Julie | June 29, 2010

All you baby-wearing mamas, head over to A Little Bit of Spain in Iowa, because Diana is having a Beco Baby Carrier giveaway. I’ve wanted one of these versatile carriers since before Nolan was born, but we could never quite afford it. He may not be a baby anymore, but a Beco carrier would still [...]
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Julie | June 20, 2010

A discussion of the state of food in Salem, simply baked Copper River salmon topped with sauteed mushrooms, and a luscious potato-turnip gratin.
Category: Dinner, Persnickety Bits, Reviews, Seafood, Veggies and Salads |
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Tags: bake, cream, farmer's market, fish, mushroom, potato, restaurants, Romano, salmon, thyme, turnip
Julie | April 23, 2008

In praise of Curry Simple for no-fuss Thai curry.
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Tags: baby, chicken, curry, potato, Thai
Julie | September 11, 2007

A short review of Super Natural Cooking, by Heidi Swanson.
Category: Nuts, Grains & Legumes, Reviews, Veggies and Salads |
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Julie | September 10, 2007

I actually won a contest! Plus, a review of Morimoto’s cookbook.
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Julie | September 8, 2007

A review of Woodstock water-buffalo yogurt, naturally thick as cheesecake.
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Julie | July 2, 2007

Offering up a review of the movie Ratatouille while adjusting the available photo space on my computer.
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Julie | June 14, 2007

A chocolate emergency kit for my chocoholic husband on the occasion of our eighth anniversary, and a review of Chocosphere.
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Julie | June 23, 2006

Even though we only hit a fraction of the places on my list this time around, the ones we did get to were all very good. Just to name a few: -Fried egg sandwiches (twice!) and graham cracker ice cream sandwiches at ‘Wichcraft -Pesto pasta at Ruby’s Café -Roast chicken at Ouest -Devil’s food cheesecake [...]
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Julie | November 3, 2005

Acqua We went to this restaurant on the way home from our 8-hr visit to the Met. We got off the subway without a particular dining destination in mind, and realized as we did that it was pouring down rain. Running past a number of restaurants, we settled on Acqua because it seemed reasonably-priced and [...]
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