Today’s post is a video I made using a site called Animoto. It’s a nice segue into late spring/summer, so sit back, enjoy the tunes, and learn how to mix a couple of easy drinks!

I drink a lot of tea.When I’m sick, I drink enough tea in one day to fill a bathtub. That’s a standard-size mug (R2D2) compared to my mug (astronomy geek).While homeopathic remedies have come under a lot of scrutiny, not all natural remedies are complete quackery. Serious illness should *always* be treated by a certified
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After a long day of job searches, committee meetings, and classes, I finally made it home around 10 p.m. I treated myself to a shower and was preparing to climb up in bed with my book to wind down for the evening when the boyfriend asked me if we had plans for dinner. As usual, stressed-me
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Here’s a sunny, sweet recipe to lift you up in these temperamental days of early spring!I finally decided to try making a kale smoothie. Unfortunately, since I had never made one before, I had no idea what I was doing.I glanced around the kitchen and decided that the kale would be an add-in to a
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Because I ain’t no Challah-Back Girl! Sorry, I couldn’t pass up the reference to a bad 2000s pop song.  Songs from early high school aside, today’s yummy recipe is brought to you in part by Malek’s Bakery, in Brighton, NY. It’s a little Jewish bakery tucked away on the side of Monroe Ave. They have a
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My body appears to have gotten used to the school waking schedule, so, on one snowy Saturday, I found myself rising from bed at about 8 o’clock in the morning. Much too early for a Saturday, but I had no shortage of things to do.In the past week, I had made nachos, tacos, calzones, and
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In honor of Pi Day, on March 14, here is a post on pie!On more than one occasion, I have tried making apple pie. It’s an American classic. You see it in movies and TV shows, you read about it in books, and you eat it at picnics. Surely, it couldn’t be that difficult to make.Surely,
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One of my readers, Frank, visited a local restaurant and decided to write a review. Here is what he had to say: One Monday, my wife Lisa and I found ourselves on the Penfield – Webster border for a business appointment. We were a few minutes early. While waiting, we noticed a restaurant next door.
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When it comes to kitchen appliances and utensils, there is usually the good product line and the affordable product line.As much as I would love to have a kitchen stocked with Pampered Chef, Wolfgang Puck, and KitchenAid products, I am but a lowly college student who can barely afford groceries for the week and is
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This post is going to be a little different than usual… I usually write my blog posts the day before I publish them. This post, I am writing on Tuesday night.This morning, I was up before the sun. My school’s sci-fi club (of which I am the treasurer) had a fundraiser today. We decided to
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