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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A friend of mine once told me that I made the best pancakes. I thought Rachel was just being nice because I made her breakfast.Today, I realized that she just might have been on to something.After making red velvet pancakes, I had some buttermilk that needed to be used. I had made buttermilk biscuits once, in
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When I first moved into my apartment, two years ago, I had very few kitchen utensils. Having lived in the dorms the year before, where the only way to cook anything was via microwaves that looked like they could double as fallout shelters, all three pieces of cookware I had was microwave safe. I had
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For Valentine’s Day, I decided to make the boyfriend a special breakfast of red velvet pancakes with a cream cheese drizzle. To set the mood, I put on some Blues Traveler, made us some tea to warm up (because, as you may or may not know, we live on Hoth), and got to cooking. The
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With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, stores are packed with different varieties of sugary treats. Among them, the classic, timeless Conversation Hearts. Personally, I prefer Necco over Brach’s, when it comes to brand. Necco’s hearts are crunchier and have more traditional flavors. Frankly, I think Brach’s goes overboard with their sweet, soft hearts. Brand
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It was an adventure destined for greatness. My culinary quest of the evening was to create a plate of delicious nachos. Considering my only previous experience with this mysterious dish was the passable example set by the local hipster dive, Lovin’ Cup (whose sandwiches, unlike their nachos, are exceptional), I was feeling a little unsure
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