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So to go along with my Favorite Things Part II, I thought I would end my last post on Blogger (fingers crossed) with...My official new domain name (and favorite thing of the moment):shiseating.comIt's still a work in progress and very much a labor of love. My good friends Zach, Brad, and Erica have been instrumental in helping me - possibly the most computer tech-illiterate person in their

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I'm still trying to work out the kinks of my new blog but I promise it really really is coming soon!Since I'm saving up my recipe and restaurant review posts for when the new blog is up and running, I thought I would share with you some of my favorite things!I can't think of a better flavor combination than peanut butter and chocolate - am I right?! Ever since I went to Max Brenner and had a

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I had a couple requests for a new post the other night so I thought I would post some pics to tide you over until I turn this blog over to a new domain name. I'm still working out some kinks but my blog will be ready soon, I promise!Last month, my sister and I headed to Fort Lee, New Jersey to celebrate my mom's birthday. We checked out a seafood dim sum place on Main Street called Silver Pond.

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For a few weeks now, Beth has been telling me that she got me a "surprise" for my blog but was waiting on it to ship. I could not for the life of me figure out what it could be so imagine my surprise when she presented me with Glo Bars made by Angela from Oh She Glows, a blog I occasionally read. Angela had been sending out shipments to some of our favorite bloggers and I had to say, I was very

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I have been looking ALL OVER for this Lindt chocolate with sea salt. I kept seeing it on Jenna's blog and it has been on my mind since last summer. I finally found it at the Food Emporium near Lincoln Center. Score!!!Upon opening the bar, it looks pretty normal...But when you bite into it, you immediately get "a touch" of sea salt. It's very subtle but pretty lasting. Unfortunately, after all of

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I saw on Kath's blog a recipe for olive hummus and I had to try it! I LOOOOOOVE kalamata olives and will eat them straight from the container, put them in salads, and now...put them in hummus!Ingredients:a can of chick peas (rinsed and drained)1/4 cup kalamata olives (about 12)1 Tablespoon Tahini1 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oilDirections:Process in food processor until well incorporated.And

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I've been wanting to make Brussel Sprouts for a really long time. I just think they're so cute!The few recipes I found online called for either roasting them (which I don't like to do because it wastes too much gas) or had meat (bacon) in them. I decided instead to just saute them in a pan with a little bit of olive oil and salt and pepper. I also added some sun-dried tomatoes for extra color,

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When I first moved out of my parents house, I had an entry-level job that wasn't paying me very much and paying off some lingering credit card balances from college and I was POOR with a capital P. My roommate Eli and I would meal plan for two weeks at a time and see how we could combine our grocery shopping and meal plan efforts to spend the least amount of money possible. She came up with this

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The other day, Spencer and I went to Tanto Dulce in search of breakfast but unfortunately, all of the tables were full. That has never happened to me before and it was quite disappointing. We decided to do a DIY breakfast instead at the apartment.I've been having a craving for pancakes for at least two weeks now and somehow I just can't satisfy the craving - but not for a lack of trying. I've had

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Nicole and I went to Big Nick's on Broadway between 76th and 77th last week. They always get such great reviews but the facade of the restaurant always makes me slightly weary of actually going in there. It just seems like a really tired New York burger place but with Nicole by my side, I knew it was time to try it.Little did I know, it was also a pizza place!!! But I had my heart set on a

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And here is the nacho recipe from the other night! I didn't follow a recipe but I figured I've eaten them enough times to know what to put in it. It's obviously not very fancy but it gets the job done.This took less than 30 minutes to put together and it's great for a crowd. You can even chop up all the ingredients ahead of time and assemble right before your guests get there to make it easier on

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Sorry I've been so MIA the past few weeks. I've been taking the time to spend time with family, sleep, and do some fun things without having to lug my camera around everywhere. But I missed sharing my experiences with you all, that's for sure!This past weekend, my friends came over for dinner after a fun afternoon at the MET. If you haven't gone to the MET lately, I highly recommend it as there

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Merry ChristmasI hope that whether or not you're celebrating Christmas, you are enjoying your day!Last night, my family had Christmas Eve dinner together since my sister is off visiting her in-laws today. My brother is here from Seattle and we were super excited to see him! I hadn't seen him since my sister's wedding although the rest of my family saw him more recently.He came equipped with his

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I'm sorry I've been so MIA with the blogging this past week. I have off from work this week and came home to Jersey to be with my family but for several reasons, I've been commuting into the city four times in the past four days!But the times that I have been home have been filled with eating, sleeping, watching Christmas movies, and...sleeping ;)I love when Santa sends over a white Christmas...

