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Asian Cabbage Salad

The Unknown

Some of you have very sweetly written me to ask how I’m doing after this post. Truthfully, it’s day by day. This Thursday is the first day that I’ll be living alone…for the first time in my entire life (with the exception of a very brief period in Boston that didn’t work out all that [...]

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A Break in the Storm

I’m always the weather skeptic: when friends and coworkers are going on and on about a looming storm, it’s always me that assures them the weather channel is sensational, and people have nothing else to talk about. Just grab your raincoat and call it a day. But this week we had some legitimately major weather [...]

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Falling in Love…With a Plate

Well, food blogging has brought about many firsts. I look at food differently, often thinking about how to plate it and how to capture the light just perfectly in a photo. I read recipes differently, always pausing to think about adapting them to my own interests and taste. And last but not least, I look [...]

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Gwenyth Paltrow’s Chicken Salad

Chicken Salad Serves: 4 Time: 20 minutes Directions: Gather and prepare all ingredients; Stir everything together. Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups shredded cooked chicken (poached or roasted is good, incidentally this is great recipe for leftovers) 1 large stalk celery, cut into 1/4” dice 1/2 green apple, peeled and cut into 1/4” dice 1/3 cup toasted [...]