NYC Part I: Central Park and Chinatown

by Allie on October 12, 2010 · 36 comments

in Dessert, Dining Out, Dinner, Drinks, Trips

New York City. The city that never sleeps…
…and I sure felt like I never slept on Sunday. Running on 3 1/2 hours of sleep and ginger chews was not easy but I dug deep. I can always find energy for exploring a city. Always.
I had this blog post ready to publish Sunday night but then [...]

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Andy…Oh So Dandy

by Allie on August 4, 2010 · 33 comments

in Breakfast, Dinner, Fitness, Fun Stuff, Snacks, Trips

Look who I saw last night!! If you’re a newbie LLE reader, please meet my favorite athlete, Andy Roddick. He makes frequent appearances here so don’t worry, you two will be well-acquainted in no time. I went back to the Legg Mason Tennis Classic with my dad last night and saw some exciting matches. Last [...]

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New Lens Old Friends

by Allie on June 8, 2010 · 36 comments

in Breakfast, Dining Out, Dinner, Fitness, Gifts, Lunch, Photography, Seafood Fest, Snacks, Vegetarian

My new lens arrived last night! A canon 50mm f/1.8. I intended on getting this lens to shoot food immediately after I got my camera but I just kept putting it off. I’ve been using the stock lens thus far (18-55mm f/3.5-5.6) and it’s been great for getting to know the camera but I wanted [...]

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Let The Fridge Cleaning Begin

by Allie on February 27, 2010 · 29 comments

in Breakfast, Classes, Dessert, Dinner, Fitness, Snacks

I fixed Ecto!!! Whew! What a headache that was. Thanks to Miss Kelsey for the help.
Yesterday, April McGregor, the owner of Farmer’s Daughter (a local farm-driven artisan food business), came in to my Culinary Cultures class to do a biscuit-making demonstration. She talked about her experiences growing up in a small town in Mississippi as [...]