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Occupation: Full-time Musing and Pondering, Editorial Assistant

Hobbies/Interests/Activities: early editions, upholstery, flower arrangements, table settings, pork belly, bird cages, street views, architecture, light fixtures, literary theory, the criterion collection, curating, paintings, pastries, poetry, biographies, bibliographies, bad jokes, and children's books

Do you have any food allergies?: No

Do you follow any special diets?: No

How do you stay active?: Pilates, Walking, Group Classes

How are most of your meals prepared?: I cook for two, I cook for myself, I eat out or order in

What’s your proudest health-related accomplishment?: Stay Tuned...

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Happy (Culinary) Accidents

Posted on November 15, 2011 at 5:45pm 4 Comments 1 Like

Growing up, my mom and I used to play the “refrigerator game”—what can we make for dinner with the ingredients in our pantry. It inspires creativity and ingenuity, and some of my absolute favorite dishes were invented because it’s all we had in the house.

Last night, I was planning on making baked ziti for dinner, since I had ricotta and mozzarella cheese. Alas, I ran out of tomato sauce and haven’t made more! Absent-mindedly tasting everything I had in the fridge, I was suddenly…

Ladylike Resolutions

Posted on November 7, 2011 at 5:16pm 0 Comments 1 Like

Each autumn, I feel a familiar urge to remake my life. Chalk it up to nearly 20 years of back-to-school jitters, but fall has come to mean fresh notebook pages and a new wardrobe. As an adult, January 1^st hardly seems like a good time to shake off bad habits and adopt new ones. Now that I can stop worrying about my GPA, I think of ways to better my…

Roasted Asparagus & Eggs

Posted on June 14, 2011 at 4:00pm 1 Comment 1 Like

Last week, NYT featured a series of recipes in their Dining & Wine section on the classic combination of asparagus and eggs. On the internet edition, links are provided to 18 archival recipes using asparagus as its main feature. Whole Living also has a recipe for this seasonal favorite: http://www.wholeliving.com/recipe/asparagus-and-eggs?

After perusing the articles, my boyfriend and I landed on…

Having it all never seems to last...

Posted on June 9, 2011 at 1:00pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

Stars align: Job promotions, bigger and brighter homes, bountiful relationships. Though it can feel like magic or God or fate, the coincidence of good fortune is often just the payoff of hard work. We exhaust ourselves to make things right, then suddenly we look up to see the green leaves of labor.

My new job provided the financial stability I needed to move into my first adult apartment. Having a home of my own gave me the space to embark on…