Heidi Swanson’s recipes are true culinary delights. I very well could prattle on incessantly about Swanson’s creativity, her passion for cooking close to the earth, her breathtaking food photography, but I’ll spare you the swooning. You can read my shameless praise here.
After a long day of shopping, running errands and negotiating my way through […]

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NYC - Brooklyn - Coney Island - Deno’s Wonder Wheel, originally uploaded by wallyg.

we who were once so morose and tumultuous in our pink dresses, watermelon lollipops and aviator glasses decided that this day would […]

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four man tent, originally uploaded by felsull.

all i wanted in life was a pup tent. a girl has small wants, right? well, well, well. wasn’t i tickled beyond repair when one of the editors at […]

After having my third dinner at a local Brooklyn organic eatery, I decided to forgo spending another $25 on a meal I had suddenly become obsessed with but knew I could easily fix at home. The version in the restaurant comes with sauteed swiss chard and brown rice, but my home version calls for […]

i am addicted to sk-rt! think of it as digg or delicious for gals. just this morning i found an interesting article on six key ways to measure a blog’s success and there are loads of informative and funny articles and tips.
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Step into the perfumed parlors of the Everleigh Club, the most famous brothel in American history—and a catalyst for a culture war that rocked the nation. Operating in Chicago’s notorious Levee district at the dawn of the last century, the Club’s proprietors, two aristocratic (or so they said) sisters named Minna and Ada Everleigh, […]

i’m reading so much i might very well have to up my contact lens perscription - it’s that dire. From the recent Junot Diaz’s (am writhing in anticipation of his novel) & Helen Simpson’s stories in the New Yorker to the piles of Newsweek, The Economist, to old issues of Granta (one in particular has […]

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Figs for lunch 3, originally uploaded by Xerones.

forget the pies and trifles! i’m mad for fresh fruit and if it wasn’t grilled peaches then it simply has to be about figs. this luscious, decadent fruit. […]

it was all very innocent. i just happened to pop into dean & deluca. i just happened to pause in front of the rows and rows of delicious fruit, scallions and sweet basil already overflowing from my tote bag (saturday at the farmer’s market), when i considered the apricot and then the pinnacle […]

every morning i walk two miles out of my way to another subway station. this morning ritual reminds me of yoga - a small, confined space between my home world and my workplace. it’s when i do most of my thinking, planning and it’s also a time when i can completely relax, check out, and […]

i’m on a blueberry roll. cakes, scones, pies, pasta (it’s possible!). as my coworkers have threatened me with death (seriously), i have many a pie to make to bring in the office come monday. so, on deck, for this weekend. recipe here. buy it, make it, eat it.

Forget the morose black - the uniform of the tragic urbanite, I’m mad for color - for succulent pinks, blistering pomegranate reds and terracotta peaches. Fragile violet orchids besides austere lilies. I want to buy home-spun wool gloves and apple-sage sausage. As I grow older and the food which lies shivering in supermarkets becomes […]

Have you thought about joining a book club but grew tired of the drama, the scheduling, the shrieking: I HAVEN’T READ THE BOOK YET!? Afraid to commit to a monthly book club but want to check out a few new books? Want to chat with today’s most buzzworthy authors, LIVE? From the comfort of your […]