Are no longer only in NYC. Bold statement right? Maybe or maybe not.
I lived in NY for a couple years after college and during that time, I learned the most important thing about NY (other than how to subway surf to avoid germs) NY is the best at everything. Best nightlife, best food, best cultural attractions and of course, the best and most interesting people live in NY.
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Did you see this article? Amazing. Stuff like this only happens in Paris, I swear.
Basically an apartment in Paris was recently discovered that had not been entered or touched since 1940! 1940! No one had set foot in the place in over 70 years.Instead of finding dead plants and dusty furniture, they found a true glimpse into what life was like before WWII. Among the belongings they found a painting by the 19th century Italian artist Giovanni Boldini that was worth over $3 million! Again only in Paris. The woman who owned the apartment had left for the south of France before the WWWII broke out and never returned. Her granddaughter continued to pay the apartment bills until she herself died in 2010 at the age of 91.
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Remember that uber-trendy and uber-delicious restaurant Gjelina that I ate at in LA? Well, after the delicious pizzas I indulged even futher and tried their “famous” butterscotch pot de crème.
I know I probably say this about a lot of things, but that dessert was incredible – out of this world good.
It was everything you want a dessert to be – small so you don’t completely stuff yourself, not too sweet but still does the job and most importantly oh so tasty ,velvety and buttery. I would have licked the bowl clean had I not been trying to fit in with all the hip and trendy people there.
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I got home the other afternoon to find Chumley’s face completely swollen - he couldn’t even open one of his eyes, the poor guy. I rushed him to the vet and it turns out -after dropping 100 big ones – they have no idea what happened to him. He probably had an allergic reaction to something or got stung by a bee (or possibly tried to eat the bee). He is fine but it was ohhh so sad to see him like that – truthfully I don’t think he had any idea that his face had pretty much tripled in size. After some serious tranquilizing benadryl he is back to normal.
While I was waiting in the vet’s lobby, I noticed some incredible animal portraits that reminded me of a portrait we have of Chumley that I love. Appropriately it hangs over our bar. While Luke was in graduate school he won a silent auction item that included a custom painted picture of his graduate school’s campus by a friend’s wife who is a professional artist. Instead a boring picture of the school, we thought it would be money better spent on a portrait of Chumley (naturally – who wants to see a picture of a building when they can look at this guy!) Here it is – Chumley was about 5 months old in this pic..
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Thankfully the weather around here has started to heat up and the Florida girl inside of me is just jumping for joy (still not t-shirt at night weather, but I shouldn’t hold my breath for that)Like many, one of my favorite things about summer-besides the sunshine- is the food. Mostly because during summer months I live on white nectarines and tomatoes. Tomatoes, specifically heirlooms tomatoes are one of my most favorite meals – just cut one up and top with olive oil and salt – pure heaven. I could eat them by the pound.
Only problem with my heirloom tomato addiction is the price (I am talking to you Whole Foods). So, in an effort to save some money this summer I have decided to become an urban farmer!- well sort of – I am planting my own urban garden on my back porch.
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I think San Francisco got jealous from all the love I gave LA in yesterday’s post – so the city made sure I found this video. Cameron Michael is the artist and he created this amazing time-lapsed video of SF. Reminds me of how much I love this city – fog and all. The video is absolutely stunning.
Enjoy!
Also he did another video on NYC called “The Manhattan Project” which is incredible. Check it out here.
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Luke and I spent this past weekend in LA. We went for Luke’s graduate school reunion and hit the town. It was a great weekend with lots of friends and good food – the best kind.
I must admit when I moved to SF my idea of LA was totally different. Plus people in Northern California (NorCal) tend to think that Southern California(SoCal) is lame and devoid of culture and vice versa. But recently I have been spending more and more time in LA and have really started to love it. (Please don’t tell my fellow San Franciscans, I don’t want to get run out of the city)
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I was recently introduced to Ann Street Studio and their amazing blog. Their pictures are incredible but what I really love are their cinemagraphs – which are basically images that are enhanced with movement. There seems to be a trend with making photographs look like videos lately and I kind of love it. I especially love the NY shots on Ann Street Studio.
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Luke’s sister Megan, and her boyfriend Chris were in town this past weekend. We always love having “visitors” because it gives us a chance to show off the Bay Area. Plus the Bay Area was on its best behavior last weekend and provided the most perfect warm weather.
