When you live in California, sometimes you feel hours behind everyone else. Weirdly, we watch a recording of the ball dropping in Times Square on ...
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She's babbling now. I hear her in the mornings through the baby monitor going "baba baba gagaga dadadada." I glance at Matt, trying to decide which ...
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Order your copy of Pancakes: 72 Sweet and Savory Recipes for the Perfect Stack here. Growing up in the suburbs, I could clearly identity a hand...
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I have a confession to make. With this brilliant Indian Summer we've had, I've missed one thing, and it's truly a surprise: cold, rainy, windy day...
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This year (2013) has arguably been the biggest of my life. It didn't come without challenges. The most important event of the year was, of course,...
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*serves four 1 1/2 large English Cucumber, thinly sliced, preferably using a mandoline 1/4 cup of brown rice vinegar 2 teaspoons of sugar 1 te...
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Do you ever think about someone's hands? The creases between their fingers and their palms, the shape of their fingernails, the way they hold a ...
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*Makes approximately one quart 2 1/2 ounces of coffee (medium roast or darker), coarsely ground 1 tablespoon of maple sugar* 1 teaspoon of...
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This is usually the time of year when each new day is full of hope. The new year is full of possibilities. New jobs, friends, fitness goals, diets...
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You may not have not have noticed but last week was the first time in years that I have gone a week without posting anything to the site (if you e...
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For the stock: 1 whole chicken 2 carrots, cut into thirds 3 celery stalks, cut into thirds 1 small onion, quartered 1 teaspoon of black peppe...
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There's a lot to be said for knowing how and when to relax. Some people are too good at it, others, not good enough. Which are you? I know how ...