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What I learned from DIY Weddings & Baby Showers

I’ve been to several weddings and baby showers, but the ones that stood out the most were the ones that my friends and I helped create. I learned so much about organizing an event and crafting the perfect setting. Putting everything together into a beautiful experience is no small task. But when all of us contribute just a little bit, we end up with an experience that is much more memorable than…

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Seaweed Tea for Two, Please

When my long-time college cohorts told me they were starting seaweed tea business, I was intrigued. It made sense, though. This time of year sipping a hot mug of tea feels good and can also be good for you, especially if it’s made from a superfood- like seaweed. Marine algae is full of all kinds of healthy things, like minerals and iodine. It might be green and slimy to eat, but not to drink.…

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Yummy Almond Flour Chocolate Brownies

These delicious dark chocolate brownies are the prefect comfort food for a cold winter day. They’re easy to make and easy to consume. Eat with hot chocolate if you please. 1/3 cup of chopped 75-85% dark chocolate- melted 6 tbsp butter, room temperature 2 tbsp cup cocoa powder 1/3 cup + 1 tbsp of honey 2 eggs 1 tbsp coconut flour 3/4 tsp baking soda 1 1/2 cup finely ground almond flour…

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Why I Tossed My Drink at a Fool at the Bar & Famous Curry Chicken Salad Recipe

This is a great fall or spring recipe. With so many contrasting flavors, it’s delicious and nutritious. Easy to make too! Famous Curry Chicken Salad About 2-3 cups of chopped chicken (I like to buy a rotisserie chicken) 3 celery stalks 1/2 small red onion (1/3 cup raisins/cranberries) 1 cup whole walnuts-chop 1/3 cup chopped cilantro 1/2 cup mayonnaise Tumeric to taste Cumin to taste Salt to…

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#chicken salad #curry chicken salad #grain free #quick and easy meal ideas

Watermelon, Olive Oil and Summer

Because I write about food, I’ll sometimes receive free samples of food. Everything from vegan cheese, honest burgers, to olive oil have graced my kitchen. I don’t mind so much, since I love trying out new foods and recipes. Recently I received a few bottles of Bertolli olive oil and while I’m not exclusive about any one brand, it was delightful to cut down on my grocery bill for a while. A…

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#food #mint lemonade #recipes #watermelon recipe #Watermelon Salad

4 Cool Cocktails for Your Springtime BBQ

While you’re preparing a menu for summer eating, don’t forget the drinking! Here are some cool drink recipes for the rising temperatures. Here’s a round-up of my favorite hot weather cocktails! Click on the caption to see the recipes. Enjoy! Mango, Lime and Coconut Rum Shake. This mango lime and coconut rum shake can be made with or without alcohol. Mint and Honey Lemonade Mint and honey lemonade…

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#coconut milk #lemon recipe #lemonade #mango recipe #strawberry cocktail #summer cocktail #summer cocktail recipe #summer drinks

A Career Change is a Life Change

Sometimes you have to break out, so you can break in. A year ago I decided to change careers from punching numbers to typing words. Financials were never my strong suit, yet I performed them daily, not very well I might add! (bad accounting pun intended). It was an ill-fitting, yet secure career, that left me in a haze of spreadsheets and boredom. Rather than building my strengths, I was…

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Snowy City Serenity Surrounds

The snow blankets the parks in stillness and muffles the streets into silence, for a day. There is something poetically beautiful in the stark winter landscape. The snow fills into the negative spaces and clears a path for the smallest and most intricate details. Tree branches become intertwined coordinates reaching towards the white sky. Roads lead off into infinity, not knowing where the ground…

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One Recipe, Three Cookies

David Lebovitz, master of desserts, has created the only chocolate cookie recipe you’ll ever need to make. These easy chocolate cookies have a deep and rich chocolaty flavor with a soft and chewy center. I made the recipe, but added a few changes. I divided one batch in three and created three different cookies. The results: three delicious chocolate cookies made from one easy batch. You can…

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#chocolate #chocolate cookies #Cookies #david lebovitz #recipes

BK17 Brooklyn Baker Finds Healing Powers of Sourdough Baking

Sourdough expert and horticulturist, Sarah Owens, began baking sourdough bread from her small Brooklyn apartment. There she learned that the fermentation process of the grains could ease her digestive problems. Instead of giving up grains, she took matters into her own hands, literally, and began baking sourdough bread to alleviate her symptoms. As neighbors started asking her to bake them bread…

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#bk17 #brooklyn baker #sourdough bread

Birthday Recipe: Red Velvet Cake 101

My birthday is coming up tomorrow so I wanted to be sure to post this recipe…just in time for someone to make these… for me. This is a traditional red velvet cake recipe passed down from my favorite namesake, my Aunt Concetta from her southern mother-in-law. It’s so delicious that I’d like to share it with you. Most people ask me, is red velvet cake just chocolate cake with red food coloring? Not…

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#birthday cake #red velvet cake #red velvet cupcakes #southern recipe #traditional red velvet cake recipe

Are almonds destroying the earth?

Admittedly I feel a little guilty when preparing foods that require so many almonds. I’ve baked many dessert recipes that showcase almond flour. Not only do pricey almonds and their derived ingredients put a dent in my wallet, but also take a bite out of my conscience. Here’s why: As low-carb fads like the paleo diet gain popularity, so does the consumption of almonds. The rising demand for these…

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#Agriculture #almond farming #almond flour #Almonds #california almonds #enviroment #food #paleo

Experimenting With Chocolate Flavor Combinations

I like working with different flavor combinations when cooking and baking. For instance, a hint of tartness will enhance a deeper tone and a zip of salt adds zest to sweetness. I’m often wondering what flavors enhance and contrast each other and often refer to The Flavor Thesaurus for creating recipes. I particularly like working with chocolate and how other flavors play off of it. Why…

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This Week in Food Food: Not-My-President Chocolate & Vegan Meat that Bleeds

It’s nothing new that award shows provide a platform for social and political interests. In 1973 Marlon Brando stunned audiences when he refused to accept his Oscar win over the mistreatment of Native Americans. At the 2017 Emmys Meryl Streep was praised for her acceptance speech as she made comments regarding the election of Donald Trump. Michael Moore however was booed and ushered off the stage…

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Tips for baking cookies in bulk

I’ll be participating in my second baking competition tomorrow. Although I don’t really care too much whether I win or lose, I do care about getting the job done right. I’ve learned a few things since entering the first competition, and it wasn’t how to make the best cookies, I’m still working on that! What I did learn was how to manage baking in very large quantities in a short amount of time.…

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Peach & Honey Cake (Gluten Free)

Soon I’ll be boarding a flight to South Carolina to see one of my best friends get married. It was just a few years ago when we were ambling the streets of New York City together, seemingly with no direction, yet with such purpose. It was May and the season was just settling into its damp heat. The longer days sported tank-tops, street fairs and pigeons. The 9th Avenue Food Festival was in…

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#gluten free peach cake #honey cake #nectarine cake #peach and honey cake #peach cake

Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies

I have a slew of paleo chocolate chip cookie recipes scribbled in my little notebook, but these turned out the best. I’ve been keeping this recipe from you for about a year…but now, here it is. It tastes just as good as the one on the back of the Nestle bag…and even better because I use 64%-85% hight quality dark chocolate. Chocolate chip cookies are my favorite to make and to eat. But of course…

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#paleo chocolate chip cookies #paleo cookies #paleo diet chocolate

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