Some Things I’m Loving Right Now
February 22, 2017

As of today, there are just 50 days until Dave, Smudge, and I get on the plane to Prague! For now, I'm literally touching every...

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Fave Things: Hilah’s Texas Kitchen
July 15, 2013

I've gushed to you about my ridiculously awesome pal Hilah Johnson before — when she and I cooked up some vampire fighting pork stew for...

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Fave Things: Týnská Literární Kavárna
May 02, 2013

I shouldn't like this place. It's somewhat dark. It smells like cigarette smoke. The menu is limited to a few cold meat options (sausages, sardines,...

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Favorite Things: Bar Towels
March 17, 2013

When I took the knife skills class at Whole Foods last year, I picked up a bunch of new good better habits (Confession: I'm still...

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These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things: Social Distortion
November 17, 2010

Also a favorite? Acting like a 17-year-old... which I will be doing for the next four days, minus a 2-hour chunk of time on Friday...

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These Are a Few of My Favorite Things: Crazy International Costumes
August 19, 2010

Delighted. Charmed. Aghast. Amazed. Inspired. Amused.Jealous.These are the feelings that surged through me as I scrolled through these astoundingly awesome and colorful and wacky costumes...

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These Are a Few of My Favorite Things: The Sitti Bowl
February 24, 2010

For as long as I can remember, my parents have used what we call the "Sitti bowl" in the kitchen. It's a 4-quart pyrex bowl,...

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These Are a Few of My Favorite Things: Buddy’s Natural Chicken Sausage
February 22, 2010

We eat a lot of protein in our house. A LOT of protein. And as much as I love to play in the kitchen, sometimes...

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These Are a Few of My Favorite Things: Ras el Hanout
January 10, 2010

Ras el Hanout is a spice blend from the Middle East and North Africa. Spice market vendors all claim their version to be the best,...

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These Are a Few of My Favorite Things: Tall Socks
September 15, 2009

Even though I have some of the shortest legs on the planet, (OK, wait. I know that's an exaggeration. But my gams really are quite...

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I’m a Guest Blogger on PopCandy!
August 25, 2009

Y'all know I'm a PopCandy junkie. It's fun, it's sometimes snarky (but in a sweet way), and it's 100% paleo-approved.The too-fabulous-for-words Whitney Matheson is on...

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These Are a Few of My Favorite Things: Muscles and Leopard Print
August 18, 2009

Smithsonian magazine has a fun article about Charles Atlas, the original 97-pound-weakling turned muscle man. You've surely seen the old-fashioned ads in the back of...

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