Tag: cooking
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The Summer That Didn’t Slow Down
There’s something about Labor Day weekend that always feels like somebody flipped a switch. Technically, summer isn’t over yet. But the unofficial end is here, and for the first time in what feels like months, I’ve had a chance to look back at what was an incredibly busy, incredibly rewarding and, at times, pretty emotional…
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Living My Best EMS Life (and a Little Lemon and Thyme)
Things have been a little crazy lately. At work, we’ve been deep into preparations for the FIFA World Cup and the countless events that will surround America250 throughout New York and New Jersey. Helping prepare one of the largest healthcare systems in New Jersey for an event of that scale involves a lot of moving…
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Forks, First Tattoos, and French Onion Pasta
“I did a thing…” After years of wanting one and even more years of having absolutely no idea what I wanted, I finally got my first tattoo. And not just any tattoo… an on-brand tattoo. A fork wrapped with long strands of pasta. Completely me. Slightly ridiculous. Absolutely perfect. The end result was exactly what…
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From Ireland to the Deli Counter: A Different Kind of Tradition
This week, we’re leaving the Italian peninsula and taking a bit of a detour—traveling to Ireland by way of a New York Jewish deli. Over the past few years, we’ve built a tradition around the Somerville St. Patrick’s Day parade. While the streets fill with green, bagpipes, and celebration, our house fills with the smell…
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Skriventures in Shenandoah & Sage Butter Gnocchi
Some weekends are planned weeks in advance, and some happen on a whim. This past weekend? Total whim. What started as our daughter Gabby casually announcing she had “Autumn Break” (seriously? Didn’t she just start college?) quickly snowballed into a full-blown Skriventure—our family term for a spontaneous adventure. And we love an adventure. Gabby wanted…
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Supli, Arancini’s Roman Cousin
Supplì al Telefono: The Roman Fried Rice Balls That (Almost) Upstaged Taylor Swift Last summer’s Italy trip was built around one very specific, very glittery goal: seeing Taylor Swift at San Siro in Milan. (Worth it. Always.) We zig‑zagged our way through Venice, Florence, Milan, and finally landed in Rome, where—somewhere in the shadow of…
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Adopted By Pasta 