Monthly Archives: November 2011

Macarons in New York

Are you a fan of this delicate and airy French dessert? If so, you should definitely check out this New York Times article from last week. It has me plotting my very own “macaron crawl” around New York ā€” a chance to scope out and taste the best places in the city to enjoy these… Read more »

The weekend is here!

Happy weekend dear readers! What do you have planned for the next couple of days off? I’m hoping there is no snow this weekend. My parents got 10 inches of snow, while my little sister on the West coast just laughed and laughed. I’m going on a mini-road trip this weekend to see Princess Diana’s… Read more »

Manhattan Murder Mystery

What did you do to survive the snowy, wintery mix from last weekend? I cuddled up indoors and watched Manhattan Murder Mystery, one of the few Woody Allen films that I had never before seen. What a fantastic movie! It was such a treat to watch Diane Keaton and Woody pair up again to give… Read more »

The great cookie catastrophe

You know what they say ā€” if it was easy, everyone would do it! I wish that thought entered my mind this weekend before I attempted to make a recipe from Momofuku Milk Bar, a cookbook from New York’s very own dessert legend, Christina Tosi.  The Confetti Cookie recipe looked delicious and relatively easy to… Read more »

A way with words

Don’t you just love the  stationery above from The Black Apple? The designs are so clever, and the expressions ā€” so old-fashioned and sweet! I immediately thought of my friend Jason, who works these words into regular conversation all the time. Both cards are right up his alley! What do you think? Would you send… Read more »