Author Archives: Kate

The Wednesday Tipple – Ginger Fizz and diversification

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Kate

Diversification is the new buzzword of our economic times. Several of my friends now run Etsy shops, stringing beads onto lengths of cut up t-shirts, designing wedding invitations or cross-stitching obscenities by night while PRing, publishing and producing commercials by … Continue reading →

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The Monday Treat – Vanilla Almond Cake to keep spirits up

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Kate

“Good morning!!” beamed the guy behind the counter at Pain Quotidian, as I struggled to summon the words from my sleeping brain to convey that I needed a lot of coffee. “Are you having a great day?!”

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This Dinner Will Get You Laid – Adobo Pork Fillet and recognition on the subway

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Kate

Returning from a choir rehearsal on the subway late last night I discovered quite by chance an amazing fact; my husband is a bit of a celebrity.

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The Wednesday Tipple – Maiden’s Blush, Stilton Crackers, and something to blush about

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Kate

Our lives and the lives of our friends are currently divided into the Haves and Have Nots: people who paid the extra for HBO, and people who rely on the goodness and charity of those people to invite them over … Continue reading →

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The Monday Treat – Brown Sugar Meringues and a few useful pointers about Baby Showers

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Kate

A lot of the time, I feel like a New Yorker. I will argue with you over where to get the best slice in the city. I often tut at the slowness of pedestrians. I once saw a rat try … Continue reading →

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This Dinner Will Get You Laid – Chicken Caesar Salad and life lessons

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Kate

It was my friend Molly’s birthday this week. She turned 25 and celebrated with whiskey and an origami competition in a dive bar on the lower east side. By 10pm she was in reflective mood, looking back over her quarter … Continue reading →

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The Wednesday Tipple – Chocolate Cranberry No Bake Cake and Vin Santo

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Kate

Excitement in the Physics department. Christine has acquired an automatic stapler. Put the papers near it and it staples. Hands free. “It’s literally the Most Amazing Thing I Ever Saw,” said Jon, a man who spent the last couple of weeks … Continue reading →

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The Monday Treat – homemade ricotta – way easier and more fun than you’d think

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Kate

Making cheese sounds like the kind of cooking project other people do. I live a few blocks away from Murray’s cheese. Why would I make my own? But ricotta is a different beast.

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This dinner will get you laid – An Easter Bunny Story and Roast Chicken with lemon herb butter

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Kate

When my sister was little she had a pet rabbit. It was probably the best rabbit in the entire world, we thought. For example, it once peed on an ex boyfriend of mine.

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The Wednesday Tipple – Lavender Fizz and the Big Money Dream

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Kate

“If I won 625 million dollars,” said Wanda, the post room lady, “I wouldn’t tell a soul. Not one soul. Or people would want a piece of it and I will not have that shit. I will not.”

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