Monthly Archives: February 2014

My darling Clementine

Thanks to my sister Alyssa, Matt got the best Christmas present ever: the Jerusalem cookbook by Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi. We’ve been trying so many of their delicious, mouth-watering recipes, but our new favorite is for Roasted Chicken with Clementines and Arak. The flavors! You won’t believe me until you try it yourself. The clementines are… Read more »

With love, from Brooklyn

I popped by the Greenpointers Valentine’s Market on Sunday, and came across these adorable cards from Loveless Designs. Each card is pen and ink, and then hand-colored with markers by the artist (Bethany Robertson) herself. I thought it was such a sweet way to send spontaneous snail mail greetings to friends. On that note, you should… Read more »

Theater Page: Almost, Maine

Have you heard about Almost, Maine? It’s a delightful romantic comedy written by John Cariani and now playing in the West Village at the (fake snow-covered) Gym at Judson. Filled with sweet, mostly 2-person vignettes, the play illustrates the funny, awkward, cheesy, charming, and sometimes heartbreaking parts of love. The four actors in this performance (including the… Read more »

The end of a really good book

Last week, I finished reading Paris in Love, one of my January book picks. Then, I stumbled across this clever pin quoting J.D. Salinger. It’s so true, and exactly how I felt reading Eloisa James‘ book. The second to last chapter—describing her reason for packing up her life to move her family to Paris—gave me… Read more »

The weekend is here!

Happy Friday, my darling readers! What do you have planned for the next couple of days off? I’m excited to check out this Valentine’s Market in Greenpoint. Looks fun, right? Here, to get your weekend started right, a few happy posts from around the web: Recreation, Florida-style. A winter, citrus salad. YUM. Olympic drink stirrers…. Read more »