You’re super excited to get out of your apartment. You have all this writing to do, coffee to drink, cupcakes to eat, people to watch, all from the big & comfy plush chair by the window of your local favorite coffee shop. On this particular day, the chair is free and available – a rarity … More Proper etiquette on a creaky door
“Mangiare per vivere e non vivere per mangiare” (eat to live & not live to eat) Last week, I was indulging in a late lunch, sipping on Prosecco and noshing on bread & oil when someone asked me where my passion for writing and food came about. “Italy.”
I was one of those kids growing up who hated eggs. I thought they were gross, weird looking, and refused to touch them. Rather, my breakfast scramble consisted of all things carbs – pancakes, waffles, chocolate, anything fattening and not remotely healthy. And then, like clockwork, on my 24th birthday, my world changed and I … More Sausage, Fontina & Bell Pepper Strata
Why is it that when we wake up in 2012, we feel the need to necessitate the shattered dreams we had in the latter year with 800 mg of ibuprofen and 365 thoughts of what could have been? Sometimes you hit the bar, sometimes the bar hits you. That should be our NEW new years … More Last year was so _________!
Why I do this to myself … I will never know. But here I go again, blogging on an empty stomach. Sure, it’s about noon and all I’ve had is a lean pocket (which was awful, by the way) but I’ve had a list of things to do this morning and I refuse to sit … More Lemon Ricotta Waffles with Blueberry Syrup
In my life, there are two different types of brunch. First, the “Sunday morning, I’m so hungover, let’s go the diner around the corner NOW” brunch. We all know the drill. You wake up in a haze, sometimes still drunk, sometimes alone, sometimes not – and you gather the strength to roll over and grab … More Brunching
Lately, I’ve been having this recurring dream that I’m on Top Chef. Unfortunately, something must be off, because I keep losing. “Allana, please, pack your knives and go.” Suddenly, I wake up in a furious daze, sweat dripping down my face, heart beating super fast. I find myself confused. I swerve around my room, grabbing for … More Sable Kitchen
There are many things I love about NYC. The old brownstones, the subway, the hot dog stands everywhere, the random celebrity I spot walking down 5th avenue. Ya know, the usual. But I forgot how much I loathe the taxi system. In the span of an hour, I failed miserably twice at trying to catch … More Weekend away
12 days ago, I submitted an article to one of my favorite websites, hello giggles 11 days ago, they wrote back – and wanted me to re-submit my work as a video post 8 days ago, I sat in my room, signed up for a you-tube account and went to town Yesterday, it was published … More I can’t stop giggling
Do you ever find yourself sitting in a coffee shop, listening to mo-town, tapping your feet & wondering “what the heck!”
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