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Category Archives: Food
Operation… and Other Games that Make Us Better
I love pasta. It’s a deep love, a passionate love, a two syllable lo-ove. And sometimes you do crazy things for love. So the other night when I was making a little rotini and one fell ever-so-dramatically under the burner, … Continue reading
Posted in 80s, Cooking, Family, Food, Friends, Humor, Life Lessons, Nostalgia, Uncategorized
Tagged games, jenga, operation, sorry, super mario bros, tetris, twister
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Party Pooper Prevention
My circle of friends adores gatherings. Game nights, cook offs, birthdays, Tuesdays – anything is an excuse to throw a shindig. Sometimes we go big with over-the-top themes, Pinterest-inspired décor, and elaborate menus; but even our simple weekly Bachelor nights … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Cooking, Family, Food, Friends, Holidays, Humor, Uncategorized
Tagged baby shower, emily post, party, party pooper, sprinle, superbowl
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Wine Math
I was recently perusing a new post, over at the always awesome The Food and Wine Hedonist, that was discussing the trouble with coffee math – the algorithm needed to factor six ounce coffee can directions into an eight ounce … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Cooking, Family, Food, Friends, Holidays, Home, Humor, Wine
Tagged Bottle, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Cougar Town, flight, Food, happy hour, Sauvignon Blanc, wine, Yelp
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Last Meal – Happy 12/21/12
One of my favorite ways to get to know someone new is to ask them what they’d request for their death row meal (I’m sinister like that). More astonishing than the range of answers I’ve received – anything from mom’s … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Family, Food, Holidays, Humor, Nostalgia
Tagged Cadbury, Cadbury Cream Egg, chocolate, christmas, Easter, London, Santa, Walgreens
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For Your Convenience
Just for fun, I was recently reviewing bank accounts to analyze my spending habits. So like a kid with Monopoly money, I used Mint.com to color-code my expenses by category, create a fancy chart of my monthly withdrawal patterns, … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Food, Home, Humor, Life
Tagged convenience, facials, opportunity cost, valet
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A Free Tour of Trader Joe’s
Going to the grocery store is one of my favorite simple pleasures (second only to visiting Target). I love wandering the aisles sans list and tossing random treats into the cart without anyone shaking their head at my eight varieties … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Family, Fitness, Food, Friends, Health, Home, Humor, Life
Tagged Charles Shaw, grocery, shopping, TJ's, trader joes, two-buck Chuck
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Modern Tourism
When I was a kid, my parents took me on a week-long road trip from Chicago to Boston. It was disguised as a learning experience, but I’m pretty sure my dad just wanted to play golf across half the country. … Continue reading
Posted in 80s, Commentary, Family, Food, Friends, Humor, Life, Mobile, Nostalgia, Phone, School, Social Media, Travel, Uncategorized, Work
Tagged Boston, technology, tourism, tourist, vacation
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Don’t Make Me Think
When I moved from the Chicago suburbs to a small town outside of Phoenix in 2004, I lived in a brand new house, but the rest of the neighborhood was still being developed. So for about six months I did … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Food, Home, Humor, Life, Social Media, Uncategorized
Tagged cheese cake factory, decisions, freedom of choice, in-n-out
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White Elephant in the Room 
How to Let Yourself Go During the Holidays
‘Tis the season for guilt. From too-many-drumsticks guilt to you-have-a-present-for-me-and-I-don’t-have-a-present-for-you guilt, we all indulge in some good old fashioned self-shaming during the holidays. From the moment the school supplies go on clearance to make way for the Iron Man costumes, … Continue reading →