Monthly Archives: February 2012

Coconut Curried Rice

So nobody told me that in order to get married, you have to actually plan a wedding. It’s like waking up from a deep sleep and realizing that you’re lying on a slow motion conveyor belt, heading straight towards a giant shredder or ferocious pair of metallic jaws. Even if I hired Jennifer Lopez to [...]

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Valentine’s Day Cocktail

It’s that time again! The magical day that happens only once a year, filled with excitement and anticipation, planning your outfit, getting your nails done, maybe even getting your hair did, all leading up to the thrilling moment when you pass out face down on the couch at 9 PM after one too many cocktails. [...]

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Cucumber Salad

I pretty much assume that Greek yogurt is an ok substitute for mayonnaise. I know that makes me a complete psycho, but seriously, try it out. It adds all the creamy moisture (two of my least favorite words, one after the other) that mayo adds without any of the greasy, pore-and-artery-clogging backfires. Before I get [...]

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Panko Crusted Cod with Lemon Caper Sauce

Don’t ask me how or why, but I’ve somehow ended up living in a pool-house like Ryan from the OC. Only without the harassing water polo players (at least so far).  Allow me to explain. The boy-friend-turned-fiancé, or “the F word” as I like to call him, was asked to coach a team down in [...]

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Simple Salad Lunch

Last weekend, after a night of revelry, my girlfriend (let’s call her Fessica) and I wanted to order late night delivery.  Normally, when confronted with this situation, I would have been on the Pizza-&-Fries-Train faster than you can say Baba Ghanoush. But for some inexplicable reason, I was demanding Caesar Salad with uncompromising fervor. This [...]

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Bison Meatballs

My memories of football tailgating in college are hazy at best. Home games consisted of squeezing into a sundress, ramming my feet into heels or cowboy boots, and tromping over to campus seeking bourbon and, if I was lucky, ice. I’m still not sure how thousands of veritable children were allowed to do this every [...]

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