It was as colorful as a bouquet of wild flowers. Golden buttery yellow, iridescent red, pale flushed pink, and bright pillowy white, all in rich contrast to the luscious foliage green. Except this wasn’t blooms and blossoms, it was lunch. A deep oblong platter, reminiscent of a white porcelain vase, was holding the sweet, tart and salty bits of my Moroccan salad together. I’m in […]
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Holding hands, spontaneous kissing, hiding romantic notes, using pet names. These are the signs and signals of love. I know this because I caught the tail end of an interview with University of Washington sociologist Pepper Schwartz on NPR this week and her research identified behaviors that contribute to happy couplehood. Apparently, these are normal and successful ways to show love. I’m
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Philatelist? Stamps. Numismatist? Coins. But, what do you call someone who collects jars of food? Epulorcaconferst? (My apologies to any Latin experts out there who might be critiquing my root word selection…) I’m a woman on a mission, and it’s a chocolatey one. As a lover of the taste of Nutella and a hater of its Nutrition Facts, I’ve had
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