Weekend Meals Planned

Lots of food this weekend -On Saturday, made din with Nora and her mentee, Tasmin - she's very mature for a 13 year old, and I was definitely impressed by how well read she is - I had a lot of fun meeting and chatting with her throughout the evening. At 13, she's already so goal-oriented and mature!On Sunday, had brunchfest at JP's in the Lower East Side ... it was a large group of eight, and we served Mexican pizzas a la Taco Bel style. Conversation...

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Boston and Maine Weekend

A Morning Reflection in Maine I made it to "Maine!!" and back to Boston ... and just got back to my apartment. I uploaded a few photos on the trip back, so here is the text and photo update: Crowds at Boston's South Station Friday: met up with Marissa's twitter friends (she won a book), drank at Drink Saturday: beach, played piano, ate tuna avocado sandwiches for lunch, watch a short storm pass by, more beach, full-lobster din...

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Another Sarah Send-Off Dinner on Thursday

As promised, Sarah came back to the city on 818! After travelling outside of the country for ~ five weeks, she had a short stopover in New York before heading up to Ithaca to start law school. On Wednesday night, we had a girls dinner out at Nanoosh in the UWS and healthily ate hummus. On Thursday, we planned to have a dinner at JP's just like old times. Since it's been so hot in the city the last few weeks, I have been more into summertime...

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Painted [Blue] Walls

I almost forgot to post pics of my [not so] newly painted apartment. I've been meaning to clean and organize for some time, but keep putting it off. In any case, here is the quick photo update - I wish the lighting was slightly better, oh well! PS, I love personal days...

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Hot and Humid in New York

Banana Buttermilk MuffinsIt's been so hot and humid lately in New York, and it's particularly bad when I dont turn on the AC at night ... sometimes in the morning when I wake up and go on the scale I notice myself a few lbs lighter. This is why I'm usually a few lbs lighter during the summer.My baking frenzy has continued and I wanted to make tiramisu cupcakes over the weekend (and even picked up some kahlua for them), but I used up all my whipping...

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How Many Cupcakes Can a Person Eat?

Inside Babycakes Miss Cupcake Girl, Marissa came to visit and as could be expected, the wknd was food-filled! We embarked on Cupcake Tour Part two, and consumed quite a few cupcakes. First stop, was the cupcake truck, a mobile dessert truck that focuses on unique cupcake flavors; they also market their locations and products on twitter! As an aside, we were so thirsty in Union Square (hot and humid day) and brainstormed where we could buy...

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