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Shauna James Ahern on Just Clicking Delete

January 13, 2012 | By | Comments (3)

It’s more than offhand comments on Twitter or raging emails. It’s the systematic way that cruel comments come into my website inbox with every single post. When I posted the recipe for soft pretzels, within moments I received the comment: “I hope you choke on your own pretzels and die, you bitch.” Every day, there is some nasty, vituperative comment […]

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Joanna Goddard on Realizing Everyone Gets Negative Comments

January 12, 2012 | By | Comments (0)

A few years ago, I had just gotten engaged and posted our engagement photos on my blog. A few days later, I got a comment saying, “You and Alex will last five years, tops.” It was such an odd comment—and so out of the blue—that it definitely upset me (so much so that I called my mom!). But when Tina Fey […]

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Jodi Picoult on Reviewers Who Get Personal

January 12, 2012 | By | Comments (5)

I’m a writer. I’ve been one for 20 years. So you think I’d be used to criticism. But the Internet has opened up a whole new can of nastiness. It’s why I stopped reading Amazon reviews (why bother, when people criticize a book that they admit they haven’t even bothered to read…but don’t like the premise of the storyline?). The […]

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Gail Simmons on Handling Negative Responses Online

January 11, 2012 | By | Comments (4)

“During the first season of Top Chef, I was horrified when I read the blogs and online forums about our show—forget what people said about the show content itself, it was the personal attacks on us that really shocked me. Viewers commented on everything from the size of my ears to the size of my bust and my waistband. It […]

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Day 20: Breakfast for Dinner

October 14, 2011 | By | Comments (2)

Today’s recipe, Skillet-Poached Eggs With Braised Peppers and Onions, was prepared by Erin Henry, the assistant producer for RealSimple.com. As soon as I opened my October issue, I was immediately drawn to today’s recipe, Skillet-Poached Eggs With Braised Peppers and Onions. I absolutely love having breakfast for dinner. On the nights that my boyfriend has grad school classes, and I’m left […]

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Day 19: An Unexpected Pizza Recipe

October 13, 2011 | By | Comments (2)

Today’s recipe, Salami and Brussels Sprouts Pizza, was prepared by Sarah Humphreys, Real Simple’s executive editor. When you work at Real Simple long enough, simplifying tricks from the magazine pop into your head all the time. I felt so smart when I first read over this Salami and Brussels Sprouts Pizza recipe, thinking, Before I grate that ball of mozzarella, I’ll […]

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Day 17: An Updated Chili Recipe

October 11, 2011 | By | Comments (4)

Today’s recipe, Chipotle Beef and Beer Chili, was prepared Stephanie Sisco, Real Simple’s home assistant. Like many of my co-workers, this is my second take with the Month of Dinners Blog. Last year, I fixed roasted pork chops with polenta, which ended up being perfect as an intimate dinner for two. This year, though, I wanted to get a group […]

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SOS! Help for Sciatic Pain?

October 7, 2011 | By | Comments (9)

Here we go again…after nearly a decade of freedom from the agony of sciatica pain, I’m feeling that horribly familiar discomfort again. The pain starts in my tush and winds around my hip and even goes down my leg a bit at times. Having been through this before, I think I know what’s happening…but I never really know how to […]

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Day 14: A Seafood and Pasta Recipe

October 6, 2011 | By | Comments (0)

Today’s recipe, Lemony Tuna and Olive Oil Pasta, was prepared by Kaitlyn Pirie, one of Real Simple’s reporter/researchers. When I first saw the photo of the Lemony Tuna and Olive Oil Pasta in the October issue, I was worried that the dish might not be flavorful enough since most of the ingredients are the same color. I’m a big pasta […]

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Day 13: A New Way to Serve Lamb Chops

October 5, 2011 | By | Comments (0)

Today’s recipe, Lamb Chops with Roasted Broccoli and Feta, was prepared by Julia Gilfillan, RealSimple.com‘s audience development manager. I hesitated to cook a meal from Month of Dinners for the same reason I rarely cook anything other than pasta these days—our smoke detector.  I live in a fairly small apartment and our “kitchen” basically consists of a sink, fridge and […]

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