Well this was a last-minute piece of inspiration gone right! Man! I started thinking about pasta, then saw some corn. Hmm… corn, butter, basil maybe with a kick? A slight Mexican influence with jalapeño and queso fresco… Oh, and look at that whey. And wouldn’t this be beautiful atop my sepia pasta from Italy?! Friends, [...]

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Just what the doctor ordered, especially when indulged in before dinner.

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My lemony lemon cake (under Meyer Lemon Cake in recipes) is in the oven with not 20 minutes left. I am sooo in the mood for it- lemon zest, lemon juice, St. Germain, buttermilk, yogurt (didn’t have the crème fraîche), butter. And then the lemon-powdered sugar glaze applied when the cake is warm so that [...]

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It occurred to me that lunchtime will be spent in the car today, unfortunately, so I packed the boys some good “take-out.” Please note that the perfect symmetry regarding amount in each box; god forbid one get one less tomato, one more plum slice than the other.

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People, how is it almost August, and not one part of summer has felt lazy or slow (except the trip to the beach)? This has been a nutty, busy time. I have spent all morning filling out reams of paperwork required for Oliver’s school, walking the dog, cleaning the war-zone that is my house and [...]

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This photo (and the NBC interview I saw) makes me want to shake this kid. Really? A grill? What an arrogant little bug. I want to say, “hey, Ryan Lochte’s parents, are you kidding? Did you forget to teach this kid a lesson in humility and grace?!” Blech. I’m tired and don’t feel awesome tonight, [...]

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