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Superlight Chicken Laab (Get Over It!)

November 23, 2011

Since my surgery, it’s been a slow process getting back into a fitness mentality. I’ve tried pilates and acupuncture along with physical therapy and a ton of low-impact exercises better suited for someone 50 years my elder! With more gym focus comes new playlists (thankfully). And yesterday, I was having a moment at the gym. Escort just released their amazing album last week. Plus, my friend has a new music blog called MidniteVulture where he tracks down the hard-to-finds then shows you the link. Between the two of them, I was fully prepared for some serious gym time paired...

Bayou Becky Took it Down!

November 22, 2011

A few years ago, Becky convinced me to enter a chili competition created by her roommate at the time, Matt Timms. I didn’t think much of it. I’m really not a chili lover. Let’s be honest, I figured it would be a room filled with pot-bellied, overall-wearing, bearded men drinking beers all day and stirring their ‘special recipes’ in old metal barrels meant to barricade abandoned bridges. But this thing has grown bigger every year. In fact, Matt has...

Chicken: Eat the Whole Damn Bird Pt.2

November 18, 2011

Last night, I had drinks with my favorite chicken-lover (Marg) then ran over to meet Adam for his Sirak trunk show with Misha Nicole. Funny thing is, both of these kids know how to roast a bird, and they do it well. In fact, Margaret really taught me how to make chicken broth. I told you the girl only eats chicken and water and she showed me what to do with it. Remember yesterday? We roasted a whole chicken,...

Chicken: Eat the Whole Damn Bird

November 17, 2011

Tonight, I had drinks with one of my girlfriends over at the Bowery Hotel. It was one of those gross nights in New York where the rain spits on you walking down the street and you can never find a cab. She’s a good sport – a lively Aussie I don’t see often that’s always up for a good laugh and a glass of wine on a school night (but no more than two). We haven’t seen each other...

Miami loves Doughnuts

November 15, 2011

I feel like I’ve neglected my blog. I have to confess, this year was pretty insane. I was laid off in February, then took advantage of spring while interviewing for jobs I wasn’t offered. I traveled most of July, had a microsdiscectomy (spine surgery) in August, and stitched matching Day of the Dead Halloween costumes for me and my partner. We cut up $15 jackets from a thrift store and hand-sewed a ton of trim to make mariachi outfits....

All Hail Caesar

October 6, 2011

For the longest time, caesar salad has always been my go-to when I’m suffering through fickled lunch decisions. But I’ve learned its one of those things you can’t order everywhere. I hate it when the romaine is wilted or covered in dressing. Soggy croutons are the worst. For me, the salad should be cold and crisp, but the chicken should still be warm from the grill. The best is when the salad has real parm, lots of freshly cracked...

Herbed Tuna Tartine

October 5, 2011

I used to have this thing where I thought canned tuna was saved for diets or cats. In college, one of my nearest and dearest used to love this crap called Pollo Tropical. Don’t ask me why. It was tuna fish in a foil packet (revolutionary at the time) and it had pineapple chunks with rice. Disgustica. I haven’t seen it in the stores for a long ass time and I’m assuming false advertising forced it off the shelves....