Although I often associate fennel and apples with the colder months, this salad is so light and bright that it screams summer to me...
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My (everyone's?) favorite season is upon us, and I've been drumming up inspiration for weeks now...
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I'll be brutally honest about the birth of this recipe. When we were wedding planning (#RIP)...
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This is a recipe inspired by one by Bobby Flay, one of my favorite chefs. I've now made it countless times, and I've served it warm as for brunch, I've made it ahead of time for picnic style get-togethers, and I've also enjoyed leftovers for lunch over and over again. And while I love potato salad of almost any variety, this one is so dynamic that it's hard to beat...
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Have you guys heard of a capsule wardrobe?
The short answer is that it's a small, limited wardrobe, chosen with a lot of thought and purpose, comprised of quality, versatile pieces that you really love. I've been hearing about it for some time, but only recently did the idea truly pique my interest...
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This installment of In the Market For is a slight diversion from the norm in that I broke the $50 price limit, since this one features home furnishings. I tried to pick great rugs, night stands, chairs, duvets, tables, etc. at good prices (but not necessarily under $50)...
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Rhubarb is one of my favorite things on earth. And like Thanksgiving dinner, and corn on the cob, and egg nog, rhubarb is one of those elusive things you only have a certain time of year, thus adding to its appeal. There's nothing else quite like it in its tang, sweetness, and earthiness. My grandma's rhubarb pie is next level, and it's one of my life goals to perfect it in all its glory. This rustic crostata that I made with her pie crust is a good start...
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I have a secret to tell. I've been experimenting with a capsule wardrobe for spring and the start of summer! There is much more to come on that—I am so excited to share the whole story with you next week, as well as in outfit posts to come...
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I’ve truly grown up with the inward and outward sentiment that my parents’ divorce didn’t really hurt me. I don’t remember it tearing my life apart, yearning for my parents to get back together, or not understanding it. Rather, I’ve always felt like it made sense to me, and that it was unique to them—not something that was bound to spoil my own relationships someday or color and shape my views of my own marriage.
And by now you might be rolling your eyes, or at least raising an eyebrow...
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Some of my favorite foods are those extremely divisive ones: olives, pickled anything, sauerkraut, radicchio, capers, red onions, pungent blue cheese and its drier/sharper counterparts. I could actually devour any of the aforementioned things by the bowlful, especially olives. This brings me to a tangential point which is that Jon recently told me, after my proclamation of loving Campari, that a fondness and preference for bitter foods is "a robust predictor for Machiavellianism, psychopathy, narcissism and everyday sadism." (How weird/interesting is that?!) Never having fancied myself a Machiavellian, I'm choosing to ignore this study and continue on with my eating habits...
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I'm here with another installment of In the Market For, a series featuring affordable finds of a particular trend or theme. This week's roundup is near and dear to my heart, mostly because of my knack for home decor and design on a budget.
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Give me summer or give me death. - Patrick Henry.
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Lemonade is a summer no-brainer, and this cocktail is effortless, sophisticated-cool lemonade. It’s the French girl of lemonade—which, who couldn't use a little more je ne sais quoi?
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Happy (early) Mother's Day to my favorite person on earth...
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My very favorite thing to do on earth is go out to dinner. I love eating delicious food. I love sharing good conversation with good people and feeling like there’s nowhere else in the world I’d rather be or nowhere else I need to be...
Click to read the first post in a new series about all the places I love to eat in Rochester!
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This is the second installment of a new series featuring affordable finds of a particular trend or theme. This week's roundup is covered in stripes, one of my favorite classic looks for all hours of the day and all seasons of the year, but particularly in the warmer months filled with market mornings, pool days, and wine nights under patio string lights.
And as always, everything is under $50...
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