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Every year for the past 7 years, Gina has made Eli "Matilda Cake" (aka best cake in the whole wide world) which is a chocolate ganache cake. This recipe is from Roald Dahl's Revolting Recipes and the cake is from his book, Matilda, when the mean teacher makes a kid eat a whole cake. Let me tell you, if it's Gina's cake I'm eating, this is NOT considered a punishment.I have to say, I know it's

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This past weekend, Beth and I went on a Pizza Tour!!! (This sentence gets lots of exclamation points because it was so exciting) I think you know by now how passionate I am about pizza but I was put to shame after meeting Scott, who is a self-proclaimed "pizza enthusiast."And an enthusiast, he was!Now as we all know, a tour guide can make or break a tour but Scott was so personable, energetic and

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As I've said before on this blog, when I was growing up, we hardly ate fast food or even frozen food. We did though eat Ellio's pizza which were always a special treat.The only time I would be able to indulge in "junk food" was when I went to other people's houses. One friend in particular would always have Hot Pockets as a snack. I always looked forward to going over to her house :)In college, I

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Last year, for Beth's cookie swap, Beth's mom made this delicious chocolate bark that is super easy to prepare. I was so intrigued that she used only 4 ingredients to make a beautiful dessert including my favorite chocolate chips:...was on sale at the grocery store across the street so I stocked up on it for my bark! Beth's mom used semi-sweet but I love all things dark chocolate so I substituted

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Last weekend, I went to my third annual Cookie Swap! I really wait for this event all year because it's the only time where it's okay to eat 20 cookies in one sitting :)This year, I decided not to make my jam thumbprint cookies because they are a little involved and I was pressed for time. Instead, I made Martha's "Noel Nut Balls" but I had a real problem naming them such so I called them "

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The other day, I went over to my dear friend's apartment (and my old apartment!) to make some cookie dough and to help her pack and organize some of her things before her big move to PARIS! :)We were meeting after work so I prepared a take-along meal for the two of us.I've been all about red curry since I had it twice at Yum Yum Bangkok last month so I decided to try to make it on my own. I had

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This weekend, Nicole and I went to Pure Dark on Bleecker (between W. 10th and Charles) to make our own dark chocolate bark. Nicole had found it on a website and asked me if I wanted to go. Naturally, I said YESSS! I love "make-your-own" things and dark chocolate.Unfortunately, the store wouldn't let me take pictures but definitely check out their website. The store is decent-sized and has little

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This weekend, Nicole and I went to Five Guys in the West Village. I think that this is one of my favorite burger joints (along with Shake Shack, of course) and I don't take my burgers lightly ;)I had gone once before out in Brooklyn when Nicole and I went to a book fair. Everytime I crave a burger, I always thought about the burger I had that day and let me tell you, Five Guys was just as good as

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I can't tell you how happy I am to have "homemade" pizza back in my life.Recently, I discovered lavash bread. It's a denser bread that originated in Armenia (what up, colette?!) It's delicious and PERFECT for thin crust toaster pizzas.You can get them in whole wheat, white, or even flavored!I used a Whole Foods brand marinara sauce for the sauce.It is soooooooo good and has huge chunks of tomato

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I don't have a very large kitchen (although it's just big enough for a one person household) but there are some perks to having a cozy cooking space. For instance, I have a very convenient recipe holder:I just tack up my recipes with a magnet on my refrigerator! Of course, if I'm using a cookbook, that presents a different problem.Last night, I made Giada's Orzo Salad. I would normally just give

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I am a bad food blogger.Last night, I had two of my friends over for dinner and in the excitement of hanging out with them, I forgot to take pictures of my macaroni and cheese recipe : / Forgive the lack of photo documentation as well as the poor lighting. We had moooood lighting :)Ashley had requested my mac and cheese and I happily acquiesced as I had been craving it for a few days anyway. I

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Hello, meet my new kitchen appliance! I can easily do without a microwave but not having an oven toaster is non-negotiable. When I want toast, I WANT TOAST! And it's so easy to broil things, melt cheese, and even bake with this lovely appliance. And now that I'm paying for gas in my apartment, this saves me some money as well!The best part is: with my Bed, Bath and Beyond gift certificate and

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Hi All!I hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving! I have a lot to be thankful for this year and I love that there is a holiday devoted to giving thanks.Because my mom had gotten gourmet pecans from Georgia in bulk this year, I decided to try to make a pecan pie from scratch! Including the crust, of course.I followed Martha Stewart's recipe to a T!I kneaded the dough a bit then used a rolling pin to

