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Livin’ La Dolce Vita – A Liveblog Event
Updated with Final Thoughts Below… A dinner/show at Randy Loren’s La Dolce Vita restaurant in Schenectady. A birthday celebration in my honor. With my mom and her childhood friend (both named Kathy,...
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Schenectady Restaurant Week, February 18-24
It’s back! the 8th Annual Schenectady Restaurant Week will be returning next week, February 18-24. Over the course of seven days, more than 20 restaurants in downtown Schenectady and Schenectady County...
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Christopher Kimball Coming to Bennington VT March 1
Christopher Kimball – of Cook’s Illustrated and America’s Test Kitchen fame – will be appearing at the Bennington Museum on March 1, for a discussion of the Test Kitchen’s latest book, “The Science of...
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Panera Bread’s Secret Hidden Menu
Now, I don’t want to get into a discussion about how Panera doesn’t make their breads in-store, about how the dough is made elsewhere and shipped frozen to the shops – no. This post is about something...
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Movie Mixology – the Quiz
A hand-crafted quiz, mixed up just for you! Each answer is a blend of a famous film and a popular cocktail/drink – sometimes shaken, sometimes stirred, but always mixed up. Example: “A wealthy...
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Going Over the Side of a Building
Since I know there are many people who would throw me over the edge of a building if given the chance, I thought I’d make it easy for them and do it myself! First, a quick bit of background, for those...
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What I’m Consuming This Week
This blog needs a refresh. I’ve even bored myself. So much so, that I don’t even feel inspired to write much anymore. But, if I really want to fulfill my dream of creating a media empire, I’m gonna...
View ArticleWendalicious At Goal – Podcast Trailer
Happy New Year! Welcome to the Wendalicious At Goal podcast. If you’ve decided that 2018 is going to be the year you finally lose weight, congratulations! You have come to the right place. I’d like to...
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Episode #005: Enjoy the Journey
In this episode, I discuss: How my week on Weight Watchers went – BIG NEWS! Ways to enjoy your life on a weight loss journey How to celebrate the positive changes you’re making in your life One of my...
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Episode #018: Move It!
In this episode: Yeah, I know it’s Tuesday, and I was supposed to post this yesterday. Why you should sit less and move more Tips for getting more activity in your life Why you should not exercise so...
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More Camelicious!
Just wanted to give my readers an update on the Al Nassma camel milk chocolate tasting that I’m planning: Sent an email to the NY distributor, chocolates should be on their way soon! My neighbor Chef...
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The Market Report for August 16
As I mentioned in yesterday’s fatigue-abbreviated post, I spent a HOT day at the Schenectady Greenmarket on Sunday, gathering much delicious produce that I spent most of yesterday cooking and...
View ArticleVirtual Grilling
There are already so many reasons I want an iPhone, and now I just found one more: there is a new app, released by a sausage manufacturer in Germany, which allows you to “grill” a bratwurst in real...
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Support Gay Marriage? Eat Some Ice Cream!
Ben & Jerry’s, everyone’s favorite ice cream company (well, mine anyway), has temporarily renamed its popular flavor “Chubby Hubby” in honor of gay marriage, which was just legalized in Vermont....
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Bacon, But Were Afraid to Ask
Whilst perusing the interwebs this evening, I stumbled across a headline entitled, “September 5 is International Bacon Day.” Naturally, I was intrigued. What does one do on International Bacon Day,...
View ArticleThe Comfort Food Election
Election Update: With only 7 votes counted (that’s it? SEVEN? That’s pretty lame, folks), Macaroni & Cheese has a decisive lead with 3 votes. In a tie for second (1 vote each) is Grilled Cheese,...
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Election Results
The results of the Comfort Food Election have been tabulated, and here’s the breakdown: Total Number of Votes: 24 (thank you – that’s certainly better than 7). Here is a list of the ‘other answers’...
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What a Day to be a Food Lover!
Today was a great day. I spent the morning at the Schenectady Greenmarket, picking up lots of great vegetables, bread, vegan hummus, and wine from the Hudson-Chatham Winery. I probably would have...
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Today is the Day!
I’m so excited for my buddy Chef Mark! Today is the day he and his chef buddies (Jaime Ortiz from Angelo’s 677 Prime, Larry Schepici from Tosca, and Jackie Baldwin Russell from Sage Dining Hall at...
View ArticleSchenectady Greenmarket Happenings for November 15
Lots of cool stuff happening at the Schenectady Greenmarket this Sunday! From now until May, the Schenectady Greenmarket will be held inside Proctors, from 10am-2pm. Activities, Performances, and...
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Culinary Boot Camp at Schenectady County Community College in January
Have you ever yearned to enroll in one of the culinary boot camps at the Culinary Institute of America down in Hyde Park, but were rendered speechless by the exorbitant cost? Well, today is your lucky...
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A Very Foodie Christmas, Part Two
Foodie Christmas gifts, continued… Kitchen Tools This is a list of some cool tools – some essential, some whimsical, some probably ridiculous. But they will no doubt make your foodie smile! If money...
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My New Masterpiece – Vanilla Ice Cream Cone Fudge
Yesterday I mentioned my new creation – my own FrankenFudge – Vanilla Ice Cream Cone Fudge. Today, I unwrapped the 2-pound solid block to see how it developed. Amazing. Just amazing. A Piece of...
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Cupcakes on Wheels
Despite my (irrational) distaste for cupcakes, I have to admit that this is a very cool idea: a double-decker bakery bus! Bettie's Cakes Bus - photo lovingly borrowed from AllOverAlbany.com, because I...
View ArticleBest of 2009…New in 2010
The annual post…the best things about 2009. Kind of a crappy year for me overall, mostly because nothing really exciting happened (and because a few bad things did). But I will try to come up with a...
