Meyer Lemon Crème Fraiche Linguine

November 5, 2008

Welcome Back to What’s Cooking Wednesday. Be sure to check out its home at Tales of the Fairy Blogmother. Also, since I had so much fun participating in Presto Pasta Night last week, I am submitting this recipe this week. If you didn’t check it out last week, Presto Pasta Night is weekly roundup of […]

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Book Review: Cooking for Mr. Latte

November 4, 2008

Tomorrow’s WCW recipe will be from Cooking for Mr. Latte, so I figured this was good incentive to write about the book itself. Amanda Hesser wrote Cooking for Mr. Latte over the course of several months. Each chapter was actually initially published as a column in the New York Times Magazine . Food Diaries (and […]

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Beauty Monday — 100% Pure Vanilla Buttercream Scrub

November 3, 2008

Beauty Mondays is a weekly feature focusing on green beauty, paraben-free skincare, makeup, and the beauty industry and marketing. As you read last week, I love vanilla. And I also really love bath products. So, when I discovered this scrub a couple of years ago (thanks to The Curator’s recommendation of 100% Pure products), I […]

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Washington, DC’s Cupcake Wars

November 2, 2008

Yes, I know, there is an election coming up in just a couple of days, and here I am talking to you about cupcake wars in Washington. But, folks at the Washington Post think that finding the best cupcake in the area is serious stuff, and I agree. They are just wrapping up week 8 […]

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Invasion of the Macarons

November 1, 2008

Earlier in October, I was walking around the Upper East Side after going to the Met, and saw this: Now, as you might recall, macarons kept popping up a few weeks before that. My husband brought home Macaron Cafe ones. I don’t have any pictures because they were very smushed by the time they made […]

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Happy Halloween and NaBloPoMo

October 31, 2008

Happy Halloween! Also, I wanted to let you know I have taken the plunge and will be participating in NaBloPoMo — aka National Blog Posting Month. It’s a little daunting to know I have to post every day of November — as you know, I usually post only during the week, and only occasionally on […]

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Addicted to Vanilla

October 30, 2008

So it’s pretty clear I love vanilla, whether it’s in tea, or in creme brulee. But I also love vanilla scents. I love vanillas of all kinds – gourmand blends, bakery blends, and, lately, even oriental blends with sandalwood – the list goes on and on. Many of my fragrances contain a vanilla note.One of […]

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Cowboy Spaghetti

October 29, 2008

This has become one of my favorite pasta recipes over the last couple of years. I have to admit, though, when I first saw Rachael Ray make Cowboy Spaghetti on the Food Network in the fall of 2006, I thought the concept was odd. But, I was intrigued enough by the combination of bacon, scallions […]

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Rediscovering Macarons

October 28, 2008

You might remember a few weeks ago, I wrote a post saying that the macaron is the next cupcake craze. But first, some background. Sometime this past winter, I stopped by the Bouchon Bakery in the Time Warner Center in New York and promptly fell in love with their macarons. I had just finished eating […]

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Beauty Monday – Cozy Moments Botanical Facial Cleanser

October 27, 2008

I have had great luck with etsy seller Cozy Moments. The scrubs are lovely, but what I really should tell you about is their Botanical Facial Cleanser. I just bought my third bottle of this great product this past weekend. I am always on the lookout for an all-natural facial cleanser that is both cleansing […]

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Comfort Food versus Fear Cuisine

October 25, 2008

I just read an interesting article in Gourmet Magazine called Fear Cuisine. The author focuses on Depression-era foods (clues: lots of sugar, Bisquick and marshmallows) and muses whether our current economic situation will result in a 2008 version of Fear Cuisine. Now, I am all for good comfort food — but some of the recipes […]

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Be inspired . . .

October 24, 2008

I am cheating today and sending you to some fun blogs rather than write something up. So, if you want to be inspired: To create beautiful surroundings, go to The Paris Apartment. I like a more minimalist style, yet I still love to browse on this site and look at the beautiful pictures. To bake […]

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Masoor Dal

October 23, 2008

I discovered this recipe for red lentils early this year on A Mighty Appetite. If you have not yet checked out this blog, there’s no moment like the present. The author, Kim O’Donnel, was a food blogger before, well, food bloggers existed. She started hosting a cooking web chat in late 1998/early 1999 on the […]

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Tea Time

October 21, 2008

I started my new job yesterday. One of the nice things about starting a new job is that you can start all sorts of new good habits. One of my resolutions was to get into place more relaxing self-nurturing habits. I love a nice mug of tea, but have never been good about keeping a […]

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Beauty Monday – Weleda Feeds Your Skin

October 21, 2008

I am a huge fan of Weleda’s Skin Food., especially this time of year when the weather is dry and cold. Weleda’s Skin Food is rich without clogging your pores. Even when my skin is oilier, I reach for the Skin Food because it rebalances my skin while hydrating it. It can be used as […]

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