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A quick lesson of the day for you, and a little backstory to give it some context. I like to roast whole chickens at home. Why? a) It’s really easy. b) I can throw it in the oven right when I get home from work, putz around on the Internet and watch back episodes of [...]
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It seems that about this time every year, I find myself up in Napa. It’s rare that we go up in the summer (too hot, too crowded), and I’ve never gone during the winter (too rainy). Spring is lovely during bud break, but if I had to pick a time of year to visit, it’s [...]
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Like the Mexican Pie I made a few weeks ago, I prepared this chicken dish on Sunday not just for dinner that night, but also for the leftovers I could bring to work with me throughout this week. What I thought would be a straightforward and tasty chicken dish turned into something pretty special. I [...]
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…due to my new personal trainer — Joe! I’ve been in a rut lately with working out, in that I haven’t been doing it at all. But in trying to get back to it, I was having trouble getting motivated and getting any kind of REAL exercise done. Tonight, Joe volunteered to be my trainer [...]
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that United Airlines charges TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS to e-mail you an e-receipt on flights you’ve already taken. I couldn’t believe it either. Today, I called the airline on behalf of a colleague to get a copy of the receipt on a trip he took last week. We had the flight itinerary, but nothing that showed dollar [...]
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If you haven’t already heard, today’s news that 68 year old Gourmet magazine would be shuttering has completely rocked the food world. I can’t lie — I grew up reading Food & Wine magazine, and hadn’t gotten into Gourmet until very recently. But I must say, after subscribing to it this year, I had planned [...]
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