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I just found out that I am going to be a godmother! Well a co-godmother to be specific. I am thrilled. One of my best friends from college, Jessica who lives in Sweden is having a baby boy due at the end of May. I cannot wait to meet this gorgeous Swede.
I am going to have to get my act together and start buying gifts and toys now – especially since i am going to be a co-godmother and I need to beat the other godmother for the favorite! The other co-godmother is my other best friend Sarah. The three of us met in college and have been really close ever since.
So let those games begin. The poor godfather, who we don’t know, is going to be scared of us and our competition for the unofficial best godmother award.
Here are some pictures of the three of us from college and beyond (Sarah on left and Jess on right)…
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It has been a long week for a number of reasons and I am ready for it to be over, done, gonzo. What are your plans for the weekend?
Luke’s sister and her boyfriend are in town so we have lots of fun things lined up. Tonight we are having some friends over and I am going to make dinner. There are a couple things on the menu but the main star will be a paella and a bread pudding. Stay tuned for that post.
Also, tomorrow we are heading up to Napa to show off how awesome it is to live in the Bay Area. Our first stop is Oxbow Market for some picnic supplies then we’ll head to Robert Sinksey Vineyard and eat outside on their incredible patio that has stunning views. On Sunday we are going to hit up Off the Grid Picnic in the Presidio which is run by one of our dear, dear friends. I am hoping to do a little match making at the picnic so we will see! Fingers crossed.
In the meantime, someone asked me recently to send them a picture of my Vespa – so I thought I would share it here as well. For those who don’t know, I got a Vespa about two years ago and riding it is literally one of my most favorite things to do. I never thought I would be the kind of person to ride a Vespa but now I can’t imagine what life was like before it. Here she is in all her glory:
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I had plans to blog about my weekend – lots of pictures that involved my love of the Golden Gate Bridge and salted caramel brownies. Maybe I will do this later in the week – if and only if I can find my memory card with all of those pictures.
Instead I am going to send some love to the first city that I ever really lived in, Boston.
Boston – you were cold, hot, humid, harsh and home to some of the best years of my life. Boston – you helped me figure out who I was and who I wanted to be. Some of my best friends are friends I made on your streets. You helped me realize that you need more than a windbreaker to survive a New England winter and that the first day of fall is the best day of the year. You showed me that this world is a big wide-open space that I wanted to explore. You were the best teacher out there.
I am not going to get all political here, except to say that I am sending my love to you Boston and to all those hurt in yesterday’s senseless violence. You are the toughest city out there and you will get through this.
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Spring has sprung – finally! To me spring is officially here when we see asparagus in the grocery store. Even if the weather doesn’t agree. Spring =asparagus. I found these beauties and wanted to do something with them for dinner last Sunday night.
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I think I realized that I was an adult when I started liking lemon desserts. You know as a kid all you want is chocolate and more chocolate? That was me for sure. But in the past couple of years I have noticed asking to for lemony desserts instead. Don’t get me wrong I will take any dessert I can get my hands on but I will always choose a lemon tart over a molten chocolate cake – lemon seems to be my thing.
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This week was a pretty tough week- the world lost three amazing and influential women. Say what you will about each one of them but they were strong, successful, and made an impact.
Lilly Pulitzer
I grew up in Palm Beach County where Lilly’s style reins supreme. I am pretty sure that every time you leave the house there you will see someone in some sort of Lilly. She was a style icon who built a brand that defined an era of chicness.
Margaret Thatcher
Full disclosure, I don’t know much about politics, especially British politics. But I do know that Margaret Thatcher broke through some serious glass ceilings for women. She was the longest-serving British Prime Minister of the 20th century and is the only woman to have held the office. Her nickname was the Iron Lady – enough said.
Annette Funicello
Last but definitely not least. I grew up watching Annette Funicello. For some reason we watched a lot of old school TV growing up (we owned every episode of The Monkeys ) and we watched Annette on the Mickey Mouse Club and of course in Beach Blanket Bingo and Babes in Toyland.
So long ladies. Hopefully you are all together somewhere dressed in Lilly, singing songs, and talking politics.
