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  • Make Mine A Double…

    Espresso, that is. The researchers found that women who drank two or three cups of caffeinated coffee daily had a 25 percent lower risk of…

  • Dial M for…

    A few weeks ago, my doc confirmed my growing suspicion from the last several menarche-free months: I have crossed the hormonal Rubicon. The good news…

  • Weekend Update

    I’ve been tagged by La Vie Quotienne and Always In Style for memes, and I will get to those shortly, I promise. Of the jackets…

  • Poaching

    Picture: http://castletapestry.com/customtapestry/ No, une femme hasn’t been hunting stag in the Earl of Wibberley’s forest again. I’m referring to poached eggs, a skill which I’ve…

  • Rethinking Pink

    If you aren’t watching the Battlestar Gallactica series on the Sci-Fi Channel, you should be. BG has some of the strongest, most developed and interesting…

  • Got Matzoh?

    Seder plate painted by my son and the dreaded Four Questions Happy Pesach to those who celebrate! MIL hosts the big family Seder. Each year…

  • Sweets For the Sweet

    If I were omnipotent, I would send you all a box of Teuscher Dark Chocolate Champagne Truffles today, even though the box is not a…

  • Shirley Does Chanel

    Shirley MacLaine is currently in Paris filming a biopic about Coco Chanel, according to an article in the LAT, which further Googling reveals to be…

  • Finding Myself Through Food

    Jan Steen: Girl Eating Oysters I was just catching up over at Harriet Brown’s terrific blog, Feed Me! and this post really resonated with my…