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Sunrise Mart – Japanese Take-Away near Bryant Park

May 22, 2012
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There is the surpising little block in Midtown, right up from the main New York Public Library (the big one, with the lions).  It’s East 41st street between 5th Ave and Madison.  The north side of the block is just the back entrance to the buildings on 42nd street, but the south side?  Is a little Japanese mecca.  […]

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Pocket the Breast the Day Before

November 17, 2009
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That’s the thing I learned today. The hard way. Ugh!

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Bake Even Cake Strips

February 13, 2008
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Now, no one has ever accused me of being shy… But even if I were, I think I would be able to overcome my shyness to offer up a helpful tip or advice to a stranger. If I’m in the produce section, for example, and hear someone ask a clerk what is/where are the parsnips, […]

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Skimming the Fat

January 7, 2008
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Every once in a while, a little stroke of brilliance happens. I never know when they’re coming….and I always wonder afterwards what took them so long! I had just one of those “Why didn’t I think of this earlier?” moments.

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It’s going….in stages!

November 29, 2007
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I don’t know if it’s me, my crazy life, or my tiny, almost-counter-free kitchen….but things that I would just knock out at my folks house (with that wrap around island and kitchen table that seats 12) take me days. And I usually doing it by breaking up the tasks into separate days.

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