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Happy (day before) Thanksgiving!!!nothing says Thanksgiving like a cornacopia, no?In celebration of Thanksgiving, I wanted to let you know that I'm thankful for you, blog readers!Your positive, encouraging responses to my posts mean a lot to me. You've all been so supportive and looking at my Google Analytics to see how many people have read my blog in a given day always makes my day! And I know

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Goodness - this is the week of awesome breakfasts. True to form, I'm starting to get slightly tired of my regular bowl of oats in the morning so when my co-worker Erin presented me with HOMEMADE GRANOLA, I was jumping for joy!I topped my blueberry yogurt with half a chopped up apple and Erin's granola. I ate the other half of my apple with some peanut butter.I'm using the dish towel that Kate

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Newsflash!!!I don't have a microwave. Yes, it's true. It takes up too much room in my small kitchen and I am convinced that a study will come out in a few years that will tell us those electromagnetic rays are harmful and will cause cancer or something.And while we're at it, I don't have a TV either. Or internet right now (although hopefully that will be remedied soon) so you can imagine, living

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Sometimes it feels like college was just yesterday and then other times I look back and think of how far we've all come in five years! Most of my friends are friends I made in college and they are some of the most amazing women I've ever met. One is applying to B-schools overseas, two are getting their Ph.Ds, another is traveling the world and pursuing her passions, another headed cross-country

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This past weekend, I headed out to Westchester to visit my sister and nephew, Peanut. Of course, when I say nephew, I mean my sister's spoiled cat who liked to jump from the window sill onto my stomach multiple times during the night. I'm not bitter.After joining her friends for wine at Ayza on 31st between Broadway and Fifth, we hopped on a Metro North train to her home. I love train rides, I

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I was in the mood to bake again the other day so I made oatmeal cookies. I haven't been able to find a really good recipe yet so if any of you have good recipes, please let me know!I started with a Real Simple recipe but made a few modifications:Ingredients:1/2 cup brown sugar1 1/2 cups old-fashioned oats1 egg2 Tablespoons 2% milk1 cup all-purpose flour1/2 teaspoon baking soda2 teaspoons

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I picked up an acorn squash from the farmer's market the other day. I looked online for a few recipes and found one that involved butter and maple syrup. Sounds like a recipe for me!Ingredients:1 acorn squash1/2 cup maple syrup2 Tablespoons buttersalt and pepperDirections:Preheat oven to 400 degrees.Cut acorn squash lengthwise.I have to tell you, the hardest part was cutting the squash. The skin

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I know you're all sick of seeing my oatmeal posts but it's such a great new discovery for me that I can't get enough of! Such a fun way to eat breakfast and experiment a bit.I replenished my jam stash the other day at the farmer's market. I love Beth's Farm Kitchen jams. They have so many flavors and all of the ones I've bought so far have been amazing! Some of my favorites are:

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The great thing about having a whole refrigerator to yourself is that it's hard to waste food because you know everything in there is yours to eat! I'm so terrible with using up food and used to ALWAYS throw away food that had gone bad. I recently stopped putting my produce in the fridge drawers because I forget they're in there. I think I need to buy some clear bins instead to store it so it

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So I had this big, elaborate meal planned for Sunday but when I got back into my apartment at 9:30am, I decided that watching Food Inc. was more appealing than cooking. At 11:00am, I got slightly panicky because I didn't have anything planned for the 1:30 lunch date so I browsed through my Giada cookbooks and came up with an easy meal.I started with her white bean dip, which I believe Nicole has

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I only had one thought when I woke up this morning --- CUPCAKES!!!But I'm getting a little ahead of myself here.Yesterday, my friend Sarah came over to see my new apartment and to have lunch. She brought cupcakes from Sugar Sweet Sunshine for dessert. I LOVE these cupcakes and would have them at almost every special occasion at my previous job but haven't had them since. You can imagine my

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My sister oh-so-kindly donated her old pots and pans to me since she got a new set for her wedding. She now has a fancy KitchenAid set and packaged the old ones in the box for me to fantasize one day having a wedding registry...In any case, I've had this box sitting near my kitchen table and as I was eating dinner the other day, I noticed the picture on the box was a bit odd. Anyone? Anyone?!?!

