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McKenzie Attempts: KIMCHI!
Over the past year and a half I have been slowly been putting my taste buds to the test by delving into the spicy food arena. This has thus spawned a desire to attempt a variety of spicy concoctions in...
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McKenzie Attempts (And You Can Too!): Strawberry Jam
As summer approaches, so does berry season! My local supermarket had a surplus of strawberries (the result of a very cold winter in Florida which damaged strawberry fields and delayed harvests) at...
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McKenzie Attempts…and Succeeds at Watermelon/Vodka/Mint Popsicles!
So before you roll your eyes at the mere insinuation that I was able to freeze vodka (which I did) please note that vodka will freeze, but only under the right conditions (i.e. very little vodka,...
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McKenzie Attempts….Horchata!!!
Oh Sweet and delicious Horchata…. the wonderfully refreshing beverage that makes up the “agua fresca triple threat,” aka Tamarindo, Jamaica and Horchata. Traditionally this Latin/Spanish beverage is...
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McKenzie Attempts: Homemade Ranch Dressing!
First off, this post is dedicated to my dear friend Dustin Michael Growick, who is moving out of his “crazy twenties” and into his “crazy thirties” tomorrow August 7th!!! As the first in our friend...
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Recipe of the Week/McKenzie Attempts: NY Style Cheesecake with Blueberry Coulis
It is with much sadness that this post comes to you today as this attempt/recipe is my final adieu to Ed Damato; my wonderful co-worker who, after 18 years of dedication and service at my company,...
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Recipe of the Week: Maharaja Chicken Curry!
My food awakening began the minute I moved to New York for culinary school; having grown up between Kansas and Arizona, my options were pretty limited when it came to authentic international fare....
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McKenzie Attempts: Food Takeover of Charleston!!!!!!
Dear Readers…. this post is to let you know that I will be taking a few days off to celebrate the wedding of my dear friends Matthew Allman and Caroline Collins this weekend in lovely Charleston, South...
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Death to Delicious.
A few days ago I began a food writing class at NYU that will hopefully beef up my writing skills and get my creative juices flowing. One one of the first things to come out of my instructors mouth was...
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McKenzie Attempts: The Egg Cream.
Last night was my third night of class at NYU and I thought I would share my writing assignment and first egg cream experience. Each week my instructor, Marge Perry, assigns us a writing assignment to...
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McKenzie Attempts: Going Gluten-Free…till April!
January 1st brings a wave of New Year’s resolutions that will undoubtedly cease to exist a few days or weeks in so I waited a week and made mine on Sunday, January 8th. See, I wanted to sort out what...
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Bon Voyage!!!!
As I begin to write this I still can’t believe it’s actually here! For the past few months my boyfriend and I have been anxiously awaiting our end of summer trip to France with a few of our friends....
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McKenzie Attempts: The BAD Rule
I am VERY aware of what I eat. And although it may not seem like it, what with all the food I stuff in my mouth, I think very carefully about literally everything I put into my mouth. As a “foodie,” I...
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McKenzie Attempts: The 11-Day Isagenix Cleanse!!!!
I’m sorry but doing a juice cleanse is just not gonna work for me. Drinking just a few juices a day will turn me into The Hulk and make everyone around me unhappy. In fact it did a few years ago when a...
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