Did 9/11 come early this year? No, much worse – an Earthquake AND a hurricane!

By On August 29, 2011 · Leave a Comment

OMG!!! Is everybody in one piece out there?? For those of you who don’t get to live in New York, we had the craziest  week ever! First an earthquake, then a super scary hurricane. I’m still a little shaken up, this was like Brooklyn’s 9/11 – power outages, trees down, giant puddles, you name it! [...]

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Waiter, there’s a small-fry in my soup!; or, the Continuing Scourge of Kids in Restaurants!

By On August 26, 2011 · 3 Comments

Oh wow, what a week I had the last few weeks! You’re probably wondering why your gracious host has neglected her blogging duties recently. I realize I provide a vital service to my fans who look to me for NYC and food-related inspiration, and from the bottom part of my heart, I apologize to each [...]

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Humor time!

By On August 15, 2011 · 2 Comments

Oh wow, I totally got to run (my pap smear is in like 10 minutes, and I didn’t even shave yet!), but I wanted to share a hilarious thing with you. Me and Mr. Panda were out last night at a local bar, and of course we’re always hungry little Pandas so we ordered some [...]

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CSA: NY

By On July 18, 2011 · 1 Comment

You guys have noticed by now that your hostess sure has a lot of opinions! Back in Florida, I was known as the Agony Aunt of Jacksonville, because friends and relations would always come to the Panda Plantation seeking advice. It seemed like every week there was a new question I was expected to answer: [...]

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From Pap Smear to Bagel Shmear

By On July 15, 2011 · 1 Comment

There are just so many wonderful reasons to love New York City, but one of the top things is its diversity! Now I know why they put the United Nations here, because all the nations really do unite here – I mean, walk down the street and you’ll see everybody from Eskimos [...]

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Eek! Coli.

By On July 8, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Hey all you Pandanistas, we’ve been having a lot of fun around here talking about berries and summertime and chillaxing, but I need to take a time-out to scoot up onto my soapboax and get serious with y’all.

As you know, Germany has [...]

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Farm to Face: 5 fantastic uses for fresh strawberries!

By On June 21, 2011 · 1 Comment

 

Due to the overwhelming response following my first post (somebody commented!), I’ve decided to follow it up with even more farm to face strawberry goodness.  As you know, Mr. Panda and I went strawberry picking and returned with a cargo of kilos [...]

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My first post! or, Strawberry Fields Forever

By On June 14, 2011 · 1 Comment

Wow, I’m really doing it, joining the internet with my first post! I guess I’ll begin with a little foodie adventure I went on this past week.

So, can you feel that? That’s right, it’s summertime and summer’s in the air! Definitely one of my favorite [...]

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