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I'm trying to be a little bit more adventurous with my root veggies and just expanding my repertoire of recipes. I picked up this butternut squash when I went home last weekend with no idea in mind oh how to cook this up.I finally settled on making a soup since it's been so cold out! I looked up some recipes and found a pretty basic recipe online that didn't require a lot of

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I had the day off yesterday so I took the day to get used to my new apartment, run errands, run, organize, read, cook and bake. I love being productive!I wanted to make a pumpkin treat and while Spencer's pumpkin bread sounded amazing, I unfortunately don't have bread pans so I found a similar recipe that had the same type of flavor. I know I've said it before but I really love fall colors and

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The other day Katy and I went back to Max SoHa (123rd and Amsterdam) for lunch. The last time I went, I got the Spaghetti ai funghi misti which comes with "fresh wild mushrooms." While the tomato sauce was delish, they were definitely no "wild mushrooms" in it and instead came with something that looked more like cremini mushrooms (or something generic like that.) It wasn't worth the $11.95 for

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As part of my new apartment debacle, Nicole and I went to IKEA to pick up furniture for our respective apartments. Let me tell you something - taxicabs have NOTHING on Nicole. In any case, while we were in the food section (my favorite part of any store) I found these cookies that I had seen on Kath's blog. She raved about them so I had to try them out.The ingredient list was surprisingly short

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Sorry I'm still a bit MIA. I'm still working out the kinks with my apartment and I actually have no kitchen supplies (including a knife!) since I left it at my parents house. I'm going home this weekend to pick up some essentials so hopefully I will be cooking next week!The farmer's market near my work sells apple cidar donuts among many other delicious fall treats. The other day I decided to

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Katy came over last night to help me assemble my kitchen table and chairs from IKEA. Gosh, I love that store! We knew that we were in for the long haul so we decided the pumpkin ale was in order. I had never tried it and Katy's been raving about fruit beers for quite a while. This brew was quite enjoyable, I have to say. I usually never finish my beers and I had every last drop of this one. The

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Today was a very exciting day for me. Growing up one of my fondestfall memories has always been my mom's chocolate chip pumpkin bread!I have a major weakness for all things pumpkin and all thingschocolate. For the first time ever, I attempted to make my mom'sbread. The recipe is pretty basic. Basically amazing.Here is everything that you need.First, add 6 eggs, 3 Cups of pumpkin (2 small cans

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Some people (ahem...Sonoko) have complained that my apartment post had nothing to do with food so I'm letting you all know up front that this doesn't either. Although I will say, that apartment post was an EXTRA posting.In any case, some of you have requested to see photos of my new apartment. I went today to pick up my keys and took some pictures for your viewing pleasure!Here's my kitchen...My

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I have to say, packing up an apartment by yourself is kinda lonely :*(Goodness, I am TIRED! I packed up about 3/5 of my stuff tonight, did a load of laundry, and cleaned out most of my fridge. I LOVE being productive although my back hurts a bit...I just had some leftovers tonight so I thought I would shared last night's dinner with you all.Erica came over and I again served her mac 'n cheese.

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I've been wanting to make sweet potato fries for such a long time and with the weather being so cold and miserable on Saturday, it seemed like the perfect time to turn the oven on. I love fall vegetables - pumpkin, squash, sweet potatoes... Not only are the flavors wonderful but I love the colors as well! I love celebrating seasons!I had turned my computer on to try to look at recipes for sweet

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Guess who found an apartment?! It's me! What do we think of either of these color schemes below?The thought of having to repaint my current apartment is making me sick and I'm really not wanting to paint my new one...I shared this post with my co-worker Katy, who was with me in this apartment search every step of the way, and she claims that this has nothing to do with food so now I have to

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Oh my gosh, I can't believe I'm in my late twenties! Eek!I had a super special birthday weekend with friends and family. I've been celebrating my birthday since Tuesday, when I went out to dinner with 7 of my friends, and plan to continue celebrating until this Tuesday! :)Last night, Spencer drove us to Jersey to have a family dinner...The table was set beautifully by my sister, Sonoko.She even

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The other day my dad bought me two bottles of my most favorite drink in the WORLD!!! It's a Japanese tea that's a blend of 17 different kinds of tea. I used to drink this every day when I studied in Kyoto but can never find it in the states! There's only one place in Jersey where they carry it - Mitsuwa - so every time my dad goes there, he gets it for me!This little bottle costs $2.25!!!! Boy, I

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What a winner combination!Beth had gone to Germany for 10 days and came back with a wonderful gift - chocolate! She got four different kinds of Milka and she invited me over to join her and her sister Kate for a chocolate tasting! Yay!We tasted milk chocolate filled with:lime and yogurtstrawberryblueberry and yogurtstrawberry and yogurtMy favorite was the blueberry yogurt flavored milk chocolate.

