I may have been sitting in a movie theater waiting for Star Trek Beyond to start, but secretly I was counting down the hours until the release of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, the long-awaited (and according to J.K. Rowling) final Potter story. Like millions of other Potter devotees, I want to know what…
Month: July 2016
In the Cocktail Hour
It’s not often I spend an entire afternoon playing with cocktails (and still remain sober enough to write a post about it), but that’s what I’ve done. I assure you it’s all for a worthy cause. A good friend of mine asked if I would be interested in testing out a few products she’s been…
Simply Irresistible Guilty Pleasures
It really doesn’t take much to set me off on a baking project–watching back-to-back episodes of The Great British Bake Off (damn, Paul and Mary are harsh!)…perusing the latest online issues of Delicious or Donna Hay (two of my favorite food magazines). I was already primed, itching to bake something, when an online Saveur article…
Day at the Museum…or Adventures with Vivi and Milton
With everyone’s schedules all over the place this summer, when the planets align and the opportunity to hang out arises, you just have to jump on it. Such was the case this past weekend for me and Laura (Rina otherwise tied up). After 15 minutes of messaging back and forth, we decided to pack up…
Ribs, Cocktails, Pie and Fireworks–Happy 4th of July!
I’ve got nothing against hot dogs and burgers on the 4th of July, but this year I was in the mood to sink my teeth into some juicy, messy, fall-off-the-bone tender ribs. I did not, however, feel like playing pit mistress and firing up the grill. No problem. I came up with an absolutely mouthwatering,…