Sauced In New York Sometimes the food is in the sauce, sometimes we are
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BEST CITIES ON THE PLANET?
What are your all time favorite cities? Boston and DC on the east coast rate highest for me. San Fran knocked my socks off out west. But Madrid… Madrid holds a special place in my heart. De Madrid al cielo! From Madrid to heaven! That was the marketing slogan in place the first time I went to live in Madrid. ... Read More » -
UNNOTICED RITES OF PASSAGE
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IT’S ALL GREEK TO ME
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VIVA LA FRANCE (PARTE UN)
Now that I’ve finally kicked my jet lag, I’m able to sit down and make an attempt at distilling the images, memories and tastes of the last week into a somewhat coherent entry to the Sauced blog. Here I go . . . From Saturday to Saturday I was in France, staying in Chaville-Vélizy at the house of my boyfriend’s sister ... Read More » -
BEST CITIES ON THE PLANET?
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MY LAST MEAL ON THIS PLANET
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GUILTY PLEASURES
I recently discovered cookie butter from Trader Joe’s. That’s right. Cookie butter. They suggest it being delicious on a number of things (hello waffles!) but I find that it’s fabulous off a spoon while standing in-front of the fridge at 2 a.m. Fortunately, my roommate doesn’t like it, thus leaving more for me. On closer examination of that previous sentence (and ... Read More » -
FRESHLY PRESSED JUICE
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KEEPING YOUR COOL
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TRADITIONAL PORT WINE MAKING, COMPLETE WITH….
Toenails? Traveling on US Airways this week, I ran across a great article about the few remaining Quintas in Portugal that still make their port wine in the traditional way, with the foot treading phase an integral and irreplaceable element to the resulting wine. Grape pickers are allowed the opportunity to earn some extra money in the evenings, by stepping into ... Read More » -
THE END OF THE MAYAN CALENDAR
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FRESHLY PRESSED JUICE
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HOW WE MOURN
On May 4th, my grandmother passed away. It does blunt the edge of my sadness a bit to realize (and be grateful) that she was a strong, vital presence in my life for over 30 years. She was not a vague idea of “grandmother,” but someone I knew and loved and respected. As happens after a death, there are details ... Read More » -
GOOD FOR WHAT AILS YOU
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CHANNELING GRANDMA
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PATIENCE, MY DEAR
True to my Northeastern US upbringing, I tend to want things to happen now, if not yesterday. A common expression in our house when the kids were young was “Chop! Chop!” It could have meant “If you don’t eat that last shrimp on your plate right now, I just might!” Or maybe it meant “Bedtime was 2 minutes ago!” Or even “Let’s ... Read More » -
DO I REALLY HAVE TO GET RID OF MY JORTS?
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VIVA LA FRANCE (PARTE UN)
