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The Many Hats of Insulin

06/25/18 | Neuroscience, Science

Today instead of talking about food, I'm going to talk about something closely related to food consumption - insulin! This summer, I am conducting research as part of a summer undergraduate research program at NYU. The lab I am working in studies Parkinson's disease, particularly relationships between different hormones and neurotransmitters in Parkinson's disease, and recently they have been ...

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Power Breakfast!

06/22/18 | Basil, Food

Happy Friday everyone! At last! I'm off to Batavia, NY today for a family reunion, so I'm especially excited for this weekend! One of the features of our family reunion is a 5K. I was planning on training a a little more intensely than I have been in preparation for this event, but the excitement and distractions of NY impinged slightly on those plans. That said, I went on a brief run with a ...

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Adventure to Maman

06/22/18 | Bakeries, Food, Lavender

Yesterday I checked out a cute little bakery cafe called Maman - and I will definitely be back! While I've been trying to be reasonably frugal while in New York, I also want to take advantage of the numerous gourmet options while I'm here. I particularly love coffee shops and bakeries, and could squander a lot of money there quite easily. However, I'm also quite productive in such places - I love ...

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Acai Bowls and More Kale

06/20/18 | Basil, Books, Food

Over the weekend, a few of the other SURP gals and I tried an acai bowl place for lunch! We were all pretty hungry from a satisfying hour spent poring over books at The Strand book store. With 18 miles of books, a number of reasonably priced titles, and some cute, personalized  book recommendation cards, I definitely recommend you check this place out while in NY! I had just checked out four books ...

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A Beautiful Morning, Brightened by Kale

06/20/18 | Basil, Food

I finished off my spinach over the weekend, so this morning I headed to the farmer’s market - how fabulous that it’s open on Mondays! After a workout in the basement gym of my building, I showered and headed off. I was planning to get spinach, but saw kale and was intrigued, so I picked up a big bunch of it for only $3. I thought about getting radishes too, but couldn’t find the $1 ones I’d ...

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A Reading Date in Central Park

06/19/18 | Books

This past Sunday, my friend, Elizabeth, and I went to Central Park to read. While we only met two weeks ago, we quickly realized we share a love of reading and good books, and thought it would be fun to spend some time reading in Central Park together. We had a thirty or forty-minute walk there, chatting and catching up, and then found a nice spot underneath a tree to settle down. I think ...

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Looking for me? I am most likely to be found curled up with a good book, working on a puzzle, out on the trails for a run, in a practice room working on scales, in the lab working on my latest research project, in the kitchen concocting some new creation, or any place where there is food with lavender or basil.

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