“I didn’t set out to be unusual or different. I just wanted to do things my way.”~Lilly Pulitzer
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Growing up I seriously disliked going to church. Not because of any religious beliefs but because what kid wants to wake up early on the weekend, put on a dress and tights and sit on an uncomfortable wooden bench with a bunch of adults? Not this one.
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Luke, Chumley and I live in a pretty small apartment. We love the charm, our tiny view of the Golden Gate Bridge and the high ceilings. But it is small – I guess that is the price we pay for living in SF.
So I have decided when we strike it rich (which could be any day now right!? Powerball winners 2013?) we need 3 things in a new apartment:
- A king size bed
- washer and dryer
- Two sinks in the bathroom -or if we are really dreaming, separate his and hers bathrooms
Since we are dreaming… here is what my ideal bathroom would look like. Lots of bronze, black and white. And that tub! I might just live in that tub if it was mine.
Sorry Luke and Chumley no boys allowed.
What do you think – what would your imaginary and ideal bathroom look like?
Also check out this post on the great blog Oh Happy Day and see how her family of four live in a small SF apartment and make it look easy and chic! I should count my blessings – at least there are only 2 1/2 people in our apartment ( I give Chumley status as 1/2 a person since he weighs 100lbs).
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Amazing.
I wish I had the courage to go to a grocery store parking lot and practice my nun-chucks.
Actually going to dedicate this post to my brother who thought he was Michelangelo from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles when we were growing up and would walk around our house nun-chucking us. This can be you someday Jon-Erik. Someday.
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After a 16 hour flight next to a stranger that had personal space issues and one mid-air exhaustion meltdown by yours truly – we made it home. I can’t believe that the trip has already come and gone. We had such a fantastic week and loved exploring Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
Here are some random pictures from the week – most are from my phone, so please excuse the bad quality .
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(first dip in the Arabian Gulf)
(Absolutely stunning beaches – not what I was expecting)
Luke and I were fortunate enough to spend a day at the Monte Carlo Beach Club and not only witnessed the most amazing sunset, but I also got to take a dip in the Arabian Gulf. I am not sure why, but I envisioned the Gulf to be really salty and not a body of water that I wanted to jump into – but I could not be more wrong! It was stunning.
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Halfway through our time in the UAE, Luke surprised me with an overnight trip to the desert. At the recommendation of Alana and Kemp (thank you!!) – he booked us one night at Qasr Al Sarab – this amazing Anantara resort in the middle of the desert. I was super impressed.
We woke up early in the morning and started the trek to the resort. The resort was located about 200 km south of Abu Dhabi in the Empty Quarter- one of the largest sand deserts in the world that encompasses most of Saudi Arabia and areas of Oman, the UAE, and Yemen. After leaving the city of Abu Dhabi, you quickly realize that you are in the desert. There was not much on the road to the resort except some camels. Had we not turned off to the resort we would have eventually hit the border of Saudi Arabia – we were literally in the middle of nowhere.
(Desert drive. No one else on the road. I did prove that you can photograph a mirage – see it? )
(Camel spotting from the car- sadly this is as close as I got to a real live camel. )
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After a couple of days in Dubai, we made our way south to Abu Dhabi.
Abu Dhabi has a totally different vibe and energy compared to Dubai. There are more green spaces and there seems to be more emphasis on life outdoors and less mall culture – which completely speaks to me. We stayed with our friends Kemp and Alana at their amazing apartment that overlooks the Emirates Palace. The view is stunning.
(The view from their living room! Through a glass so the picture is a little fuzzy)
I got the grand tour our first full day in Abu Dhabi. Our first stop was Emirates Palace which houses a hotel and the government all in one. Bonus is that is has a gold dispensing ATM! I wanted to get some gold bars out but quickly realized that I could probably only afford a gold flake. We also saw a beautiful art exhibition and captured this picture of Sheikh Zayed (the guy who pretty much founded the UAE.)
(Gold dispensing ATM and Sheik Zayed)
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Monday morning I woke up and went back to the Dubai Mall (obviously) to tour the Dubai Aquarium which is inside the mall.
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We made it! After a 16 hour non-stop flight from San Francisco to Dubai – we arrived. The flight was fine – I have done this flight before and it always amazes me that a red- eye to the East Coast is harder than a 16 hour flight to the Middle East.
The first two nights of our trip we stayed in Dubai on Palm Island - I am sure you have seen it, but they are man-made islands off the coast of Dubai in the shape of a Palm Tree. Totally crazy and beautiful all at once.
