Cookie Factory 2012, Part 1

Sunday, December 16, 2012

The cookie factory was in full swing this weekend.  Each year David and I (and now Julia helps a bit so she can nick cookie dough) bake and send over 60 dozen holiday cookies to friends and family all over the country.  Midway through the process (around now, actually) we feel like we should have […]

Take Five: Roi Soleil

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

another in a series of posts about five things that I’m taken with . . . Fortuny dessert plates.  The nuanced beauty of Fortuny prints faithfully rendered on earthenware.  Fit for a king’s table.  (Does Santa read this?) Cire Trudon Roi Soleil candle.  “Fragrance of the Hall of Mirrors and the vast wooden floor of […]

The Bartlett

Monday, November 19, 2012

I like the idea of Holiday cocktails –and not just because many of us are in particular need of a drink during this season. But I often don’t like the drinks themselves. They’re usually too sweet, and the flavors can be pedestrian (usually some spiced winter fruit spiked with a neutral hooch).  And just thinking […]

Rice Pudding with Salted Caramel

Monday, November 12, 2012

It’s been a tough couple of weeks here in New York.  Some comfort food seems in order, and I can’t think of anything more comforting than rice pudding.  This version of the classic pudding (or is it really a porridge?) pushes the dish decisively over the dessert line and elevates my childhood sick-day favorite into […]

Take Five: North by Northwest

Thursday, November 8, 2012

  1. Tweed Suit.  For the chilly days ahead.  This Ludlow model from J. Crew is smartly cut from chunky bird’s-eye English tweed. 2. North by Northwest.  Alfred Hitchcock’s classic thriller still keeps me on the edge of my seat and also features, I think, the most elegant combination of a man and a suit ever […]

Mini Pumpkin Creme Brûlée

Monday, October 29, 2012

I’m as sceptical of any sort of adulterated creme brûlée as I am of anything that’s supposed to taste like pumpkin pie –other than pumpkin pie.  I love both dishes just as they are.  You can keep your pumpkin spice latte:  I’ll just have black coffee and a slice of the real thing, thank you. […]

Take Five: Golden Arbor

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

This is the first in a series of regular posts about five things that I’m really taken with.  They could be things that I have, or want to have, or just things that I admire or that inspire me. They might be practical, fanciful, rare or accessible, at home or afar –I’ve generously given myself […]

Marrakech Bachelor’s Stew

Thursday, September 20, 2012

At the end of dinner party last week we were all lamenting the end of summer when David chimed in, “Do you you know what I’m looking forward to about the fall?”  (I’m thinking, autumn leaves?  The end to this stifling humidity?)  “Braised meats and pumpkin fondue.” A day or two later the weather broke, […]

Bacon, Basil and Tomato Flatbread

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

This is another of the flatbreads that I made for Julia’s “adult” fourth birthday celebration.  It’s also become the current family favorite weekend lunch.  Julia, of course, knows how to flatter her father into action, “Papa, you make the best pizza in the world!” It really isn’t pizza, though.  Its whole wheat base is nice […]

Dining Room Rug: Update

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Yes, it is a bit small.  Of course, that’s not actually our new dining room rug: it’s a sample made to test the colors we had chosen for the custom rug that we’ve now ordered –about a year later than we had planned. The delay is almost completely the result of our own indecision.  The […]

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →