Hi Everyone!  Happy Tuesday!  Hope you all enjoyed the Memorial Day weekend.  I had the most awesome meal this past weekend at Per Se.  As one of only five 3-star Michelin rated restaurants in New York City, there has of course been a ton of positive press about Per Se.  But did the meal live up to the hype?  Well, based on my rating, I’m sure you can guess what I thought of it…

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This week’s Fun Fact is just in time for long the start of barbecue and picnic season!

Ice cubes made of fruit juice or puree add a refreshing flavor to sparkling water, ice tea, or lemonade without diluting your drink! Give it a try!

Have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend!

If you’ve been following my blog, you’ll notice that I usually feature a food photo at the beginning of a post.  However, I could not resist after visiting Buddha Bodai Nature Kosher Vegetarian Restaurant.  I mean come on.  How cool is that name?  It’s Buddha approved.  It’s all about nature. It’s vegetarian. AND it’s kosher? Geez, Louise.

I admit it wasn’t my idea to visit this restaurant…

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I was recently invited to try a free cup of soup courtesy of The Original Soupman.  As it was a sponsored meal (a rare occurrence – this was my second freebie), I’m not giving a rating – you can see my sponsored meal policy here.  Now that that’s out of the way, let’s get started, shall we?

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The very first NoshGirl Cross Country Party was a huge success, with submissions from Washington state, California, my native NYC, Guam and much much more!  It was so much fun to see how everyone ate their favorite frozen yogurt!  Without further ado – your froyo creations!

Marissa (@marissamakes)
Miami, FL  {My Yogurt Bliss}
“White Chocolate Mousse + Nutella swirl frozen yogurt, topped with mini chips + sliced almonds”

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Happy weekend, everyone! Just a quick reminder to submit your froyo photos if you’re attending the NoshGirl Cross Country Party this weekend! Details here – you have until 7am EST Monday morning! Happy eating

Trying to get rid of old odors from a jar or bottle?  Pour a mixture of 1 cup of hot water and 1 tbsp of baking soda (scale it up if necessary) into the container and let it soak for a few hours. The smell will be gone!

Happy Friday!  Remember to send me your pictures from the NoshGirl Party! Can’t WAIT to see ‘em!

As the weather warms up in NYC, I’ll probably retire my beloved slow cooker for the summer (I previously blogged about yummy slow cooker Chile Verde). However, a few unseasonably chilly weeks ago, I put together some ribs and corn pudding.  The result was sooooo good and soooo easy! Seriously, you can’t mess this up!

You will need…

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Would you like to come to a party?

A cross-country party, that is .  Let me explain….

I recently tweeted my excitement over a fantabulous Fro Yo place opening up in my neighborhood.  My friend Kim, of kimberly michelle fame, responded to my tweet suggesting virtual sweet-tweet dates in jest.  We got to talking and figured – why not have a virtual cross country party?  Who loves parties – raise your hand high!

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One of the fun things about putting together recipes is that you never know how they’ll turn out. Sometimes they are awesomesauce, other times, not so good. The recipe featured in this post turned out, in my opinion, 50% good. That is, half of the finished product was deelish, and I had to throw the other half out. Intrigued yet?

It all started when I got the grand idea in my head to make toaster pastries (you know, eerily similar to Pop Tarts ) for my coworkers. As with all best-laid plans, something of course had to go awry…

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