: About Me

A. S. has worked as a chef and baker in restaurants across the United States and in Western Europe. Her award-winning recipes can be found in publications such as Better Homes and Gardens, Taste of Home, Healthy Cooking, Louisiana Cookin' and Sunset.

Her new book, “The Everything Salad Book,” can be found at all major book stores. It’s also available at Amazon.

Mixing her love of writing with her love of food, A.S. works as a freelance writer for multiple lifestyle-related publications. Her lifestyle and fashion articles can be found on such popular sites as SheKnows.com, Life123.com and TypeF.com. Her mountains of unique crafts can be found at Dow Styrofoam’s official craft site, as well as Thriftyfun.com and Craftbits.com.

My passion is ...

Truth, knowledge, sarcasm and chocolate. In that order.

I know too much about ...

Fashion, philosophy, and politics.

My parents always told me ...

I was as naturally graceful as a rhinoceros giving birth.

My childhood ambition ...

To become the real life "Murphy Brown".

My favorite memory ...

Backpacking alone across Western Europe.

Why I write ...

To compose a wandering mind.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Nine Stories by J.D. Salinger/ South Park/ Leadbelly

My first job ...

Salegirls at an imports shop

My best moment ...

The day I shook Rita Marley's hand.

My inspiration ...

Maya Angelou, Douglas Adams and invention of breast lift surgery!

Celebrations & Holidays > Gifts for Women Worst gift ideas for your girlfriend

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Nothing can say "I love you" faster than the perfect gift for the person you're dating. Nothing can say "it's over" faster than a terrible gift for the person you're dating. But nothing, nothing, can say "living hell" faster than the wrong gift for your girlfriend. A bad gift can cause not only unhappiness, but tension, fighting, and even eventual separation. There are just tons of basic presents that are never a good choice, and really constitute the worst gift ideas for your girlfriend. The top ten offenders in this category can change some depending on the specific girl in question, but...

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