Category Archives: Kitchen Adventures

We Ate Nothing But Onions

Recently, I stood over the stove caramelizing onions. The smell suddenly reminded me of that summer we spent cooped up in our tiny dark apartment. Hiding from the heat in the day and caramelizing onions in the evening. Excited by … Continue reading

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Culinary Dreams

“If you read good books, when you write, good books will come out of you,” wrote Natalie Goldberg in Writing Down the Bones. Thus, I imagined, if you read good cookbooks, good food would come out of your kitchen. Positively Purging-I … Continue reading

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Entertaining Tips: Drinks

Have a Little Fun With The Weather…My dad’s go-to entertaining tip for winter holidays is to store drinks outside in the snow! Guests are always tickled by having to pop out to the deck to grab a drink and it … Continue reading

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Gumballs

Where are all the gumball machines? What’s taken their place? Why isn’t anyone talking about this? How can we stand to live in a world without gumball machines? What are we supposed to chew—regular gum? Who’s to blame for this? … Continue reading

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Creating a Buffet Line

Now that the turkey is on display and the sides are ready to go, it’s time to do what this holiday is all about: chow down. But instead of rushing to the front of the line, ask everyone to line … Continue reading

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