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STACEY BALLIS He opens a lower cabinet to reveal that it is a mini fridge, and brings over two plates that each ha... STACEY BALLIS Elliot, that was amazing." The meal has been spectacular. We started with a salad of fennel, golden ... STACEY BALLIS I hacked an old Crock-Pot and turned it into a sous vide machine, and did a turkey breast, and then ... STACEY BALLIS Andrea is coming to pick me up in about thirty minutes to head to her folks' house for Thanksgiving.... STACEY BALLIS You are going to have to take the rest of these croissants to work with you, I cannot be trusted alo... STACEY BALLIS I love a lounging pajama." You also love a marabou mule slipper and a satin robe with a train.<... STACEY BALLIS So," he explains. "Take the piece of bread, dip it in the olive oil and then in the spice and nut mi... STACEY BALLIS Brian orders us both Grandpa's Turtle Sundaes, a classic with vanilla ice cream, hot fudge, caramel ... STACEY BALLIS Stirring the pastry cream and putting it in the blast chiller in the island, a total chefly indulgen... STACEY BALLIS Yep," I say, cutting a large slice of the Dutch Baby pancake and sliding it onto her plate along wit... STACEY BALLIS There are food stations around the room, each representing one of the main characters. The Black Wid... STACEY BALLIS Herman and I have been doing a lot of talking about the cake the past couple of days, and we think w... STACEY BALLIS Chicken and vegetable pakoras, chickpea fritters with delicate spices. Aloo samosas filled with spic... STACEY BALLIS Time to cut the cake, newlyweds." Caroline ushers us over to the sweet little two-tier cake, round a... STACEY BALLIS The only way the gender divide affected me was the social things the younger guy executives could do... STACEY SNIDER The natural evolution of a well-educated populus is integration. And this is not political; it's... STACEY DASH [The Asia Pacific region isn't the only hotbed of Linux activity. The Peruvian congress is consideri... STACEY QUANDT We as Eagles have come to know that without our children, there is no future. Being a mother I thank... STACEY PURSLEY As readers, we sense when the game is being played for real and when something else is afoot: pride,... STACEY D'ERASMO The trouble with rules, though, is that you'll always be tempted to break one- for the right reasons... STACEY KADE I look over the recipe again. It sounds very simple. You boil some rice in water like pasta, I can d... STACEY BALLIS I grab the nonstick skillet, put it on the stove, and fetch four slices of bread from the breadbox. ... STACEY BALLIS My books - I kid you not - are very often shelved between DeLillo and de Sade. Which not only comple... STACEY D'ERASMO 'The Girls' tells the story of Rose and Ruby Darlen, who are not only literally but spiritua... STACEY D'ERASMO Whether you're a bride or a birthday boy, your options are much the same. Cake comes in chocolate, y... STACEY BALLIS I looked down at my shoes. I hated it when I opened my mouth and my crazy fell out. STACEY ROURKE Liam's hash brown casserole can only be described as so over-the-top ridiculous I fear Paula Deen is... STACEY BALLIS Can I offer you a slice of this amazing caramelized white chocolate apricot brioche made by my favor... STACEY BALLIS RJ gets to work in the kitchen on the dinner he is preparing, allowing me to sous chef. He seasons d... STACEY BALLIS And what good is a voice when so few will listen? STACEY JAY I didn't know if it was possible to kick someone hard enough to knock the cocky out of 'em, but for ... STACEY ROURKE I couldn't deny it, I was smitten. I was in deep smit. STACEY ROURKE What is it?" "It's a Thermomix." "That crazy cooking-blender thing you were telling me abo... 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