There are some dinners that were so amazingly special with the right mood and the perfect wine that they are forever emblazoned in your mind. This, however, was not one of those dinners. It was memorable for a whole other reason: Mother Nature. Don’t get me wrong, the food and the ambience were spectacular…and then…it … Continue reading Fabulous Not Forty Birthday Dinner #1
Sigh. Okay, here’s the deal: I thought I would be proactive and upload all of the photos from my FL trip. The problem with that is whenever I go to my photo library to see what I want to write about next, I see all my Harry Potter photos from Universal Studios and suddenly THAT’S … Continue reading Better Than Sex!
One of the earliest memories I have is going with Granny to the nursing home to visit her father, Pa. We never stayed long, just a few minutes (probably because she had a little rugrat in tow!)–just long enough to say hi, ask how Pa was doing and hand over a bag of candy. My … Continue reading A Peep at My Sweet Tooth
Anyone in the health industry will tell you that there is a lot of truth in the old adage: an apple a day keeps the doctor away. Apples are high in fiber and antioxidants and something I’ve never been a big fan of until moving to NYC. I mean sure, if you set a slice … Continue reading An Apple a Day
As, you may recall (or know if you actually know me): I wrote about the virtues of the banana pudding at Magnolia. Well, I stopped in today…to celebrate…well, insert something here:_____________________!!! And what I discovered is that Magnolia now offers a “mini” size of the delicious crack filled pudding (of course, I’m kidding about the … Continue reading Mini-Update
Of late, cupcakes are THE trendy dessert choice. Makes sense–small, individual sized cake. Your very own and small enough to not feel like you have to share…unless you’re one of those people. But, in case you hadn’t guessed, I’m not. My biggest problem is that–at least thus far–I have yet to find a good cupcake … Continue reading Cupcake Wars!
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