I used to think that if you were “tightening your belt,” it meant you were making a decision to be more frugal from now on. [...]

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Here are 10 of what I think are the very best geekery-driven shops on Etsy, serving everything from screen-authentic props to adorable jewelry for guys and girls.

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A couple of weeks ago, while I was singing and dancing about lemon curd, I may have glibly referenced the terribleness of scones in the [...]

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Last week I had a bad shopping experience. So far, this pasta salad has come out of it.

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Silky-smooth, tart, and reminiscent of lemon candy, lemon curd is a sort of dessert condiment. (A dessert condiment that I totally eat for breakfast all the time.)

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Make a chunky braided scarf, like the one I knitted for my friend Njicki.

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Here is a list of the things I still believe—however delusional it may sound—that I still have a chance to do before Christmastime is over. [...]

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I rarely bake cookies, so when I do, I almost always choose a new, never-before-tried recipe, in the interest of adventure and an increased return [...]

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