I want to wear a pretty dress for you. It's Spring. Somewhat officially. And here in the Bay Area, that means every girl is plotting her next Per...
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When you're young, you probably don't think too much about life. I'm not talking about life, I'm talking about LIFE. With the context of where you...
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Plans change. Sometimes you're prepared, and sometimes you're not. Some people deal well with unexpected changes. They tell themselves to chin up, a...
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Ten years. That's how long it's been since I stepped out of high school for the very last time. This past weekend, I dragged, err, took, Matt to m...
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"I owe you a phone call” is what my friends and I say to each other whenever we find ourselves exchanging a flurry of emails and text messages w...
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I used to write a lot of poetry. I have notebooks filled with raw, young angst. In college, I went up on a stage, terrified, and read one of my po...
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Makes approximately 16 toasts For the roasted grapes: 1 pound of seedless grapes, removed from the stem 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oi...
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For the polenta fries: 1 cup of polenta 3 1/2 cups of water 1/3 cup of grated Parmesan cheese 1 tablespoon of unsalted butter 1/2 teaspoon of...
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Serves four 1 bottle of red wine (cabernet, syrah, or pinot noir) 2 tablespoons of mulling spices* 1/4 cup of sugar 4 slices of orange, cut i...
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I was a sociology major in college and my fascination with the discipline has stayed with me. One of the things I love about sociology is that it ...
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Serves four For the granita: 1/2 cup of lime juice (squeezed from about 4 limes) For the oysters: 1-2 dozen of assorted oysters 1 teasp...
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Let's talk about juice, guys. That's right. I'm totally on the bandwagon. I'm going to preface this post by saying that I do not condone or recomm...