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Chocolate Bark
Chocolate Bark How about some home-made candy? Oh no, all that boiling and measuring and sticky pots? Nope—not with this super easy, super-fast, super chocolate, 2-ingredient recipe. And what an ele... Read More
Next Gen Socrates
Socrates is said to be the father of Western philosophy. Quite the coup for a guy who was too busy to write down his own thoughts. The only reason we know anything about him is that he had a cool cadr... Read More
Sasha, Everything you think I am and nothing you think I am not, East Village
Sasha’s advice to her 18 year old self: Everybody doesn’t have the same heart as you. So don’t give as much as you want to, because you might not get it back.... Read More
Fried Chicken–Almost
FRIED CHICKEN–ALMOST Lots of times, a good roast chicken takes the measure of a good cook—get that whole bird right and everyone thinks you wrote the cookbook. Down our way, things are more li... Read More
A lemon/lemonade tale
What happens when a city of 8 million people is on the brink of bankruptcy? First, they ask the government to bail them out. What happens when the government tells them to ‘Drop Dead’ instead? You... Read More
Sister Leona, Radical Matriarchy, Alphabet City
Sister Leona’s advice to her 18 year old self: I would tell myself the same thing my mother always told me: Don’t be so hard on yourself. Honestly, I could never figure out that one, even though I... Read More
Corn Cob Soup
Corn Cob Soup—-The Last Corn of Summer Time was when the water was set on the stove to boil, I got sent down to the garden for the new corn for dinner. As summer goes along, those ears get riper... Read More
Januarius in September
Saint Januarius is the patron saint of Naples. Januarius was a Catholic bishop at a time when it wasn’t a thing to be Catholic in Italy. He was martyred in 305AD. Three times each year, the faithful... Read More