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tiki inspired smoothies

burrata mac and cheese

meatballs and garlic bread at L'Amico, New York City

Buddy the Elf's spaghetti pie with candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup

lemongrass cucumber cocktails

muffuletta sandwich

lemon champagne cake with cream cheese frosting

homemade cherry sno cone syrup

Rice Krispie Treat ice cream

pulled pork buffet with slaw and pickled onions

Ethiopian spice and nut blend

fried oysters and raw oysters

pistachio blood orange coffee cake

regional varieties of BBQ sauce

roasted chicken being finished at Tosca Cafe

strawberry yogurt and granola parfaits

soft pretzels and cheese sauce

Champagne cocktail inspired by the Hamilton Schuyler Sisters

meatball parm sandwich

lemon cream pies

boeuf en daube (French beef stew) with noodles and bread

red wine spritzers with lemon twist

pulled pork sandwiches with red cabbage slaw

coconut roasted broccoli with fresh lime

holiday roasted prime rib with sides

4th of July burger and wine

ingredients for peach overnight oats

chicken pot pie pop tarts

spiced cranberry bourbon cocktails

pizza party with red wine

fancy burger at Butterjoint in Pittsburgh

celery shrub cocktails

cantaloupe creamsicles

breakfast sweet potatoes topped with fruit and yogurt

tiki drinks at Lost Lake in Chicago

millet skillet cornbread

rigatoni and sausage in Italian red sauce

pouring wine at the firepit

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When you're tired of trying to find a chickpea tha

When you're tired of trying to find a chickpea that probably rolled under the fridge (evidence inconclusive, but it's a small kitchen and that was its trajectory) and you're already on the floor... sometimes the next best course of action is to go chill with your housepanther for a while. 🐈‍⬛
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#lifeofbixby #housepanther #workfromhomelife #recipedeveloper #10minutebreak #catsmakeeverythingbetter #lifewithcats #workuniform

Basil vinaigrette. Get into it. Not just for capre

Basil vinaigrette. Get into it. Not just for caprese panzanella, which is my number one way to eat it, but for any summer salad or as a sandwich drizzle that will soak into bread and drive you wild.
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Plus, it's way less annoying than eating whole basil leaves. (Is that just my pet peeves?) Link in bio!
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#basilvinaigrette #caprese #capresesalad #panzanella #saladdressing #summersalad #tomatosalad #foodphotographyandstyling #foodstylingandphotography

Returning home to stock the fridge with Worcester'

Returning home to stock the fridge with Worcester's finest beverages. 🍺🥥🍋🍓🍰
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#polarseltzer #wormtownbrewery #tabletalkpies #sourbeerlover #seltzerade #coconutlime #worcestermass #allforme #ifyouknowyouknow

I smooched this guy for the first time 20 years ag

I smooched this guy for the first time 20 years ago today, and I'm grateful for every day of smooches and adventures since then. 💖🎇
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#meetaversary #dcbontheroad #thenextcrazyventure

I took the liberty of tweaking the chorus lyrics t

I took the liberty of tweaking the chorus lyrics to make it even more appropriate for our Annual Lakeside Weekend Anthem.
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Props to @treehousebrewco for providing the beers, Lake Winnipesaukee for providing the sunshine and rhythm section, @njbaseball for video production, and @leemichaelmclean and fam for always making us feel like part of the family.
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#beersandsunshine #lakewinnipesaukee #ukulelecover #dariusrucker #summersong #renownedonthelake #permanentlyclosed

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For much of the 20th century, a charming group of

For much of the 20th century, a charming group of brick barns and clapboard houses in Clifton, NJ was known as the "Ellis Island for Animals."
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It was actually the US Dept of Agriculture's animal quarantine station, where both quotidian animals like cattle, sheep, and horses as well as exotic animals like giraffes and muskoxen were temporarily housed.
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Today the buildings have been adaptively reused by the city into an arts center, senior center, recycling facility, and more - and the complex just happens to be in our neighborhood!
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#cliftonnj #njhistory #historicrestoration #historicbuildings #ellisislandforanimals #oldbuildinglover #brickbarn #animalquarantinestation #newjerseyhistory

Just keeping an eye out for Gozer the Gozerian, th

Just keeping an eye out for Gozer the Gozerian, the Keymaster, the Gatekeeper, and any inter-dimensional portals that might be opening up in Dana Barrett's apartment building.... 😈👻🚫
(The real building is at 55 Central Park West, even though it's numbered as 550 CPW in Ghostbusters.)
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#ghostbustersmovie #newyorkmovie #newyorkonfilm #80smovies #whoyougonnacall #movielocations #upperwestsidenyc #centralparkwest #ifsomeoneasksifyoureagodyousayyes

We finally have the appropriate headgear for our a

We finally have the appropriate headgear for our annual sour cherry picking day, thanks to the Traverse City Pit Spitters! (And our amazing friends @slipkase and @bruinlauren, who gifted them to us.)
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Sour cherry season has just begun here in the Northeast, so if you are lucky enough to have a pick-your-own orchard near you, get out there and grab a few pounds.
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We are loyal to Battleview Orchards in Freehold, NJ, which is on the site of the Revolutionary War's famous Battle of Monmouth! -CB
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#sourcherries #pickyourown #cherrypicking #traversecitypitspitters #battlevieworchards #sourcherryseason #summerfruit #gardenstate #northwoodsleague

Lighthouses, lupine, and lilacs... the turn of sum

Lighthouses, lupine, and lilacs... the turn of summer really is our favorite time of year to be in Maine.
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Pictured: Pemaquid Point and Dyce Head lighthouses. -CB
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#maineflowers #mainelighthouses #pemaquidpoint #pemaquidlighthouse #dyceheadlighthouse #castinemaine #maineroadtrip #mainelife #lighthousesofinstagram

Acadia was surprisingly crowded for a rainy Memori

Acadia was surprisingly crowded for a rainy Memorial Day weekend, so we took the trails less traveled to the summit of Dorr Mountain. Gorgeous views of Bar Harbor and the water without the Cadillac congestion, and a kickass scrambly descent through the Gorge Path too! 🪨 -CB
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#dorrmountain #acadianationalpark #hikeacadia #dorrmountainsummit #acadianps @acadianps #nationalparkgeek #nationalparklove #mainehiking

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