Month: September 2011
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A weekend getaway
This weekend we escaped the ACL crowds and drove to San Antonio. We: Stayed at the lovely Hotel Havana Had excellent cocktails and snacks at The Esquire Tavern with Jeret, Javi and Rob (fried beets, potato tacos, house made chips, deviled eggs, along with too many unnamed and just-made-up cocktails to count) Had a delicious…
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Farro Salad
I cooked again! Yay me! I bought a cute little bag of quick-cooking farro at Central Market, and decided to try it out tonight as a salad. I started with a recipe from Plenty by Yotam Ottolenghi, but ended up changing it a lot to fit the ingredients we had. It was seriously good, especially…
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Broccoli and pasta
Note to self: You made this last night, and it was so good that both you and J. said you need to write it down. Penne with Broccoli and Shallots 8 ounces penne 2 heads broccoli, cut into florets 2 tablespoons butter 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 medium shallot, thinly sliced…
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Announcement #2!
Internets! I am so excited to announce that Aimee Wenske has agreed to do the photography for my new book! I have admired her work for a long time, and I am thrilled to be able to work with her on this project. Hooray! Feast your eyes on these gorgeous photos by the lovely Aimee: Fun,…
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Randoms
Evidently I like photographing my shoes on the dashboard. Maybe because I’m slightly obsessed with shoes? Especially these – now that I’m not in an office-business-dress environment daily, I can wear more casual stuff, which I love. These are my new Simple shoes… And my lovely Bensimons. Of course, I still want these. And these.…