cranberry-orange donuts
One of the glorious aspects of moving to Brooklyn has been the never-ending section of places to eat. How will I ever get to them all? But, I do have a gripe about my neighborhood’s lack of decent...
View Articlesunday catch up
I haven’t been blogging much and it’s making me very sad. After our move to New York, I expected to be settled much faster than this. Or maybe this transition has been quick, and I’m just impatient....
View Articlelow carb tofu pad thai
After Felicite and I signed our lease on our new place in Crown Heights, I invited her over to my rental room for an experimental lunch. After all, broker’s fees make me ravenous. I was really...
View Articleperfect weekend: brooklyn botanical gardens
After spending the past two weeks moving and painting my new apartment, I really needed a relaxing weekend. Ryan and I woke up early on Saturday Morning and scoped out Tom’s Restaurant. It’s one of the...
View Articleavocado egg salad
I’ve seen a few recipes floating around the web for egg salads that use greek yogurt and avocado instead of mayonnaise. In fact, I could have sworn I save a few, or at least pinned one or two of them....
View Articlethe weekender 5/4/2013
Hello friends. This weekend, I’m spending a lot of time at home. I just moved my cats into the new apartment and I want to keep an eye on things. My roommate also has a cat, so we’re spending a lot of...
View Articledutch babies with homemade strawberry maple syrup
It’s safe to say that dutch babies have become a mild obsession in my house. I went 26 years of my life in ignorance of their existence, so, really, I’m just making up for lost time. This is my third...
View Articletofu spring rolls with peanut dipping sauce
Hey everyone, I’m participating in the Virtual Vegan Potluck. It’s a fun opportunity to connect with blogs from all over the world and share our favorite vegan recipes. If you’re stopping by for the...
View Articleflowers in your CSA
Would you consider getting weekly flowers delivered in your CSA? It’s a splurge, but what a cheerful addition it would be! This CSA in Park Slope offers flowers in their deliveries (and bread and...
View ArticleMoMA Rain Room
A few weeks ago Ryan and I went with some friends to see the MoMA’s Rain Room. It was an incredible experience. The Rain Room is an art installation that makes it rain all around you, but not on you....
View Articlekitties will puke on everything you love
A few of you have seen this already since I spoiled it with my instagram and twitter, but I still feel it warrants a post, because this needlework couldn’t be more relevant to my life, thanks to my...
View Articledesign your own cookie cutters
My dreams may have just come true. Now you can design and print your own cookie cutter shape. Well, only if you have one of those super-fancy 3D printers (so, that’s what they’re for!). This is the...
View Articlebrooklyn summer weekends
It’s tempting to wait out these hot summer days in my air conditioned room, but for the past few weekends I have been entertaining guests. So we’ve endeavored up and down Brooklyn and enjoyed the...
View Articlefall favorites: apple hand pies and turnovers
Have you been apple picking yet? I’m hoping to go again this weekend. I used the season’s first batch of apples to make hand pies and applesauce. I like to use maple syrup in all of my apple desserts....
View Articlepretty things: fox temporary tattoo
How beautiful is this fox tattoo? It looks so realistic. This one is from etsy. Would you wear one?
View Articlespooky halloween candle d.i.y.
I snagged these candles at the dollar store and had serious plans to decorate them for Halloween. And how cute are they? I can’t stop smiling when I see them. Oh, and those fake leaves? Also from the...
View Articlehalloween cat costumes!
In short, these Halloween cat costumes are the best. I cannot even begin to tell you how excited I became when I saw them. Witch Hat Cat Costume I tried to show them to my cats, but they ran in fear....
View Articlehorse riding adventures in the Northeast
I was back in the saddle, guys! And it was perfect. I missed riding so much. It’s been five days and my saddle sores still haven’t healed and I don’t care! My last ride was more than six months ago and...
View Articlecarved pumpkin inspiration – Haunted Pumpkin Garden
I am such a sucker for a good carved pumpkin. So much so, that I dragged Ryan and my sister to the New York Botanical Garden to see their Haunted Pumpkin Garden. It was a two hour trip, one way. Talk...
View Articlequinoa stuffed acorn squash with pecans and raisins
Are you freezing yet? It has been in the 50′s all day. The cats are sleeping in the weirdest places, trying to stay warm. It’s so cold, all I can think is climbing under the covers with a book (Ender’s...
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