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Outside the healthy living bubble, I realize that the following statement identifies me as a bit strange: I truly look forward to eating salad. Back in the summertime, I made a few “green monsters,” and while I won’t deny that the taste is pretty good, I’ve never felt the need to sneak in my greens through [...] When I was younger, I remember watching my mom prepare meals each evening, imagining that she had always intuitively known how to cook. It seemed like a skill that one was born with, and as the wife of a husband who loved to eat, mother of two growing daughters, and [...] Perhaps you’ve noticed: I like to stress that eating is an experience. I don’t mean to suggest that every meal should be treated as an overly sacred ritual. Sometimes eating is simply for sustenance or for fuel; other times, it is for our souls. Either way, I believe we should always appreciate – or at least [...] Since beginning my internship, I’ve been adjusting to a life with more structure, joining the ranks of the Monday through Friday crowd. No longer am I gallivanting abroad, somehow balancing the lengthy hours of fashion journalism, English as a second language instruction, and the planning of my own personal travel. No longer am I a student, [...] Oh my. Last night, I had one of the best dining experiences of my life. I’ve had some incredible ones: bliss in Northern New England, nouvelle with a view in coastal Croatia, evenings tucked away in the cobblestone streets of Prague, brilliant creativity on the Lower East Side. This one was a prime candidate for the best of the [...] |
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