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cough-ee, two
I’m still coffee-less. I won’t further bore you with the medical details, but for reasons of pressing health management I have not been drinking coffee for over a month. I haven’t been avoiding caffeine, per se, but given that coffee was my major source of the stimulant I have simultaneously come close to clearing that
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cough-ee, one
Ironic enough that I’m writing this at a Starbucks, but here I am, sipping a mint tea, and realizing that my days as a coffee drinker might be behind me. I gave up tea for the month of November and while we travelled in Japan. It was not because we went to Japan, mind you.
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the cupboard of the real
What is something you ate 25 years ago that you’d never eat now? Saying “never” is always a bit of a tall order. See, I’d like to tell you that I am not a picky eater—and I think I’d be telling the truth writing that—and that depending on the circumstances (and my mood) I’d probably
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uncooked
What is your best winter treat recipe this year? I have been somewhat remiss in my kitchen efforts this whole year, falling back on a routine of regular home cooked meals, sure, but flopping spectacularly when it comes to anything more adventurous or creative. In fact, the Kid has almost entirely taken over on the
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campfire foul
What’s something you should have cooked in 2025 but didn’t? It’s fifteen degrees below zero and snowing heavily as I write this so it seems pretty unlikely that in the remaining fourteen days of this year I’ll convince myself to clear a path to my outdoor fire pit and settle in for a campfire cookout