Tag Archives: easy
Chocolate Caramel Brownies
Sometimes only chocolate will do. This is chocolate worth splurging on.
Unsolicited Sex Tips and Cucumber Gin and Tonics
Apropos of nothing, Sophia Vergara is dishing out unsolicited relationship advice down the side of my email. “Mess up your hair just a little,†she suggests, “it’s sexier that way.â€
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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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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Superbowl Chili
It turns out, that pretty much none of my friends has any interest in the Superbowl whatsoever, outside the context of commercials, guacamole and chocolate krispie cakes shaped into footballs. Even Carrie, who understands the rules, lost interest when her … Continue reading
Quinoa Kale and Chick Pea Bowl of Health
A recent convert to Quinoa, a variation on this dish has become my late night back from rehearsal staple dinner. It’s the kind of food that’s simple to assemble, still feels like a proper dinner, and conveys the impression of … Continue reading
Penne with roasted onion and cauliflower – and the joy of a Christmas Letter.
New Year. A time to reflect on 2013, to add up our narratives and dramas and to wonder how we might tweak them in the year to come. Nothing brings this home more pointedly than a session reading Christmas letters … Continue reading
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Tagged cauliflower, easy, hazel nuts, pasta, roasted onions, winter warmer
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Dinner Party Diary
Every new year, I look back over my dinner party diary and work the stats.
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Tagged best cocktails, dinner party, easy, most cooked, round up, stats
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Corn Muffins for Thanksgiving
Much has been written about the Thanksgiving meal, which easily piled up to feel overwhelming and daunting, but really doesn’t need to. Butter and season a bird. Put it in the oven on a bed of onions. After an hour … Continue reading