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{Press} Our NYC picks featured on The Daily Meal

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We love providing suggestions on where to dine in NYC, so when The Daily Meal asked us for a few of our favorites, we were more than willing to share.  Like our NYC visitors' guide , this list on The Daily Meal is just a quick[...]

{Easy Entertaining} Super Bowl XLV: Steelers vs Packers Jell-o Helmets

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Like many people in the U.S., we'll be heading out to a Super Bowl party tomorrow.  I wanted to bring something fun, so in addition to the salty snacks and comforting chili (either turkey or vegetarian ), we'll be bringing these fun[...]

{Easy Recipes} Mom's Turkey Chili - Perfect for Game Day!

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When the weather gets snowy (as it has on the East Coast since Christmas), we comfort ourselves with a hot bowl of chili.  For a quick weeknight meal, I usually make a vegetarian chili .  To change it up, we recently made my[...]

{Sweet Treats} Valentine's Cupcakes and Cocktails

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Recently, my husband and I were treated to a pre-Valentine's date (with 40 other people!) courtesy of Driscoll's (the berry people) and Chambord (the raspberry liqueur people).  Cathy Riva , a celebrity party planner, guided us all through[...]

{Easy Recipes} Tomato Tart with Olive Tapenade

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After enjoying a memorable dinner at The French Laundry on our honeymoon, we had to buy Thomas Keller's French Laundry cookbook as a souvenir.  Thus far, this beautiful book has been a lovely coffee table piece, but this year I vowed[...]

{Cheers} Local NY breweries - Captain Lawrence and The Defiant

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On a recent Saturday afternoon, we left NYC to visit two local breweries with a couple of friends.  The first stop was Captain Lawrence Brewing up in Westchester County (in Pleasantville, NY) and then a trip over to The Defiant Brewing[...]

{Easy Entertaining} Valentine's Day Dessert Table

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With Valentine's Day only a couple weeks away, I wanted to create an easy holiday dessert table to enjoy at home.  Luckily, PopBar had also recently invited me over for a tasting of their new miniPops (mini gelato or sorbet pops on a[...]

{Sweet Treats} Cookie Truffles

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I love making cookie truffles for parties because they are so easy to create (if you have a little chef at home, s/he can even help you out), can be made in a variety of colors, and are always a hit with our guests (a couple remarked that they[...]

{Fun Friday} Scoobi Doo pasta

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Do you ever walk through the grocery aisles and chuckle at names of food seen on the shelves? For us, it's all part of the fun in food shopping and discovering new products.  When we were up in Toronto, we stopped in our tracks when we saw[...]

{Steals and Deals} $20 Amazon Gift Card for $10

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Today's Living Social deal is perfect if you're looking to update your cookbook collection or buy that piece of cookware you've been wanting to get! You can buy a $20 Amazon gift card for only $10 .  We both just bought ours - but hurry[...]