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I was in my old neighborhood (hopefully my new one, too!) apartment searching and decided to go to one of my favorite brunch places - Tanto Dulce. This cute little cafe is on Broadway between 140th and 141st. It's VERY reasonably priced and delicious! The few times I've gone, I've had their brunch special where you get eggs, sausage, toast, hash browns and salad for under $8. They have pretty

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There are so many reasons why I love October.Reason #1: It's my birthday month!Reason #14: You can wear scarves.Reason #32: Fall colors!Reason #99: Pumpkins!!!!Yes, that's a pumpkin spiced soy misto in my hand and a mini-pumpkin from the Farmers Market. LOVE.IT!!!Here's Katy:That venti cup contains FOUR shots of espresso. This lady is a machine!Along with my pumpkin misto from Starbucks, I had a

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It's 11:30pm and I'm just getting home and am EXHAUSTED! I haven't been sleeping well lately (due to the stress of possibly being homeless) and I had a 12+ hour work day so I'm going to keep this short. Well, also because I've been either eating pb&js or going out to eat every meal this week and have nothing interesting to share.As most of you know, I work in fundraising at my Alma Mater and I

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For my birthday (October 18th, ya'll!) Eli gave me a wine-tasting! I'm not a big drinker but ever since I went to Jadis and had an amazing Pinot Noir, I've been more interested in wine. I've actually never done a wine tasting where I tasted wines side by side so I was super excited to figure out finally what I like and don't like. When I do order wine, it's usually just what whoever I'm with is

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One of my very best friends - Kate - was in town from Michigan last week. It had been about four years since I had seen her and it was four years TOO LONG! We met in Kyoto when we studied abroad our Junior year and we became fast friends. We had so much in common and could always have a great time together - usually involving us making fun of ourselves as we tried to navigate through Japan with

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I'm definitely a creature of habit and that's pretty evident in my weekday breakfasts. Every morning, I have a bowl of Kashi Go Lean cereal with fruit (bananas, blueberries...etc.), ground flax seeds, a spoonful of a nut butter, and soy milk. To drink, I'll have coffee with agave nectar and soy milk. A couple weeks ago, I realized that I haven't been finishing my cereal in the morning despite

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I went home to Jersey this weekend to spend some time with my dad since my mom is visiting my brother in Seattle for 10 days. Now, we all know by now that my mom is the cook in the family so when she's gone, that's when the "Daddy food" comes in. Even though my mom worked full-time most of my childhood, she was hardly away for meals. But when she was, you could pretty much expect to be eating

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I've been meaning to blog about this new chocolate I discovered a few weeks ago. I saw it in a Duane Reade or Rite Aid and thought it looked intriguing.I love dark chocolate and I love chilis so I knew this was going to be good. Actually, I wasn't that sure because I made Nicole try it first in case her head blew up or something. She's a good sport.When you first bite into it, it just tastes like

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I bought dried beans for the first time the other day since it's certainly the most economical choice (as opposed to canned beans). I went with what I eat the most - chick peas!How cute are these little guys?I did what the back of the package told me to do and soaked them in cold water overnight.It ended up being in the fridge for about 15 hours so I figured they were ready to rock!I decided to

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After an exhausting Saturday, I knew it was going to take A LOT of energy to go out. Thankfully, Eli and Spencer came out to Queens to see me!We dined at Foxy's Diner on Queens Boulevard and 44th where the service is great! We ended the meal with the most perfect dessert - Magnolia cupcakes - courtesy of Eli. :) She had just picked these up just an hour earlier so they were still fresh and

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Hi everyone, it’s Shion’s friend Beth here back with another Foodie Wednesday post! Remember I have a blog – www.gettingbydreamingbig.com. Come check me out! Wednesdays may be all about food but Mondays are about books, Tuesdays are about travels and Thursdays are about entertainment. Whatever your interest I have it covered! Back in May I had this great idea that I was going to review all

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I was browsing myrecipes.com to meal plan for the week and came across a recipe for a pizza stuffed peppers. Whaaaaaaat?!Surprisingly, I didn't make it but it did inspire me to make my own version of a pizza stuffed pepper. Remember the crispy sausage and pepper pizza I made? Well, I decided to use the same ingredients more or less and make it into a different kind of meal.Ingredients:4 bell

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Spencer was in town this weekend so we went to Cafe Zaiya for a quick lunch. This place is quickly becoming one of my favorite places. They have great food for super cheap! Things like bento boxes for $4.99, lovely Japanese desserts, a bakery with sweet and savory breads, onigiris...etc.After contemplating my lunch for a good 10 minutes, I decided to get a spicy chicken sandwich for $3.75! It had