On Sunday, our first full day here – I wanted to see everything and anything. So we started off the day with a trip to the….mall. Weird right? but everything in Dubai seems to rotate around a mall of some sort. And these are not just any old malls – they are big and beautiful and attractions in themselves.
Our first mall was the Dubai Mall which was huge – it literally is the world’s largest mall. It is also next to the Burj Khalifa – the tallest building in the world. ( I am sensing a theme here).
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I follow this great blog- Love Taza- and was reading their latest post where they included the new Vampire Weekend song. I am not a huge Vampire Weekend fan, but I love it this song. Best part is that I have not idea why – but can’t get it out of my head. Maybe it is the fact that the music video is all about NYC and I always miss NY or the fact that I have no idea what they are singing about (wisdom teeth??). Either way – you should check it out and get yourself hooked as well.
Countdown to Abu Dhabi has begun, I am hoping to document the trip here so please stay tuned. In the meantime I am already missing Chumley (he stays at an organic dog hotel while we are gone – so don’t feel too bad for him) and found these pictures recently from when he was a puppy. Don’t let his cuteness fool you, he was a gremlin up until about yesterday.
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Before moving to San Francisco, I lived in New York. I was right out college and it was both the most amazing and hardest time. I love, love NY – I tell Luke that I want to move back all the time, but New York is expensive and unless you are a billionaire (which I am not) – day to day life is not the easiest. When I lived there I made no money – I worked for a museum and they paid pennies (the feeling was that it was an honor to work there…)
My first apartment in NY was shared with 2 of my girlfriends from college. We converted a two bedroom apartment into three by throwing up a flimsy wall in the middle of our living room leaving us with a living room that was 2 x2 with no windows. We would literally be sitting in the living room and had no idea if it was sunny, snowing raining or hailing out. That apartment also had mice and cockroaches. It was really fun every time you turned on the oven thinking you were going to get a crispy mouse with your food. It was a glamorous time in our lives.
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I am going to be honest, I strongly dislike St. Patrick’s Day. It is kind of like Halloween in my book – it is a reason for some serious public drunkunness and nudity. (That is unless you have kids and then both of those holidays take on a whole different meaning) We live in a neighborhood that explodes when St. Patrick’s Day (or Halloween for that matter) comes along.
Last year, while walking the dog at 3 in the afternoon, I caught a drunk girl going to the bathroom in a neighboors doorwell. I mean come on! There are so many things wrong with that picture- I am still traumatized.
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The big news today is that we booked a (very) last minute trip to Abu Dhabi. We leave in a week!?!
I have only been to the UAE once before and literally stayed for about 8 hours. Luke and I were on a layover from India to San Francisco and we choose a flight that would let us spend the night in Dubai with his good friend from college. Needless to say that going from India to Dubai was a total culture shock. Plus we arrived at night and left early the next morning so I never saw daylight in Dubai. All that being said, I am excited to see another part of the UAE , Abu Dhabi in all its glory day and night. We are staying with some great friends who live over there and who we traveled with recently to Cartagana.
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One of the many perks of living in San Francisco are the vintage stores/flea markets. I love anything vintage. I like that vintage items have stories and history behind them – who knows how many lives it has lived before it made its way to you. I especially have a love of vintage jewelry. My wedding band is vintage – from 1906 and we got it from this great store in SF called Diane’s. I am not much of a shopper, but this is definitely one of those places that I could get lost in. Make sure to check it out if you ever find yourself in SF and looking for some eye candy.
Another treasure trove of vintage goodness is the Alameda flea market – officially called the Alameda Point Antiques Faire (but that is a mouth full). Once a month vintage vendors from all over the Northwest converge on an abandoned naval air base that overlooks the SF skyline. Here is more information on it - but it is basically the largest antiques fair in Northern California. The fair has over 800 vendors and all items must be over 20 years old – so it is a great resource for all things vintage. I try to go as often as I can – mainly to wander and see what is out there. But you have to be in the right mood for this flea market – it is intense - physically and mentally. It is literally thousands of people strolling, shopping, shoving, and eating their way through hundreds of vendors.
