Author Archives: Kate
4th of July and Inevitable Flag Cake
As 4th of July teeters on the horizon, and we all anticipate a long weekend of relaxation, BBQ and fun, flag cake beckons. Of course it does. Because that’s the thing about holidays; anything you do more than once automatically … Continue reading
Roasted Garlic Tomato Orecchiette, Starfish and Theatre
So I wrote a play for my friend Annie, and in it, is a giant luminous starfish. “You’ll be ok making that, right?†I blithely checked with Jon as I headed out of the door on Saturday morning.
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Tagged easy, pasta, Puppets, Roasted Garlic, theatre, tomato, ways we disappoint our parents
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White Wine Peach Sangria and Moving House
We recently moved house. Yes again. Back downtown to Chelsea and to an apartment on the top floor. Mostly because our old ceiling let through a lot of noise and it was driving me crazy.
Murder Most Horrid and Egg Creams to calm the nerves
My friend Matthias recently went to the corporate headquarters of some fancy company somewhere to look into doing a redesign. Apparently, it was all very Orwellian;
Spiced Chocolate Cookies and Cape Weather
Spring arrives intermittently, it seems. One moment it’s all daffodils and salad, the next, snow warnings and pork chili and corn bread and Jon “borrowing†the scarf he gave me for Christmas because it’s a Boy Color. This is when … Continue reading
Pisco Veuve Ambal cocktail, and a challenge
Here’s the thing: a week or two ago a very nice sounding PR person contacted me and asked me to come up with a cocktail featuring Veuve Ambal and Hella Bitters. This does not happen to me a whole lot. “Are … Continue reading
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Tagged citrus bitter, cocktail, competition, drink, easy, hella bitters, veuve ambal
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Banana Chocolate Espresso Muffins to cope with Daylight Savings
Daylight savings is always a blessing and a curse in my house.
Snow, and Warm Bourbon and Spiced Apple
Although we are currently experiencing something of a lull in the weather, the snow, endless snow, great drifts of it blackening on the sidewalks, slicking the pavements, filling the cross-walks with sloppy black puddles, has been pulling on peoples’ spirits.