Pages

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

my weekend

woah, people.  irene came and went.  just like that.  all that preparing and nada.  nothing.  zip.  it's okay though because we had a great weekend anyway.  seriously.  it was actually fun.  the subways shut down and we all had to pretty much stay put.  bring on the bk party!

we started by hitting up the grocery store on friday night to get food in case of a sustained blackout.  it was a s*$!show and we got tons of junk food.  brownies?  yep.  banana bread?  yep.  coffee cake? yep!  and animal crackers (which josh thought i was crazy for getting.  yes, that's crazy.  not banana bread and coffee cake).  anyway... our friend mary came to our place sunday morning to stay with us throughout the storm.  we had a late brunch at strong place and then sat ourselves down at the bar of bar tabac.  it was a crazy party atmosphere for a saturday afternoon.  our bartender was the loveliest thing.  some more friends came to meet us and we played all day and night until the storm kicked in.  this is the one pic i got from the whole day.  what is wrong with me?!

{john and josh}

i have got to get better at the picture thing.  i'm the worst, i know.

so, this has been a weird week, but i promise more cooking, baking and fun next week.  or you could cook and bake and show me pictures.  aw yeah...

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

my weekend

ugh!  we have not had internet since saturday.  dang you, cable company which shall remain nameless!  we're back up and running now though after josh made his trip to pick up a new modem.  take that!

anyway, i did have a productive weekend.  sort of.  after a successful trip to macy's on saturday i got to work.  btw, i did pick up a new skillet for $12.99.  yes, you heard me.  $12.99.  12 inch skillet.  $12.99.  stainless steel.  you really have to love a macy's one day sale.  and i didn't even have to go to the crazy macy's in manhattan.  BK all the way!  i digress... i got home and made this:


blueberry upside down cake.  i got the recipe from Thibeault's Table.  delicious and super duper easy.  really.  i couldn't believe it.  i brought some over to my best friend kerry's house and gave some to her 3 year old.  she promptly ate a piece in about 2 minutes flat and said, "mmm... delicious, auntie gina."  so, there ya go.  i got that going for me, which is nice.

sunday was a bit of a different story.  i had so much planned on sunday, but after walking around in the humidity for all of 10 minutes i wanted my living room.  we go home, turn on the tv and see that there's a cary grant marathon on tcm.  holy awesome sauce!  we watched two movies (the philadelphia story and north by northwest.  both of which my josh had never seen!)  it was awesome and we had a great time being lazy.  and this was the icing on the cake:


that's our boo radley sleeping on the couch.  the special thing about this is that she never, ever, ever sits next to us.  she plays hard to get constantly and this came out of nowhere.  we were on cloud 9!

and to end, i'll leave you with tonight's dinner.  i got this recipe from the kitchn.  this was seriously tasty and we made two pies saving one for tomorrow.  yay!  


Friday, August 19, 2011

laziness

ok, i'm super lazy.  i admit it.  i haven't been blogging at all.  i haven't gone to the gym.  haven't cleaned much.  and haven't cooked since monday.  laaaaaazzzzy!  but, that's all going to change with the weekend. it's a new me this weekend.  or back to the old me, i guess.  whatever.  it's going to be better.  i don't know what got into me this week.  i mean, i had a lot to do.  maybe that's it.  i always had somewhere to be this week.  i saw a play which was exciting.  jerusalem.  mark rylance.  life changer.  seriously.  i can't talk about it much because i get very emotional, but it was something special.  i'm so happy to have been witness to it.  too bad it closes this sunday.  boo!  if you saw it, tell me and we'll chat the day away about it.  what else, what else... oh, i got my haircut again.  a couple of months ago i chopped my long locks off and got short locks.  i loved it.  got great compliments from friends.  i tried it again this week.  i now look like dorothy hamill.  not like there's anything wrong with dorothy hamill.  oh, except that it's not the 70s and i am not a figure skater.  i love when my hairdresser styles it, but when i do it i belong on ice.  oh wells...

and that's about it.  that was my week.  one trip to the gym, broadway, and a cut.  and here i am on a friday.  back from the gym (see?!  already making progress!), lightning storm outside, ready to drink some margaritas with my josh.  good night, if you ask me.  here are some things i'm planning on doing this weekend:

tomorrow, after buying a big skillet at the macy's one day sale (aw yeah), i'm baking this.  i then plan on going the flea.  i've only gone once this summer and i need a few more images for the wall behind our couch.  i will then spend sunday doing housework, baking these, and playing some uno.  i hope you're weekend will also be productive and FUN!