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Oops, I did it again!Yes folks, I ate pizza AGAIN. I'm now contemplating going on a cheese fast for at least two weeks and see where that takes me. It doesn't help that I totally had an enabler whose favorite restaurant is a place that specializes in pizza.Yesterday, Katy and I walked over to 122nd and Amsterdam to Sezz Medi for lunch. I've been hearing about this place ever since I came back to

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The other day I was quite famished from a hard workout at the gym and all I could think about was eating RIGHT AWAY.I contemplated getting Subway again and I have to admit, Wendy's even crossed my mind, but I knew that I would regret it later on. Instead, I went to the local produce store and picked up some kale for kale chips which was as close to the french fry-taste I could get without the

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Foodie Wednesday: Giada Challenge, Chicken ParmesanHi everyone, I’m Shion’s friend Beth! I have a blog called Getting By, Dreaming Big and on Wednesday’s my blog entries center around Food, hence Foodie Wednesday. I write about recipes that I’ve tried, I review restaurants & products, really I just write about anything that has to do with food.I like to set challenges for myself to complete. The

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I went down to Philly this weekend for a Barnard reunion with friends I've known since I was a first-year. The gang included me (obviously), Erica, Jen and Colette (our lovely hostess). We have gorgeous weather, fun times, and lots of eating :)We got to Philly at around 10:30 on Friday and immediately headed over to Tin Angel for a Pat McGee concert! Thankfully, Pat was almost half an hour late

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Today is my sister's birthday!!! Happy Birthday!She may not look like much here, but she was a baby model! ;) On one of the happiest days of her life!What an exciting year she's had! She adopted her first child/pet Peanut, bought a condo, got married, got a great promotion...the list goes on and on! Can't wait to see what this next year holds. Great things, no doubt!Hope you have a great day!

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I seem to have not filled my quota of pizza last month because all I can think about this month is - pizza. So much so that the other night I smelled pizza on my walk home but was too cheap to shell out $3 for a lackluster slice so had this for dinner:I'm not proud of what I had to do, people, but when a girl needs melted cheese, a girl needs melted cheese.Moving on...I did make a legit pizza the

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A few years ago, my friend Emilie took me to this GREAT Japanese "tea house/cafe" called Cha-An in the East Village where we had the most delicious dessert. What was this amazing dessert, you ask? TOAST! Doesn't sound too exciting but you're going to have to read on if you're not impressed.Emilie and I had plans to meet up so I naturally requested to go back to Cha-an. It's on 230 East 9th Street

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There are some really great things happening with my blog in the next few weeks (thanks to my AMAZING friends Brad and Zach) and I thought with the new re-vamp of the blog, I could try to improve upon my picture-taking skills. I decided to take advantage of the last few hours of daylight today and experiment with my camera, which I still haven't really figured out. It's just a point-and-shoot

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I saw some tempeh on sale at Whole Foods yesterday so you know I had to get it!I LOVE tempeh - probably even better than tofu because it feels like you're actually eating something. It's a lot more dense than tofu and less slimy. The first few times I cooked with it, I made the mistake of saute-ing it with all kinds of seasonings and sauces, but I realized that it's best plain. Actually, I think

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On Friday, my co-worker Katy and boss Mary Ann took a field trip to Costco and Stew Leonard's. A trip to Costco always makes me happy! Whoever thought of Costco was a genius! I(Thank you, Mr. Costco for making my Friday fun) I mean, just seeing bulk packages makes my heart flutter!Ah...the beauty...I realize that not everything is necessarily a good deal there, especially if it's something you

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Another short post since I just got home and am ready to crash!I went to a great bar tonight called Naked Lunch at 17 Thompson near Grand for ABC Club NYC. I have to say, this was one of my favorite bars we've been to because not only was the atmosphere really chill, drink prices pretty reasonable, but also because they have FREE BBQ on Thursdays! Now, it's not the BBQ you were hoping for...it's

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I hate to follow Nina's beautiful post with this rather lackluster post but unfortunately, it cannot be helped...As I've mentioned, the whole reason for having guest bloggers this month is so I can take a mini-break from blogging. I have a jam-packed September and today was pretty indicative of how the rest of my month will be.I came home from work a little before 9pm, famished and exhausted! My

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Kicking off my Guest Blogger September is Nina, who will be launching her own blog which will be focused on recipes that can be modified to meet one's optimal tasting and dietary restrictions. Sounds interesting! Let us know when it launches, Nina! On Saturday I dined with friends at the Dali Restaurant and Tapas Bar in Cambridge, MA to celebrate a dear friend's birthday and a very special visit

