I had the first snow day of my adult life last week, and I got just as excited about it as I used to when I was a kid. When my alarm went off, I rolled over to check my email, discovered a note from the boss saying we could work from home, and am [...]
Today the temperature rose to 50 degrees and the sun finally showed itself. I was able to wear a jacket that was not of the head-to-toe, sleeping-bag variety! I didn’t wear a hat! I definitely needed a day like this. Stepping outside was like coming up for air.
By happy coincidence, we had planned an afternoon [...]
Today marks six years with my favorite food-taster, dishwasher, and dinner companion. We’re headed out to a neighborhood favorite this evening to celebrate, so there will be no cooking tonight. Instead, I thought I’d post a recipe Jeff made for me when we were first dating, and which has become one of my favorite winter [...]
I brought the camera to the office today and accidentally left it there, so there is no mouth-watering photo to convince you to try this recipe, but please, if you like lamb at all, just trust me on this one. It’s delicious!
During the summer and fall, I participate in a great CSA program. In addition [...]
This winter feels like it has been much colder than any other I can remember in the eight plus years I’ve lived in Brooklyn. The frigid air and the rushed steps from apartment to train, train to office, and back again, have me in a bit of a funk, to be honest. It’s hard to [...]
It’s been snowing steadily in Brooklyn since last night, and nothing makes me happier than wandering around in the flurries as they’re falling, before too many feet and too much traffic have changed them to filthy slush. I was fortunate to have the day off today, so I pulled on my fuzzy new blue suede [...]
