5 years ago
Café Circa: A Circus of Sorts
Last Visit: Nov. 2010[rating: 3/5]The name of this newly re-branded restaurant/bar/lounge suggests Full Circle. Or perhaps Café in a certain era. Not really sure.I'd heard great things of this caribbean inspired and happening spot in the burgeoning 4th ...
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#FlanFridays: Persimmon Fruit
(fresh out of the mold)
This is coming a bit late today because I'm still fighting a cold and flu. It's causing me to move quite slow, an usual pace for me. Truthfully, I had a mishap with this flan. I'm not even going to lie!It all started as a very exciti...
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Gifts That Say 'Thank You, Love'
There’s a happy spirit in the air in my house right now. I’m thinking about all the fabulous things Christmas and the holidays bring about. The music, the chilly weather, the window displays, the hot cocoa and seasonal dishes. While thinking about all the ent...
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Paris…Is Calling
Four years ago this month, I was in Paris, frolicking amongst the Parisians doing all things in French and enjoying everything the country and culture has to offer.This is in part for me as I contemplate a move there.Contemplating only because I'm just...
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Introducing My Muse
T-B: Vintage eelskin carry all bag; vintage monogramed Ralph Lauren blazer; Marc Jacobs piped denin pant.
***********3 years ago I met this fabulous young woman at a local boutique fashion show. I was organizing and in the middle of prod...
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Fall Harvest Festivals & Farmers’ Markets
Fall seasons brings an abundance of outdoor activities, especially food centered ones that make us want to run back to the kitchen and whip stuff up.
Among all the festivals, farmers' markets and harvest-picking, there's Thanksgiving, the height of family gat...
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A QuickFire Change For Dinner
A scheduled media dinner on a lazy and almost rainy evening last week, forced me to turn in my hole-y pants and oversized college sweatshirt into a semi-conversative get up.The most exciting part was picking the shoes to wea...
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Citrus Mojo & Sage Infused Cornish Hen With Candied Pecan Glaze
It's officially Holiday time and Thanksgiving is here. I can hardly believe it.
So far, fall has been wonderful. It's been full of great weather, lovely falling leaves, which I enjoy staring at from my home office, and plentiful holiday recipes and planning...
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A Quickie For TV!
I hope you really get to know me and my crazy life over time as you read my posts. I'm so tickled to be here after so long! Once you become a bit familiar with mi vida, I think you'll be wondering why I'm even taking time to document my obsession with playi...
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What Grocery Shopping on the Fly Looks Like
I'm a food columnist. And a private chef. Among other fashionable things here and there, I find myself being asked to produce last minute recipes and stories.This means a super quick change of plans and jumping out of my pj's--cuz that's what I work in during ...
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