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  • Food That Makes You Happy, Food That Makes You Healthy, Food That Makes You Hot

    Food That Makes You Happy, Food That Makes You Healthy, Food That Makes You Hot

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    The original plan was for me to take my shirt off. I know, you’re all drooling on to your keyboards at the thought, but settle down! I needed a goal, something to motivate me to get into shape. This was in February. I rejoined my old L.A. gym, Crunch, which makes absolutely no sense because…

  • If I Eat This Scone

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    Why oh why did I buy this scone while sitting here at Proof Bakery in Atwater Village where the pastries are tempting and the cakes are alluring and I came for a sandwich but now I want coffee and while ordering coffee I heard my mouth say, “I’ll have a scone too” and the woman…

  • How I Keep Going To The Gym

    How I Keep Going To The Gym

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    There was a tiny period, at the end of 2011 and the start of 2012, when, upon joining a gym for the 300th time, I blogged about this latest attempt at exercise on my Not Food Blog. I wrote about the advantages of a treadmill vs. an elliptical machine (the treadmill forces you to run),…

  • How Did I Lose 15 Pounds Writing a Cookbook?

    How Did I Lose 15 Pounds Writing a Cookbook?

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    Last week I thought I was dying. No really: it was Craig’s birthday and I took him out to Soto where we ordered the tasting menu (this is after taking him to a taping of The Daily Show.) The food started to come–a tiny amuse bouche, then a bowl of miso soup–and after the soup,…