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  • … of a Cuban sandwich with black beans and sweet plantains on the side, along with a margarita on the rocks. I’ve missed that combo! Snack: A latte from my daddy’s new espresso machine…fancy! We also shared a couple of great glasses of wine while waiting for the sun to set so that we could check out …

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  • … probably broke even. (A related link, this is the communal blog of the challenge participants.) While I think spending money on good food is important, I want to make the point that one needn’t spend a lot of money to eat well. There are people who would dis this contest and the notion of even …

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  • to-last segment was about a wine-tasting contest, and then it came time for the spaghetti harvest. Dimbleby, sitting on the set of Panorama, looked into the camera and without a trace of a smile said: “And now from wine to food. We end Panorama tonight with a special report from the Swiss Alps …

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  • … cute boyfriend, Robbie! Diane had darling homemade cookies in the shapes of surfboards, starfish, doggies, and snowflakes, which we used in a cookie-decorating contest. So fun! We drank wine and opened presents… Matt and Blake got matching flannels just like they had when they were 3 months old …

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  • You can tell it’s December - I attended 3 parties in as many days! Thursday was the big day at my new office, and what a partying bunch! Secret Santa drawing, and the white elephant (”Yankee swap”, present-stealing) game, a door-decorating contest, a most-festive-attire contest, and a vast potluck …

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  • … crust lattice weaving/cut-out decorating demonstration. There will be a slideshow of food photography throughout the years, tips on lighting and other technicalities, and lots of food, wine and cocktails. Finally, there will be a “Most Photogenic” food contest, and anyone who brings in their most …

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  • I forgot to tell you about one more thing I did this week. It’s amazing what one can do with a $7 bottle of hair dye and five minutes of haphazard scissoring. To say that money’s tight right now would be a grave understatement. It isn’t just homemade hair cuts and bottled blonde; I would possibly …

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  • Inspired by Pasta Queen’s prize winning oatmeal recipe in the Quaker Living Proof contest (you know, the weekend where Quaker wisked off a bunch of awesome healthy food bloggers off for a weekend in Chicago and where they were asked to submit an oatmeal recipe for judging?) Maybe you don’t know …

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  • The Nickelodeon contest for a $500 Walmart gift card has come to an end, and it’s time to announce the winner. Before I do, though, I’ll tell you about the process I went through to pick the winner. I narrowed down the almost 400 entries to 43 of the best posts and comments. I couldn’t possibly …

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  • … on Delaware Talk Radio, who also enjoys good food and a little critique. I eat a MANNA pie and win his contest, he gives me David Byrne tickets, I give him homemade cookies, we do lunch — that ’s the backstory. Moral of the story: eat pie; it’s good for you. With three booths, a two-top, and a five-seat …