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Whaoo! I signed up for Alt Summit NYC this morning and am so excited. Alt Summit is a blogging resource that holds these really great networking events all over the county. Plus this year’s NYC event is going to be a the Martha Stewart headquarters! I definitely wouldn’t miss a chance to be in Miss Martha’s aura or get back to NYC for that matter.
What are your plans this weekend? I have nothing on the agenda except eating pizza like we do every Friday night – mostly likely at Pizetta 211 (best place ever) – and maybe checking out the Alameda Flea Market on Sunday.
Happy Friday..finally!
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I must admit that I love all things French. I know that is not very original, but I do. I love the language, the food, the wine and the people. I most of all love Paris. I actually blame this on my parents because I took French classes from kindergarten through the end of high school. I did not learn a single word of the language… but I did find my love of all things French.
A couple of years ago I was fortunate enough to spend my 30th birthday in Paris. If I had to welcome in 30…I was going to spend it in the best place in the world. (i.e. less chance of a “I can’t believe I am 30″ breakdown when you have a bottle of wine in one hand and a pastry in the other)
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How was your long weekend?
Mine was pretty great – a lot of wine, tv and good food. We took Chumley on a little urban hike and got this great picture. He truly is the luckiest dog on the planet.
I also attempted to make the elusive macaron.
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For some reason, baking bread scares me. I have no idea why, maybe it is the whole yeast-rising thing. I am always afraid that I will kill the yeast or that my bread won’t rise.
A friend recently asked my to make a Scali Loaf, the local bread in her hometown of Boston. The bread has almost a cult following in the North End of Boston. I had never had it before so it was hard to know what I was making but thankfully the bread rose and I even figured out how to braid the dough. (For the record, I did try this braid 3 times and the third time seemed to be the charm)
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Right after college I moved to NYC. About a year into living there, I had lunch at Gino’s on the Upper East Side. This was an old-school NYC institution that had been around since 1945. The food was completely forgettable but to this day I still cannot forget the Scalamandré wallpaper that covered the restaurant’s walls. I was in shock and awe that someone would wallpaper an entire restaurant with red zebras. An entire restaurant full of zebras. I loved it. The story behind the wallpaper is that the restaurant’s owner Gino Circiello, liked to hunt but he couldn’t afford to pay for an African safari. So instead of going hunting he decided that he could afford to put zebras on the walls of his restaurant He commissioned his friend Franco Scalamandré to design wallpaper with leaping zebras pursued by arrows. And so it began Sadly the restaurant shut its doors in 2010 but the wallpaper still lives on through Scalamandré.
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Happy Valentines’s Day everyone.
Luke and I have no real plans. To be honest, I am not one of the biggest fans of Valentine’s Day …so I think we will get take out and catch up on Downtown Abbey.
I made these cookies for a friend recently and thought they were the perfect V-Day cookies – crisp butter shortbread cookies filled with red raspberry jam. BUT if you don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day and still want to make these cookies, then just use another cookie cutter.
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On Saturday Luke didn’t have to work, so we woke up and decided it was time to meet our first Joshua Tree.
Joshua Tree National Park is located almost directly east of Palm Springs. Since we were staying south of Palm Springs we entered the park through the southwest entrance. Not sure what we were thinking but we were the most ill-prepared of park- goers. We had no water or food when we got to the park and neither of those are sold inside the park. BUT it still was amazing. Here are our pictures. The park is totally psychedelic/Dr. Seuss land but really cool to see in person.
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I am back and the road trip was a success!
I made it down to Palm Springs late Thursday night. The drive from San Francisco took about 7 hours but was not too bad. Plus, my co-captain was Chumley so he kept me company…sort of.
We stayed at the La Quinta Resort which is about 20 miles outside of Palm Springs. The resort was beautiful – amazing grounds with old – school hacienda style rooms. The actual rooms themselves were a little dated, but nothing too bad. The best part of the resort were definitely the expansive grounds, as well as how dog friendly it was- they even gave Chumley his own bed and dog bowls.
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I know, I know, posting something about mantras is pretty hippie-dippy of me right? But bare with me.
I feel some change in the works in my life – all of which is great – but I can feel it coming and I know it is out there. I have been searching for some aspects of my life to change and it seems like I am headed in the right direction.
