chopped

I'm a sucker for gizmos. Especially for kitchen gizmos. Especially for kitchen gizmos that chop things up into perfectly beautiful, symmetrical chunks, dices, and rounds. This might have something to do with my youth, when my mother--an artist and a perfectionist--would ask me to cut up...

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neiman’s-for-all

You know what I consider fun during the holiday season? Checking out the most expensive item in the annual Neiman Marcus Christmas Catalog (which is now actually referred to as “The Book”). One year, the big-ticket item was a million-dollar, diamond-encrusted bra from Victoria’s Secret....

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right on target

Have you noticed lately that whenever a new shopping center goes up, its name always begins with the words The Shops At…? (Go ahead: Google the phrase and you’ll see what I mean.) I think the marketing strategy has something to do with the fact that...

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working on my craft

I’ve never been one of those people who use the word “craft” as a verb. As in: “We’re doing some crafting this afternoon.” Or as a noun to describe a person. As in: “I am a crafter.” To me, the word craft always conjures up those...

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i will never drop anchor

When I went through sorority rush (“You mean,” as my daughter would say, “When the dinosaurs roamed the earth?”), I ended up pledging Delta Gama. There were several reasons for this choice: 1)      I liked the girls. 2)      I wanted to live in their big, white, Colonial mansion. 3)   ...

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i’m a basket case

Ever since I wrote the pantry post last week, friends and readers have been sending me requests for help with their out-of-control kitchen stockpiles. (Seriously, I was offered a plane ticket by one, a cup of coffee by another.) Please note: It will take more than...

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