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by Elizabeth September 17, 2014

It’s been a busy summer between class, getting ready for the arrival of Baby T and a few new writing gigs that I’ve been fortunate to pick up. Even though I’ve been writing a ton this hasn’t left me much time (guess I better get used to that right?) to log separate DishingWell articles – […]

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Holiday Ready Pear Thyme Martini

by Elizabeth November 26, 2013

I’ve been spending a lot of time at Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture recently; I started volunteering for their school farm to table program and we’ve also really been enjoying their public classes. A couple of weekends ago we attended their Thanksgiving Cocktails demo/tasting and it gave us all sorts of mixology inspiration […]

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Vata Season

by Elizabeth October 9, 2011

  (image via heymonicab.com) Happy Fall 🙂 I was in a yoga class the other day and the teacher gave a great tip that I wanted to share. In Ayurveda, they say that each dosha (the energy believed to govern the body) has a season and vata is the dosha of fall.  The teacher talked […]

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This Too Shall Pass

by Elizabeth July 7, 2011

(Via Etsy – Appropriate photo, no?)   It’s one of my favorite and most used proverbs but never have those words had more literal meaning in my life-Exactly nine days before my wedding, I woke up with my very first, want-to-tear-your-hair-out-excruciating kidney stone. For those of you who’ve never experienced one, I hope you never […]

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What Happens When?

by Elizabeth March 25, 2011

Sorry for going mia for a few weeks there, I had a crazy month including but not limited to getting the flu, adopting 2 kittens, planning a wedding, moving, a new job, and a partridge in a pear tree. Since I last posted, spring has sprung! Well, sorta…we had the most beautiful day on Friday […]

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China Memories

by Elizabeth January 31, 2011

The Hutong We Visited Our Cooking Class I was inspired by a recipe from this week’s NYT dining section because it reminded me of the marvelous trip I took to China last April. While in Beijing, I was fortunate enough to take a cooking class in a hutong, and it was there that I had […]

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Ode to Vitamin D

by Elizabeth January 22, 2011

There’s been a lot of back and forth controversy about Vitamin D lately, so I thought I’d include some interesting info and articles for this post. See below for more extensive reading on the subject, but here’s a quick overview. *Vitamin D is one of the most essential nutrients for our bodies and also one […]

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2011

by elizabethwiener January 5, 2011

Happy 2011! Hope everyone is recovering from all the festivities. Here are a few photos from the snowstorm in NYC and New Years on MV (oo I rhymed…sorta). I was thinking about new year’s resolutions and I think I’m going with Marie Forleo\’s approach this year to not have any.  This isn’t to say I’m […]

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Happy Holidays!

by elizabethwiener December 22, 2010

I don’t know about the rest of you, but as much as I love the holidays – they wear me out! Not sure if I’m just getting old, but I can’t seem to do the seven nights of holiday parties in a row the way I used to. Two nights ago I couldn’t sleep – […]

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Stocking Stuffers

by elizabethwiener December 13, 2010

This week’s Love List is dedicated to small gifts – great for Secret Santa, Yankee Swaps, stocking stuffers etc etc. – this one’s mostly for the ladies but I’ll include some fun gifts for guys in the next round Polaroid Pogo Instant Mobile Printer – instant gratification! Love this Beatles-inspired Let It Be Print…helps remind […]

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