I was speaking with a friend recently and she reminded me that sometimes we don’t feel worthy. Which is exactly how I feel sometimes – you know like you have made it this far in life and are not sure how or when you are going to get caught? After our conversation she sent some mantras that really resonated with me. Feel free to ignore or stop reading, but I feel like there are a couple of you who might like these:
- Action conquers fear.
- Be bold.
- Fortune favors the brave.
- I will be led by my dreams.
- I will be fueled by passion.
My favorite is #3 - Fortune favors the brave. I love it and need to remind myself of this idea – that nothing good is going to happen unless you have the heart to take that chance.
Also – she sent this Ted talk – it is about 20 minutes but really poignant and entertaining.
TED Talk: Brene Brown: http://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability.html
Over and out from Amanda, the hippie.
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Luke is the #1 49er fan ever – like really, ever. So obviously he was really bummed about yesterday. I think the whole city was. 2014 will be their year.
When I first started dating Luke he had season tickets to the 49ers. I know what you are thinking, pretty fancy right? No. This was when the 49ers were bad, I mean really bad. We would go to each and every home game – and watch from kickoff to the absolute second of the game - even when they were loosing, badly.
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Happy anniversary to my handsome husband. We met 5 years ago today at a friend’s Superbowl Party. Our initial meeting was something out of the kindergarten sand box. We said hello, he made fun of me and then he ran away – it was love at first sight.
We got married 2 1/2 years ago – one of the best days ever – at the beautiful Beltane Ranch in Glenn Ellen, CA.
Luke, thanks for loving me and all my craziness.
(* Photo credit below)
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Oh Cartagena….I wish I was there right now.
I grew up in South Florida in the 80s and 90s and back then Colombia was this place that no one had every been to and no one ever planned on going to. But, fast forward 20 years and Luke and I were looking for a place to travel to over the holidays. Our original plan was Argentina – think wine, food and more wine. But coincidentally as we were about to book our flight to Argentina, a friend called and raved about Cartagena. Long story short – it sounded amazing – think rum drinks, the beach and more rum drink. So we decided to go for it.
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I somehow stumbled upon this recipe in the NY Times. It was claiming to know how to make the perfect chocolate chip cookie – you know the kind that is crispy on the outside and all ooey-goey in the middle? Naturally I had to try it. The article says the trick to a perfect chocolate chip cookie is… to let the dough rest 24 to 72 hours. I am not sure who can make chocolate chip cookie batter and just let it hang out in your fridge without eating it? But I decided to try it.
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In an attempt to clean out my kitchen cabinets, I noticed that I had bags and bags of nuts and dried fruit left over from Thanksgiving and Christmas. Instead of leaving them there until the 2013 holidays (which I thought about doing) I decided to make some granola. Luke loves granola – especially when we go out for brunch. It is weird – I order pancakes/waffles/omelets – basically anything that I am too tired to make myself in the morning, and Luke always orders granola.
Also, granola is expensive at the grocery store!! -so I thought this could be a morning treat for him, while also saving some cashola.
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I come from a serious football family, but that certainly does not mean that I love football. I like football, but I don’t love it or really care about it. But what I do love is the food that goes with football. Chili, beer, corn bread, BBQ…the list goes on. So when Luke said that he was going to watch football all day yesterday, I jumped at the chance to make my Gameday Chili.
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Adapted from Palm Beach Entertaining
Ingredients:
- 6 large eggs
- 3 cups heavy cream
- 1 cup milk
- 1 ¼ cup sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
- 1 loaf of day old ciabatta bread cut into 1 inch cubes
- 2 cups of berries
- 8 oz. of white chocolate chunks
- 2 tablespoons of orange zest
In a large bowl whisk together the eggs, heavy cream, milk and 1 cup of the sugar. Add the vanilla and the salt. Add the day old bread and mix well. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 12 hours.
Preheat the oven to 275°F and butter a 9 x 11 inch rectangle baking dish
Remove the bread mixture from the refrigerator and fold in white chocolate, berries and orange zest. Transfer to prepared baking dish and cover with aluminum foil (Spray the foil with non-stick spray before placing on top of bread pudding mixture so it doesn’t stick when baking)
Bake for 1 ¾ hours.
Remove the foil and sprinkle with remaining ¼ cups of sugar. Raise the oven temperature to 500°F and return the pudding to the over and bake for 15 minutes or until the top is golden and crispy. Serve warm and top with whipped cream if desired.
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