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November 18, 2011
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Although I have to tell you that Thanksgiving is one meal I really don’t mind making (the holiday spirit propels you through the rough parts), this year I’ll be giving thanks that my sister-in-law
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November 04, 2011
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On football (i.e. TV dinner) nights, my husband is so engrossed in the sport, his hair could be on fire and he would not notice. I take the opportunity to sneak some foods into the evening menu that he (being
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October 14, 2011
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Vegetable soup always reminds me of my mother-in-law, Bette. She used to make “Saturday Soup,” so named because she made it on Saturdays, using Campbell’s vegetable soup as a base and adding
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September 29, 2011
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At my daughters' co-op pre-school, paraents provided daily snacks on a rotating basis. There was an undeclared competition among parents: Who could come up with a the most luscious snack that was also somewhat
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September 27, 2011
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I had a glimmer of hope last night that we might have gone out for dinner (for a big fat change), but my husband was suddenly gripped by a virus. (Why does this always happen the minute I make a reservation?)
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September 16, 2011
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Last Sunday, my daughter and I went shoe shopping, leaving her boyfriend, Lee, curled up on the sofa with a football game on TV and a hot pizza. When we returned several hours later with Elizabeth's new caramel
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September 16, 2011
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My daughter Nora is on a semester abroad in Florence, sending home pictures (via Twitter) of her wine tasting in Tuscany, eating local pastries, partaking of her Italian host mom’s home made jam and sampling
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September 09, 2011
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My daughter Nora left for Florence on Monday for a semester abroad. Her last two years in Providence made her distant enough from L.A., but Italy qualifies as S.F.A.. (That stands for So Far Away, not Saks Fifth