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Brunch at Foreign & Domestic

Posted on April 25th, 2011

If I haven’t told you already, I adore Foreign & Domestic. They recently opened for brunch on Sundays, and pretty much every Sunday since then, I’ve asked Justin if we could go. We finally went last week, and it’s going to take heavy chains and a large scary dog to keep me away from there every Sunday from now on. I took my Yashica with me, and I was so pleased with how the food looked on film. It doesn’t hurt that the lighting is perfect in there, and the food is gorgeous. Justin designed the menu: Soup can pumpkin bread with butter, coffee (they use Casa Brasil coffee, and it ROCKS): Salted radishes, butter, toast and basil pesto: Tofu and endive salad: Cincinnati-style…

recent eats at home #2

Posted on April 24th, 2011

We seem to be having a lot of breakfast lately. Crescent rolls filled with Nutella, coffee. Iced mocha: cold-brewed coffee (my new favorite thing to make at home), soy milk and chocolate syrup. For me: scrambled eggs with Gruyere, toast with butter, ripe berries and iced mocha (this time made with chocolate soy milk). For Justin, egg and jalapeño tacos. Ravioli with marinara and toast. A mix of Barbara’s high fiber cereal, raisin bran, and Cheerios. Justin thinks mixing cereals like this is gross. (You can just see Roux’s nose in the photo, he wanted a sniff.) Scrambled eggs with Gruyere, sauteed tomatoes, buttered toast, and iced mocha. I’m in a scrambled egg phase. If you know me at all, you know this is…

Letters #3

Posted on April 22nd, 2011

Dear Husband, I have no idea how you’ve had the energy to take care of me and nurse me back to health these days. You’ve made me mashed potatoes and chicken noodle soup, you’ve taken me for walks, you’ve brought me Jan’s chocolate cake from Fresh Plus and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. You’ve hugged me and kissed me, you’ve cheered me up, you’ve made me laugh, and you’ve just made me feel better. I would like to request you as my nurse during all future illnesses and injuries. *   *   *   *   *   *    *   *   * Dear Sleep, Where are you these days? I miss you. Come back soon. *   *   *   *  …

My favorites: Romeo + Juliet

Posted on April 20th, 2011

Okay, this may be where some of us disagree. I adore Baz Luhrmann. I loved Moulin Rouge!, I loved Romeo + Juliet, and I can’t wait to see The Great Gatsby. I do plan to see Australia very soon – Justin keeps telling me I should see it (because he knows I adore Baz Luhrmann), but I’m afraid I’ll just cry and cry. (Which is silly, because every time I watch Moulin Rouge! I bawl hysterically, and I still watch it over and over again.) Anyway, I know some people really don’t go for Luhrmann films. But I love artistic, surreal, beautiful movies – I just watched I Am Love and was completely blown away. I love love love Amelie. I can’t quite figure…