When my parents and I moved to America, I quickly started calling everyone I ever spoke with in class my 'friends.' My parents were perplexed. "Th...
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I love a good party. Friends and appetizers, bubbly drinks and a spread of desserts. I'm continually inspired by and excited about new cookbooks, ...
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There was a period of time I remember when a lot of bloggers started writing about slowing down. They argued that we’d become consumed with produc...
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Serves four For the potatoes: 4 large russet potatoes extra virgin olive oil 1 cup of shredded sharp cheddar, plus more for sprinkling 3/4...
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I was hoping to do a little experiment: to write in the third person. But each time I tried, it felt entirely unnatural. I've always had trouble w...
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There’s a great fallacy in life that adults have things figured out. I realized this when I became an adult, not too long ago (I’d like to bel...
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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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It took me a long time to feel comfortable in the kitchen. I began to enjoy cooking sometime in college, but back then, I owned exactly two cookbo...
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I'm going to be totally upfront with you: I don't have a baby (surprise!). But a few of my friends have started having babies and, boy, is life di...
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*serves 4 Ingredients 4 Rib-eye steaks 1 teaspoon of dried lavender* 1 1/3 teaspoon of French gray sea salt* 1 tablespoon of extra virgin...
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If you would have asked me a week ago what I would be doing this week, I would not have predicted I'd be in my kitchen making marshmallows, rectif...
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Lucky. It is a word that we throw around without giving it much thought. Luck is a relative term, defined by those who are lucky and those who are...