Carrie Bradshaw-turned-June Cleaver would sum things up. Because somewhere along the way this fine dining, free-wheeling, single girl went domestic… and decided to eat in.

Ten months “with child” did a number on my dining out style. I had to forget about my favorite red wines, my sea urchin, my blue cheese fondue and Saturday nights at Buddakan.

Then, after 40 weeks of waiting–and abstaining from my favorite Grenache/Syrah blend– we welcomed our cooing, crying bundle of deliciousness into the world. Baby Parker Lee was healthy, happy… and I was once again free to eat overpriced raw fish and deeply veined blue cheeses!

Or, so I thought…

Finally, I realized this: I have a new life and the menu has changed.

My new online column for the New York Daily News, “Full Plate,” (debuting Monday, September 21st) will chronicle this new mom, new wife and decidedly spunky city girl’s cooking adventures in a small West Village apartment. I’m forced to share counter space with a breast pump, a bottle drier and my chef husband’s sausage grinder and deep-fat fryer. Whaaaaat??? Is this really my life?

Follow my mistakes–and small casserole triumphs?–as I embark on this cooking adventure.

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