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As I mentioned in my previous post, my mom and I had a movie date to go see "Still Walking" on Friday. It was even better the second time around! It was fun seeing it with my mom because there were moments where we looked at each other during the film because a scene or character reminded us of certain family members. My mom is someone who truly enjoys the movie experience (there were moments

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Because of my recent discovery of the versatility of pesto sauce and eating one of the best sandwiches on earth, I decided that I should invest in a food processor of my own. Especially because I will no longer be living with Nicole, who spoils me in so many ways, and also owns state of the art kitchen electrics. After doing extensive research on mini-food processors, I decided to get this guy:I

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I've been feeling really uninspired with my cooking lately and have been really lazy about my meals. Case in point - I keep a list of things I can blog about in my daily planner and so far I have ALL product reviews. No recipes! Eek.Tonight, I had leftover zucchini fries and a handful of potato chips (oops) so I certainly wouldn't blog about that, so instead, I'll blog about my lunch!I had Kim's

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I had one of those days today where I just didn't want it to end. I think it had to do with the weather or maybe the fact that I had a bummer of a day yesterday and woke up with a positive attitude in hopes that today would be much better. It was! Ah...the power of positive thinking.My day started with someone holding the subway doors open for me even as it was closing on him, my commute taking

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This weekend, my friend from high school, Kim, came over for dinner. Now, as you all know, I've been thinking about making bruschetta ever since I saw Julie and Julia. In the movie, Julie, the blogger, sauteed the baguette in a pan FULL of butter, and I could smell the deliciousness through the movie screen!I tried to recreate that moment in person but unfortunately, it didn't turn out so lovely.

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The other day, Tina from Carrots 'N Cake made no-bake peanut butter cookies so I had to try them out! Of course, I made a few adjustments to make it my own (which usually means adding chocolate, among other tiny changes) and it came out delicious!Ingredients:1/2 cup old-fashioned oats1/4 cup all-purpose flour1/4 cup peanut butter1 Tablespoon agave nectar1 Tablespoon shredded coconut1 Tablespoon

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I get paid once a month so you can imagine by the end of the month, my finances are looking grim. It's nice to see a bit lump of money in the bank when that check deposits but inevitably, I'm seeing two digits by the end of the month :)This was another meal that was thrown together with ingredients I had on hand. I met my friend Christina the other day and she was saying that because she doesn't

shihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02038460494847633694noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60863534489830449.post-48460833504950422762009-08-26T21:35:00.003-04:002009-08-26T22:04:00.255-04:00

I used to eat raw okra quite often as a little kid. My mom would cut them in half and put it in a little bowl served with just soy sauce. I never really liked it because it was slimy, the seeds would get stuck in my teeth, and I was also never really fond of soy sauce, to be honest. And because of it's shape, I would always get it stuck in my throat. As I got older, I was able to tolerate it and

shihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02038460494847633694noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60863534489830449.post-16293024009415748992009-08-25T19:04:00.012-04:002009-08-25T20:24:28.617-04:00

I usually make at least one big meal on Sundays so that I have lunches for the rest of the week and don't have to worry about packing it in the morning. I am NOT a morning person, as you may know, so anything I can do to save a little time is always a good thing. This week, I made salmon cakes, which are one of my favorite dishes but something I haven't made since I moved to Queens. I love

shihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02038460494847633694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60863534489830449.post-50493086631142776262009-08-24T20:50:00.000-04:002009-08-24T22:13:57.540-04:00

This weekend was my be-majorly-productive-weekend so I was super busy Saturday and Sunday. I spent Saturday afternoon and night working on things in my apartment (and life) that have been majorly neglected in the last.....month or so. I cleaned, filed papers, caught up on my New York Times (provided by the best brother in the world), cleaned out my closet, re-assessed finances for the year...etc.

shihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02038460494847633694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60863534489830449.post-66983484562217538192009-08-23T17:44:00.000-04:002009-08-23T18:25:02.530-04:00

On Friday night, I finally went to go see Julie and Julia! It's taken me and Eli this long to coordinate our schedules for a free night but I refused to see it without her. :)Eli had made a delicious salad to-go for our movie date. We bought olive bread at Food Emporium (which is ridiculously overpriced) and sat down to a lovely meal. The salad was DELICIOUS!!! It had green beans, beats, and

shihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02038460494847633694noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60863534489830449.post-4516996312361107822009-08-20T19:35:00.000-04:002009-08-20T20:30:59.764-04:00

