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This stuff is stuffed with allergens and fat and cholesterol and everything that the smarter half are supposed to avoid. But sometimes you have to just shout Carpe Diem at your server and order the best darn food you can. No one ever said they wish they had less pleasure in their life when they are on their deathbed (unless you are in fact dying from overindulgence, but you get my point!). And today's Carpe Diem moment is: lobster ravioli. This is lobster and cheese stuffed in a pasta hat topped with a cream sauce. Words cannot describe how delicious it is. I just went with a box from the freezer aisle of the grocery store and it was good! That is a testament to just how delicious this meal is. If it is not on your bucket list, it should be. For the home chef, there are a plethora of recipes available. I have not actually made any of these myself, so I don't want to be quick to recommend one. But, one I found is rated high, so if you want to try it out ...

If social media has given us one thing, it is the ability to not grow old alone. I don't mean to insinuate that our virtual friends provide companionship, but every few days someone on my Facebook page has a birthday and well are afforded that lovely opportunity to moan and groan and muse on what it means to be a year older. "It seems like yesterday we were having slumber parties and now you're 29!" is all too often said. It gives us a time to pause about where we were the last time we saw Jane from elementary school and where we are now. My birthday is still a bit away, and the big three-oh is a year away from that even, yet I am constantly thinking about where I want to be going into the next decade. A good friend of mine (from a long time back) suggested when I was turning 28 (yes, I give away my age- we are all mature enough to know that everyone we know will at some point figure it out) that I make a list of 30 things that I want to do before I turn 30. As I kn...

Any cultural aficionado knows that Paris is where it's at. Cafes, macaroons, a roll call of who is who in art. Bastille day, July 14th, is a populist holiday celebrating the day that the citizens of France stormed the Bastille to mark that they will take back their country. How inspiring!  Martha Stewart French Macaroon Recipe Those that are not quite jet set may not be able to fly off to celebrate La Fête Nationale with the natives, but there are plenty of ways to honor the center of art, pastry, and fashion in your own town or from the comfort of your own living room. Museums- the may not be the Louvre, but take in your favorite classic French artist on display in Philadelphia, New York, DC, Chicago, LA.... Philadelphia Museum of Art French Cloister Permanent Display or if you aren't near one, go to your local library and borrow a book (yes, there is Google, but support your local library, besides prints look better on paper than on a screen). There are many coffe...