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hello, december: low calorie pumpkin-chocolate chip muffins

  • December 1st, 2011
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Like most people, I think, I’ve fought with my weight for several years now. I’m a healthy weight for my ridiculous height (6’0″), but that doesn’t mean I’m at a happy weight. I feel my best when I weigh about 15-20 pounds less than I do right now, just on the bottom edge of the normal range for my BMI. This, of course, is a problem for someone who lists one of her top five interests as “cheese.” My favorite food groups are carbs and dairy. Couple that with the fact that I work at a computer and I truly [...]

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in defense of vanilla

  • September 26th, 2011
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I’m going to be up from with you here: I’m not one of those women who goes insane for chocolate. It isn’t, of course, that I don’t like chocolate. I do. It’s pretty difficult not to like, especially when it’s nice and dark and possibly studded with sea salt or crystallized ginger. Or baked into an impossibly dense Baked brownie, the best brownie I have ever had (we’ll discuss that later). The thing is, I just feel like there are so many other flavors in the world. Who wants to eat the same old chocolate cake with chocolate frosting and [...]

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fall in a bowl: mushroom stroganoff and sweet potato cheddar biscuits

  • September 23rd, 2011
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Despite the pollen parade and the mass return of students to Columbia (turning a town that’s peaceful and spacious 3 months out of the year back into Frat Central), fall is my favorite season. I love the crisp (albeit allergen-filled) air, the beautiful leaves, the seasonal food, and the holidays–my birthday is October 4, our anniversary is October 17, and of course, there’s Halloween. This year, I’ve also got an awesome Harry Potter-themed joint birthday party with my friend Lana to look forward to. (Keep an eye out for more posts on the subject–I’m hard at work on my costume!). [...]

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