On Alcohol

August 26, 2011

True story: I never drank in high school.  Not once.  I had my first drink when I was 19, and I didn’t get properly drunk until my second year of college.  Even as a sorority girl, I could only be counted on to party on select days when finals and midterms were nowhere in sight, […]

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So You Want to Get a Dog? (Part I)

August 21, 2011

Lately I have been asked some questions pertaining to dog ownership.  “How did you go from being afraid of dogs to being the crazy dog lady?” is chief among them, but that is a story for another day. Today I want to address the questions people ask me when they are contemplating dog adoption.  Admittedly […]

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Top 10: Favorite Products from Trader Joe’s

August 18, 2011

Occasionally, I will stumble upon the rare unfortunate human being who has never shopped at a Trader Joe’s.  Either they are just out of touch with the good things in life, or they live in a city without a store in close proximity.  When I tell them of its glory, they always ask, “Alright, so […]

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Obsession: Chicken a la King

August 14, 2011

While this is not exactly a food blog, I can’t write about my life without talking a little bit about food. Some of you may know that I am obsessed with rice. Practically anything on top of rice is just about perfection to me…veggies…meat…gravy…or ideally all three. This is why I must share this recipe with you. […]

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Five Things I Will Never Understand

August 12, 2011

Disclaimer: Please don’t send me hate mail after reading this.  I had fun writing it and didn’t take myself too seriously.  I have plenty of friends and beloved family members who choose to camp, display bumper stickers, and get tattoos. 1. Camping. I’m not trying to be a snob with this. If you camp and […]

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On Cooking

August 1, 2011

If you were to take a look at my upbringing, you might hypothesize that I would be a great cook. I am not. My paternal grandmother has long been hailed as creating Chinese cuisine that blows even the most authentic restaurant out of the water.  My maternal grandmother was known for her fried chicken.  I […]

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