Monday, August 15, 2011

my weekend

boo for mondays!  mondays are always a bit hard.  i always feel more serious on a monday.  more determined.  and life just seems more chaotic.  especially when you come off a great weekend.

i enjoyed NY to the fullest this weekend.  so much stuff squished in and a ton of fun too!  friday started like this:
it's brooklyn bridge park.  this is the view as you enter.  hello, gorgeous, right?  it really is beautiful and it makes you giddy with love.  josh went to stinky bklyn and bought a bunch of cheese and some prosciutto and a baguette.  we took that along with a nice bottle of white argentinean wine and sat on a blanket and watched the city.  it's a perfect view of downtown manhattan, the statue of liberty, and the brooklyn bridge.  and the best part is that it's about a 15 minute walk from our place.  lucky.

saturday we went to long beach for the day with some friends.  it was so relaxing.  just an hour's drive and we are able to have fun in the sun!  the water was perfect even though i'm a bit scared to swim in the ocean (sharks, jellyfish and whatnot), but i was able to dip my toes in.  we had lunch and margaritas and took naps on the sand.  as my friend john kept saying, what a great day!

and on sunday josh and i hung around the 'hood.  we went to the carroll gardens farmer's market.  check out the tomatoes!





they looked so delicious.  i seriously love tomatoes.  my friend bill brought me a bag from his garden today and i think i polished them off in 5 minutes.  a perfect snack!  anyway, we then tried some sandwiches from smith canteen and then we did what we absolutely love to do on sundays.  we had some beers at bgh and played uno.  josh kills me at uno.  we've had the same going for over 4 years now and i am losing by over 1000 points.  i still love playing though.  and playing at this fantastic bar drinking yummy craft beers is the best.  it's a perfect way to close the weekend.

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

dinner for one


josh is out with an old friend tonight which means i am home alone.  partay!  i love having josh around, don't get me wrong, but i firmly believe that time by yourself is healthy.  so, tonight i came home, put an old skirt on, blasted some radiohead and started dinner.  it's still a bit hot here so i didn't want to be over the stove for long.  i also wanted something on the lighter side since i would be dining alone.  josh is a skinny lad and i tend to cook a bit more when he's around.  he's a growing boy!  anyway, my app choice was made for me earlier today. a friend of mine has a large garden and he's always giving me stuff.  it's an awesome friendship.  he gives me food and i eat it.  it'll last forever.  today he gave me shiseido peppers.  this is the first time i've had them this season and i am back, baby!  these peppers are amazing.

see how green they are?  all you do is toss them in a hot pan with a little bit of olive oil.  let them brown on the outisde for a couple of minutes.  when browned in areas, remove from heat and put in a bowl.  sprinkle with kosher salt.

so, that was my app.  i then took the advice of my friend ben over at ben cooks everything and made some bruschetta.  chopped up some fresh plum tomatoes and let them sit with some minced garlic, torn basil, rosemary and oregano, salt and pepper and then drizzled it all with some good quality olive oil.  i put that on some nicely toasted sliced bread from a fresh baguette and topped with small slices of fresh mozzarella.  can i get a what what?!  it was just what i wanted.  i could have finished the baguette by myself, but i didn't.  i wanted to, but i didn't.

that picture is a bit blurry.  i apologize.  i was in a rush to eat and my camera was not cooperating.  i also ate in front of the tv.  stop judging me.

so now here's the bad news.  josh normally does dishes.  he's not here.  what's a gal to do?