All The Christmas Flavors: Molasses-Orange Cookies With Espresso Glaze
I created these cookies for a recipe contest. I didn’t win the contest, but I didn’t mind that much, because I INVENTED A COOKIE. To do it, I looked at …
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Five Hilarious Items on My Daughter’s Christmas List
When I was a kid, my Christmas list was a list of all the friends and family members I was shopping for, and what I thought I could afford to …
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Why I’m Obsessed with The Boys After Thinking I’d Hate It
I was sure I would hate The Boys. “It’s about superheroes, but they’re a**holes!” a friend told me gleefully. No thanks! I’m not a huge superhero person, but I’m a …
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Can Anyone Tell Me How to Get My 13-Year-Old to Clean Up?
Here’s just a small smattering of the little treats I find around the house on a daily basis: • A plate containing half a pancake. Precisely half a pancake, carefully …
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The Not-So-Fancy Culinary Delights of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has been in the news a lot lately, but there’s one very important thing no one is talking about… the cuisine. Gourmet meals? Delicate pastries? Daring flavor combinations? Umami? …
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Staying Home for Thanksgiving, When We’d Rather Not
When I moved to the United States to go to college, I found out just what a big deal Thanksgiving was. Sure we have it in Canada, but my memories …
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What I Learned from Listening to Myself… Literally
Back in July, I started doing a weekly podcast called All Access Star Trek. My co-host Anthony Pascale and I talk about the latest Star Trek news—there’s a lot of …
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Emily in Paris: Cringeworthy, or Perfect Fantasy?
In early October, I started seeing an awful lot of hype about Emily in Paris. Some people loved it, but far more entertaining were the people who hated it but …
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A Guilty Pleasure for All Fashionistas: Your New Must-Read
I confess I’m kind of a book snob. Judge if you like, but I tend to avoid “beach reads” or novels that rely on plot twists, mysteries, or romance. But …
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The Worst Professional Move I Ever Made And Why It Still Haunts Me
Everyone makes mistakes. I tell myself this whenever this whopper resurfaces in my memories. it doesn’t come back often, but when it does, it’s usually during a late-night self-flagellation fest …
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The Best Fall Cheesecake You’ll Ever Eat
Original Recipe: Pumpkin Cheesecake with Chai Buttercream It’s pumpkin everything season, and if you’re excited about that, this is a must-try recipe. This pumpkin cheesecake has become a Thanksgiving dessert …
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I Wish We Were All In This Together, But We’re Not
We’re all in this together.” We’ve been hearing this since the pandemic took hold of us. No, I’m not here to complain about the celebrities who say it from the …
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We Get Along Great, But We’re Boring the Crap Out of Each Other
It’s not me, it’s them. Who’s them? My family! We’re spending a lot of time together thanks to the whole social distancing, global pandemic, nobody-knows-what’s-safe-thing happening in the world, and …
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Five Cheap Purchases That Have Helped Me Through the Pandemic
This is not the time for major financial indulgences, is it? Even though we’re lucky enough to still have jobs, my husband and I are both dealing with some budget …
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Do You Need to Actually Shut Up and Dance?
I used to be a music snob. I wasn’t even the good kind, who used my snobbery to seek out undiscovered or uncelebrated musicians nobody else gave their eartime to; …
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