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August 2014

Chicken Veronique a la NYC

Food, Lifestyle, New York Minutes, Recipes, Yoga & Wellness By August 26, 2014 No Comments

A coworker recently shared her recipe for slow-cooker chicken salad and in it, she mixes in nuts, grapes, curry powder, and cayenne pepper; and adds avocado (in lieu of mayonnaise) at the last second. This post is a cross between that plus Ina Garten’s Chicken Salad Veronique recipe. I recently made it one weekend and absolutely loved the results: You won’t…

Some of the Best Beauty Writing

Beauty, Career, Hair, Lifestyle, New York Minutes By August 17, 2014 No Comments

Reading women’s magazines can sometimes feel like a spectator sport. Checking credits, bylines, and such is second nature to me. I have a keen appreciation for all the beauty geekery.

In this month’s issue of ELLE, I’m putting the spotlight on writer Molly Langmuir. Her piece, “Hot or Not” (p.156 Beauty Test-Drive, August 2014) is some of the best beauty writing I’ve seen thus far.

This Just In: Moroccanoil SMOOTH Collection

Beauty, Hair, Lifestyle, New York Minutes By August 12, 2014 No Comments

It’s time for a beauty post! 🙂 If you’ve always battled with unruly, frizzy hair, I have good news for you: Moroccanoil® has just launched its new Smooth Collection, specifically formulated for naturally unmanageable hair. (Side note: If your tresses are going haywire due to chemical damage, the existing Repair Collection—infused with reparative proteins—helps restore weakened strands.) The Moroccanoil Smooth Collection…