Earlier this week as NYC braced itself for a historic blizzard I decided to use the downtime to bake. I had fond memories from last summer of Brooklyn bakery Ovenly’s near infamous salted chocolate chip cookie that totally hit the perfect balance of salty-sweet and moist at its center. [Sidenote: I had immediately regretted buying only the one cookie while my … Continue reading
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Out with the old
As early as December 26th and reaching a pinnacle in the days following January 1st, carcasses of Christmas trees start to appear on city sidewalks. Since most New Yorker’s live in apartment buildings this can often mean passing small mountains of discarded trees. Most have been thoroughly stripped though as I walk by I always find … Continue reading
Do not refigerate or how I survived Frankenstorm
I’ve been without a fridge for the last 9 days. Yes, those things do have an expiration date. The first 3 days were also without an oven since when the fridge died it blew the oven’s fuses. After throwing out a ton of dairy/eggs and various perishables… there is only so much a single person … Continue reading
Sights of New York
I woke up this morning not feeling so great but managed to rally and go for a run as I’ve found the mantra “Never regret going for a run” generally lives up to expectation. Today was no different. After yesterday’s tornadoes and rain storms, the skies were a gorgeous blue with big white fluffy clouds … Continue reading
Rush hour at the laundromat
There are many advantages to living in NYC, not being able to do your own laundry in your apartment is definitely not one of them. Granted, there are those lucky few who have laundry in their apartment or even in their building, unfortunately that’s not my case. I could just send my laundry out but I tried that … Continue reading
Friday night perfection
Today was one of those days where I just got to go about the day with a smile on my face, it was a treat after last week’s insanity of a shoot review. Today after doing my chores, I spent the afternoon biking from PT to massage appointments for my hip issues and then just … Continue reading
Beers, Brooklyn and beats
Tuesday night I went to see M.Ward at Celebrate Brooklyn. I got there early to claim our blanket real estate then enjoyed a few illicit beers that my friend snuck in, (even I enjoy the occasional champagne of beers) while enjoying the show and the sweet smoke that wafted from nearby and across the crowd.
This Friday night
I spent my Friday night with my best friend and her daughter and it was awesome. Getting to catch up with my bestie, enjoy play-do popcorn and watch her daughter feed ‘Robot’ as she’s taken to calling their cat was just what I needed after a long work week. We enjoyed a bottle of wine … Continue reading
In labor… oenophile style
Tonight we’re bottling Pinotsaurus Rex (c) 2011. My wine. Made with friends at Brooklyn Winery. More tomorrow.