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Elton John, Billy Joel, and the Barnsider – Evening in Review
Bob and I (and our friends Ken & Barb) FINALLY got to see the Elton John/Billy Joel concert that we’ve been waiting for – almost a year after purchasing the tickets! They cancelled two earlier...
View ArticleDeviled Eggs, by Special Request
I received a recipe request today from my old friend Mal, for Deviled Eggs. Mal and I used to have awesome dinner parties for my friends at Townhouse 21 (Siena College), though I think we were...
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Vote Early, Vote Often! Wendalicious Photo Contest for June 10
Contest Update: The winner of this week’s photo contest is Vincent Giordano, who garnered 8 out of the 10 votes cast! Congrats Vincent! Only ten votes. More than 100 people checked out the page, but...
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Anonymous Food Confessions
While chatting with my friend Sarah over lunch last Saturday, we discussed many things – including this blog (thanks for the shout-out by the way). After Sarah asked me to never again post disgusting...
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Schenectady Symphony Orchestra – Tasting Notes
Music, Food, and Wine... The Schenectady Symphony Orchestra is teaming with Schenectady County Community College’s Culinary program to present Tasting Notes, an evening of select wines and food...
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Somethings New and Somethings Stupid
Another random list, which I know some folks enjoy. I was listening to an episode of KCRW’s Good Food this morning on my ride into work, and heard a segment about a food competition. The details of...
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February 18 is National Drink Wine Day
Sweet, sweet nectar. Bringing joy, erasing memories. I love these random food-related holidays. There’s nothing to commemorate, no cards to buy, no gifts to wrap. And National Drink Wine Day is a...
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Easy-Bake Oven Loses its Heat
This thing gave me scars, both inside and out. I just received a shocking piece of news: the Easy-Bake Oven, storied toy from my childhood, will be no more. Or, at least, no more the way it was. And...
View ArticleSome Chocolate For You to Watch
After an incredibly stressful week, this really cheered me up. I found not one, but TWO videos today that feature chocolate as a main attraction 1. This one is a video of the world’s first CHOCOLATE...
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So, What Brings You Here?
It’s always fun to peruse my site stats. I get to know how many people are reading the posts I write, and I find out which of my blogger friends are sending people my way (big hat tip to Daniel and...
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All’s Fair
Updated: now with more photos! Spaghetti Ice Cream, featured at the Tulsa State Fair I see it’s fair season once again. That explains why local newspapers and my Google Reader are filled to...
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DC Dine-Around, or What I Did on My Autumn Vacation
Over the Veterans Day weekend, I traveled to our nation’s capital to visit my BFF Sarah. It was a much-needed vacation, and Sarah wisely understands that a vacation necessarily involves great food as...
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A Year of Loaves
Some people pledge to take a photo per day, some pledge to one blog post per day. I am always envious when others challenge themselves successfully, and I often wonder if I have the tenacity to adhere...
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Bread Challenge, Week 1: Oatmeal Flax Molasses Bread
I didn’t waste any time with this project – January 1, 2012 was Oatmeal-Flax Molasses Bread day. I chose this bread for one main reason: I happen to have molasses. I buy one bottle every two years or...
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Bread Challenge, Week 2: Whole Wheat Pita
This is a recipe that I originally printed out in 2009, and just finally got around to making. The printout has been banging around my kitchen for more than two years, and has become stained with food...
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Menu Items that Need to Die, Already
Don’t worry, cupcakes are on my list. I saw a forum post recently, asking readers to submit their nominations for menu items that need to…well, need to just go away. You know – those items that have...
View ArticleMaking Cook’s Illustrated Beef Stew, Animatedly
You’ve read about my previous misadventures with using recipes from the venerated “Cook’s Illustrated” magazine, and my failure to fully read the intensely-tested recipes. I knew I wasn’t the only one...
View ArticleI. Am. Sick. Of. Cupcakes.
UPDATE – The official scores and winners/losers are now live over at All Over Albany. I was literally sick after sampling a dozen cupcakes on Saturday, as part of the Great Albany Cupcake Tasting. Some...
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Nasal Surgery, and the Downtown Schenectady Merchant Mash-Up
Stay with me here – those two items are related. I’ve been a little under the weather for the past week; last Friday, I underwent septoplasty surgery to correct a “grossly deviated” septum. My right...
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A Taste of the Capital Region Tomorrow – Last Chance for Tickets!
Just wanted to remind everyone that tomorrow night (Monday, April 23 from 6-8pm) is the Boys & Girls Clubs of Schenectady’s fundraiser, “A Taste of the Capital Region”. Thirty-nine professional...
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Pondering – The From Scratch Club Schenectady Food Swap
I’m going to be attending the From Scratch Club’s first-ever Schenectady Food Swap this Wednesday, May 16 (more info here), and I’ve been hemming and hawing about what to bring. The rules of the swap...
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From Scratch Club Schenectady Food Swap – July 18
Hey, Schenectady (and other nearby) folks! There’s a cool event happening next Wednesday, July 18, and you should join me! From Scratch Club will be holding their next Schenectady Food Swap – and it’s...
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Scoping Out Comfort Kitchen in Saratoga Springs
Last week, I had the pleasure of attending an after-hours blogger bash at one of Saratoga Springs’ newest restaurants, Comfort Kitchen. I also had the pleasure of finding a FREE parking spot, the last...
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What I Am Sick Of: Food Edition
Usually, at the turn of the new year, I will reflect on past trends and attempt to predict the ones we may expect in the coming months. I also usually give this post some forethought, so I’m able to...
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Eating Alone
The mere thought of eating alone strikes fear in the hearts of many people. There’s even a name for it: solomangarephobia. Some folks – women, especially – fear that eating alone may signal to others...
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