If there is one thing I really love to do but never get the time to do it as often as I'd like is create floral arrangements. I love the thrill of going to the market, haggling and picking them out, the challenge of making
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There's nothing I love more than weekend brunch. You wake up a bit later than usual, you haven't had breakfast so you're ravenous and it's late enough for lunch so you are absolutely allowed to indulge. There are so many things you can possibly eat
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We love vegetables here at home and this recipe is a Crespi household staple. It's super quick to do and extremely nutritious! Our Veggie Stir Fry base is something we do all the time and we easily switch up toppings and sauces swinging it from pan-asian to
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I love Vietnamese dishes, the mounds of fresh herbs, the sweet-sour-spicy mix of nuoc cham and that slightly charred, burnt caramel taste of fried shallots. If you’ve made a batch of meatballs from the albondigas recipe and have a bunch of them stored in the
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When I was a child, one of my favorite requests when I went to visit my Abuelita Zubiri was "albondigas". I loved its savory flavor and soft texture, covered in her signature orange red spanish tomato sauce. The sweet slivers of fondant onions intermingling with
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Some years ago, at the height of my catering career I woke up one morning, after a particularly grueling event the night before, in absolute pain. Every small movement caused a sharp pain to shoot down from my lower back right into my legs. I
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I grew up with my mother drilling into my brain that leather furniture was not meant for tropical climates, that it would eventually crack and peel off in bits; that it would warm your behind and leave you a sweaty mess. For the longest time
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Whenever I throw a party you can almost be certain that there will be a few bottles of cold and crisp rosé. I find that it's an instant crowd pleaser and perfect for starting the night on a upbeat note. It's refreshing, easy to drink,
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A few months ago while interviewing designer and friend TC Alvarez of Two Chic for Modern Living TV, something went "click" in my brain. We were talking about balancing work and motherhood and how she expertly manages to do it all. She said something that
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If there is one guy who I owe quite a bit to it's Philip Cu-unjieng, just Philip to most of you but Tito Philip to me. When I was 16 and expressed my interest in writing he gave me my first ever real assignment for
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