserie, one of her favorite places in Los Angeles. Sadly the caramels are only on the local pick-up part of the site (scroll down , as they are towards the end of the […]

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Donuts at Brunch

November 6, 2008

Yes, you read that correctly. And look at the picture — don’t they look delicious? They are cinnamon and sugar donuts served with vanilla whipped cream. You can order them by the donut, or by the half dozen, at brunch at the Tabard Inn in Washington, DC. I love brunch. When I first moved to […]