My mother always pomegranates in the house – especially during the holidays. Now, there is rarely never actual food in her cupboards (I mean, there are tons of condiments and lots of crackers and dips, but not, you know, substantial stuff like chicken and beef). However, pomegranates are always at the ready. Because who doesn’t want to crack open the rough, dry ... Read More »
Everyone knows that chicken soup is what you should be eating (sipping) when you’re sick. But why? It’s obviously comforting and comfort is good when you don’t feel good. And there are other theories as well. Fluid replenishment, inflammation reduction, etc. Trader Joe’s provided me with one of those “Is it Local?” chickens and after I roasted it, I waited ... Read More »
The many joys of semi-communal living include extra hands on deck at all-times for mini-* (and not so mini-**) emergencies at barVino, always having a friend (or six) around for a good laugh or chat and built-in shuffleboard playing partners. The downside? When one person gets sick, everyone gets sick. And starting in December ’12, the cold keeps getting passed ... Read More »
If there is a dessert sweeter and more elegant than the French macaroon, then I have not yet made its acquaintance. So what a very sweet treat to be given a box of these lovely confections by my friend Sarah, of the eponymous Cafe Sarah. Moderation is key when you have such delectables at hand. Otherwise the New Year’s resolution list ... Read More »
Perhaps the end of the Mayan calendar is just the turning of the page, a new chapter. It will be winter solstice when you read this and, if you’re a small business owner in New York State, the date that the last quarterly sales tax of 2012 is due. But as I sit in my living room, watching the snow ... Read More »
Too much effing Pinterest, a bottle of wine1 and a night “off” from the restaurant led to a series of mini-projects being start and actually (shockingly) finished last Thursday night. There are loads of things that I’d like to do to the apartment. Such as this. And this. Oh, and this. However, none of them are actually financially (or spatially) ... Read More »
Prior to moving to the Adirondacks, my family always bought their Christmas trees from a local Christmas tree farm (particularily, in the latter years of our Delaware residency, from Loblolly Acres). But for the last two years, my roommate and I have gone trekking through the woods for our Christmas trees and evergreen boughs. It is something I look forward ... Read More »
Last week, with a couple of days off in a row to look forward to, I drove a few hours to visit a friend whom I haven’t seen awhile. When I walked in the house and asked, “Whose dog?”, I got a look that made me know it had been entirely too look since I’ve visited. It had been almost a ... Read More »
The long-term loan of an Irish kitchen table (from a friend who doesn’t have room for it in her house and doesn’t want it sitting in her the barn during the winter months) has encouraged me to do some redecorating in my apartment. Luckily, my roommate’s been on-hand for the heavy lifting. One of the changes we made was to ... Read More »
I mentioned in my last post that I had been put in charge of cocktails for Thanksgiving. After scouring some of my favorite sources for cocktails online, I decided to attempt the following: Rosemary infused vodka with cranberry simple syrup and seltzer Whisky sours with homemade sour mix Bourbon with vanilla pear nectar and hard cider While the cranberry simple ... Read More »
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