This morning, I thought I would give Amazing Grass another chance (remember my gray smoothie?). Tina from Carrots 'n Cake, another one of my favorite blogs, suggested mixing it with iced coffee and soy milk instead of heavy smoothies. Genius! She emailed me suggesting that I make it 3/4 coffee and 1/4 soy milk so that I could replicate her drink! I think the key thing was to mix it with something

shihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02038460494847633694noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60863534489830449.post-28361653247745515602009-08-19T21:55:00.000-04:002009-08-21T11:14:57.722-04:00

My friend Erica came over to hang out tonight and unfortunately, it was just one of those days where I didn't have the energy to be really creative. I was also too lazy to make a list and go food shopping so I just made do with what I already had in the fridge/pantry.And by pantry, I mean my cupboard. Hey, what do you expect from city living?!Tonight's dinner was Annie's Mac and Cheese, made with

shihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02038460494847633694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60863534489830449.post-49953342384668327432009-08-18T20:20:00.000-04:002009-08-18T21:13:50.980-04:00

I have to tell you - I spent ALL DAY thinking about how good my dinner was last night! Perhaps this is why I was so unproductive at work...The only downside to my dinner last night was that I got hungry after just two hours. While I definitely felt full immediately after consumption, it obviously didn't last very long. I wanted to have the same flavors as last night I knew that I would need

shihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02038460494847633694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60863534489830449.post-4662518645401596852009-08-17T21:32:00.000-04:002009-08-17T22:21:31.700-04:00

What a Monday!It started out a little rough. The subways were super-slow which did not make me happy since I left my apartment 20 minutes earlier than usual in order to give myself some quiet time at work to get through my emails after being away for a week. (wow, that was a long sentence!) I got to work a little bit before 9, making my commute over an hour long! Once I was there, my key didn't

shihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02038460494847633694noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60863534489830449.post-4384208337008185222009-08-16T18:23:00.000-04:002009-08-21T11:15:45.646-04:00

Did you miss me?!I had a lovely vacation with my family where I enjoyed good eats (naturally), good sleep, good weather, and great company! This is where I was:Sigh...Okay, well let's get to work! I know you're dying to know all of the wonderful meals my mother made! Usually, my mom cooks most meals but we try at least one new restaurant when we're there so we can experience something new and

shihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02038460494847633694noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60863534489830449.post-48820765270033990492009-08-07T21:10:00.000-04:002009-08-07T21:30:36.883-04:00

Howdy, blog friends! So I've come to the (almost) end of my spending fast. I say almost because while I still have five days left of the fast, I'll be going on vacation tomorrow for a week with my family, where all of my meals will be provided for me. I know, I know, it seems like cheating but I set my goal to be $200 knowing I would have 5 days where I was provided for.So now I know you're all

shihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02038460494847633694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60863534489830449.post-75688085072895761822009-08-06T21:51:00.001-04:002009-08-21T11:06:49.722-04:00

Erica came over for dinner tonight to exchange presents and to help me clean out my refrigerator before going to New Hampshire for a week. I had some veggies in the fridge so I decided to make a veggie omelet for dinner. I only had green vegetables so I moseyed on over to the Farmers Market at Columbia during my lunch break in search of a non-green vegetable...Green...Purple...but perhaps a

shihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02038460494847633694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60863534489830449.post-33754412149979969322009-08-05T21:55:00.000-04:002009-08-21T11:19:05.532-04:00

Gotta love places with neon lights...This past weekend, Erica and I decided to explore Flushing, Queens, which is less than half an hour away from my apartment on the 7 train. We were really in the mood for Dim Sum but didn't know where to go, so we just googled "dim sum in flushing" and came across New East Cuisine Manor (formerly called Gala Manor) on Main Street.We were excited because it was

shihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02038460494847633694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60863534489830449.post-52376284127008429772009-08-04T22:56:00.000-04:002009-08-05T00:03:58.548-04:00

My friend, Emily, kindly invited me over for dinner tonight so that we wouldn't have to spend money on going out. I decided to contribute with a side dish - Orange-Scented Quinoa.Last winter, I bought an issue of Clean Eating, which is a magazine featuring...clean eating. :) It's all about eating foods in their most natural state - or close to it as possible - so that you can be healthy AND green

shihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02038460494847633694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60863534489830449.post-62735893059420557512009-08-03T22:24:00.000-04:002009-08-21T11:19:18.796-04:00

Tonight for dinner, I happened upon an amazing sandwich...that I created spontaneously! I bought this really delicious bread from the supermarket bakery (it only had six ingredients including flax seeds!) so I wanted to make sure I ate as much of it as I could before I went on vacation.I spread a healthy amount of lemon hummus on it, piled on sprouts, layered sliced cucumbers and at the last

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