My Dinner with Fellow Bomb Victim Survivors

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Lisa Hickey, at a dinner for victims injured in the Boston Marathon bombings, realized once again the importance of the stories we tell.

Five Things I Did in My Twenties and How They Have Changed, Now That I’m 40

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Scott Behson is older and wiser.

My Mom Writes About Our Family Struggles – Part Three

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A few months back, my family nearly fell apart. Here’s how it all went down from my mom’s perspective. In this post, the prodigal daughter returns from San Francisco.

Cheers to Love: 22 Kiss-Friendly New Year’s Eve Date Ideas

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Try one of these date ideas to kickstart your new year with your significant other!

What Are You Doing To Weather Sandy?

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A game of Sorry and family viewing of “DodgeBall” here. How about over there?

“What gift do you get for someone who’s dying? Buy her a nice dress and slow dance in the living room.”

Mum And Dads Silver Wedding Anniversary

This is a comment by ViveLeRamen on the post “What Gift Do You Get for Someone Who’s Dying?”

Quick & Easy Pan Seared Scallops

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Intimidated by seafood preparation at home? Start simple … Bruce Tretter shows you how to sear sea scallops perfectly.

Best. Meal. Ever. 9/8

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What is the best meal you have ever eaten?

Mulberry, The Final Scenes of Act One

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The final installment of Act One in James Olm’s “Mulberry.”

Food (In)security

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Food security begins at home.

Going Out to Eat Has Nothing to Do With the Food

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Andrew Cotto’s grand dreams of a fancy birthday dinner with his best friend end in disappointment.

Beautiful People Won’t Pick Up the Tab

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Next time you go out to dinner, don’t offer to pay the bill. Then, in a week, report back and let me know how single life is treating you.

Ten things I’ve learned from eating hamburgers

Hamburgers are yums!!! Sometimes its cool to put a bunch of stuff on hamburgers like gruyere cheese and fancy mayo and foie gras. But at the end of the day, a hamburger is only as good as its meat. Simple can be beautiful. You can eat red meat that is not fully cooked if it [...]

The First Date

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As Tom Matlack’s 16-year-old daughter waited for her date to arrive, she warned her father: “Dad, if you screw this up I’ll kill you.”

Dad Has It Under Control

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The panicked days of Are We Doing This Right? are over, at least for now.