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Cabinet Door Storage

Low on storage space? Make your cabinets do double duty. By lining your cabinet doors with space-efficient shelves, you can create a miniature pantry fit for storing spices, sauces, and compact food jars. Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments … Continue reading →

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Try the Yellow Dates

Every day, I stop by Tito’s fruit cart on 86th Street after picking my son up from school. “You from India? I’m from Egypt. I love Shah Rukh Khan,” he says, referring to the Bollywood actor. “And I love Nawal … Continue reading →

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My Sisters, Alongside Me

When my O.C.D. emerged in third grade, my two older sisters suffered alongside me. We shared a bedroom at our home near Milan. Every night, they waited as I turned the light on and off 38 times. When we drove, … Continue reading →

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Speaking Out

If I waited to be right before I spoke, I would be sending little cryptic messages on the Ouija board, complaints from the other side. — Audre Lorde It’s hard to fight an enemy who has outposts in your head.—Sally Kempton  Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks … Continue reading →

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Set the Date: Cookbook Club

A club where everyone uses the same cookbook to choose their contribution to the meal, then moves on to the next cookbook once they’ve had their fill. Let each support club member have a chance to choose a cookbook for … Continue reading →

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