Drinking: Just Coffee- Fondo Paez Listening to: New Sensation – INXS Back in the days of cable, I saw this episode of Iconoclasts on Sundance Channel with Michael Stipe and Mario Batali. They are both kind of interesting on their own, but together in conversation as good friends, they are really fascinating. They talked about...
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Drinking: Earl Grey Listening to: my daughter sing Sponge Bob’s Best Day Ever My husband has started making croutons to go with soup this winter. He uses Mark Bittman’s recipe from How To Cook Everything Vegetarian. They are heaven in your mouth. I highly recommend pairing them with tomato basil soup from Soup Lady Jennifer...
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Drinking: Harney & Sons Royal English Breakfast Tea Listening to: Song For You – Alexi Murdoch Fluffy snow has been falling here and it’s been great to watch people react to it, stop and notice how pretty it is. I’ve had a series of long, long work days and I’m finding very little time for...
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Minutes after walking into Andrea Sims and Krim Boughalem’s Wine + Market last Saturday, I approached them to ask if I could come back and take photographs and they were so gracious to me. I didn’t beg, but I would have had they said no. It is a peaceful and inspiring place. The wine is...
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If you can, get a sitter and go see Julie & Julia followed by dinner at Le Deauville. Eat outside, preferably on a chilly night. I recommend the roasted chicken with polenta and white wine, though skip their house sauvignon blanc {too sweet}. I read Julie & Julia when the book was first published and,...
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I adore my father.It’s kind of ridiculous how much.My daughter’s father is an incredible human being, too. The bar was set high for my expectations for my child’s father, and yet he always surprises me with all that he does for us. My favorite thing is seeing the two of them together, my father and...
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I’m reading Molly Wizenberg’s thoughtful, delicious, heartbreaking memoir, A Homemade Life {me reading is brought to you by finally giving up cable and TiVo}. In the book, she mentions a Dirty Three album called Whatever You Love, You Are . It was the phrase that led her create her wildly successful blog Orangette and the...
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Another recipe post from my husband. Honolulu Skillet Beans Serves: 4Time: 25 min. This recipe, adapted from the Moosewood Collective, is particularly nice at this time of year, when some days the weather promises summer is approaching, but the cold isn’t quite gone either. If you’re not familiar with the magic that is hoisin sauce,...
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From my husband. We’ll just call him Plateworthy. He is quite a dish. Pineapple, Spinach, and Avocado SaladServes: 4Time: 10 min. Refreshing, light, packed with vitamins, this makes a perfect springtime salad. Using fresh pineapple here means an extra five minutes peeling, coring, and chopping it yourself, but if you’re used to the canned yellow-white...
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I am sorry the posts have been sparse lately. So far, in 2009 I have been very, very blessed with work and travel. I am praying to keep up and at the same time not lose my enthusiasm for creative endeavors which are such an important part of how I organize (or pretend to order)...
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