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i am ridiculously happy this morning.

the person for whom that delicious meal was prepared was extremely satisfied and impressed. i have to say, i was impressed that everything came out absolutely perfect.
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this evening's menu:

a whole roast chicken
steamed red potatoes with butter and dill
salad with strawberries, bleu cheese, candied walnuts, and a champagne vinaigrette
dessert: grilled peaches with mascarpone

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on friday my mom and i stopped by this little farmer's market in the middle of nowhere, on the way home from a granite yard ( Read more... )

i went up to my parents' house this weekend to do laundry, and we went out to dinner on saturday. i was all for pf chang's, or this indian restaurant in toms river that is amazing, but my mom talked everyone into ruby tuesday. it was a completely mediocre meal except for the martinis, and i'm starting to realize that it was due to the fact that ( Read more... )

the best decision was to order this year's work clothes from oldnavy.com instead of suffering through the frustration of going to the fucking mall and trying shit on and having it not fit and feeling fat and short because they don't carry my weird size ( Read more... )

you know how some things are SO chocolatey that they're kinda gross? but when they're not chocolatey enough they're just disappointing?

these brownies are at the point where if they were any more intense than they are, they would cross the line and be gross. but they stop right there and are still in delicious land. seriously incredible. i had one ( Read more... )

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