Bringing Breakfast Back

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Bringing Breakfast Back

Going to college in rural New England was when I first learned that people went out to eat for breakfast. That sticky diner tables (which I mostly frequented in the late evening hours) probably became sticky because people consumed waffles doused in syrup at normal breakfast hours. That restaurants other than diners actually served breakfast. But upon my return to Westchester I dolefully discovered that there was not quite the plethora of restaurants churning out breakfast that I thought.

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Harissa Chicken Salad

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Harissa Chicken Salad

It's said that residents of warmer climates eat spicy foods to keep cool. The heat and spice in the food cause the body to produce sweat, which helps lower the body temperature. Since I love spice and staying cool I figured I'd work this concept in to my no cook meals for the week, (me and the stove top are on a break until the temperature goes below 85) which included this harissa chicken salad recipe

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Holiday Wrap Up!

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Holiday Wrap Up!

Hi there everyone! I'm back after a two week holiday hiatus. If you follow me on Facebook you'd see it wasn't so much of a break; I was up to my elbows in trout dip and candy cane cookies. After all the eating (there was SO much eating, I know people say that but I mean it), I came away with some spectacular foodie gifts and found my new addiction #somuchforresolutions. Now, let's talk about some of the new additions to my kitchen. Every year my aunt buys my parents a cookbook. Every year I steal said cookbook from my parents. In order to remedy this my aunt gifted me with my own copy this year, hooray! There was also a rectangular present that I thought might be pottery (my aunt is a genius at the pottery wheel) but it was too light. Once the tissue paper was discarded, a handsome wooden serving board lay before me.

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