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.†Continue reading
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 becomes a tradition.
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. Continue reading
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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.
The Wizard, and Rhubarb Gin and Tonics
I wrote a sketch about a wizard for my friend Nic to perform in our monthly sketch show at The PIT. At various heightened and tense moments in the narrative, I specify “thunder and lightningâ€, and, at the height of the drama apparently “flames flare from the Wizard’s hands.â€
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 the Cape Weather App really comes into its own. 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 you sure you’ve got the right blog?†I asked her. Continue reading
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Rhubarb Fool
There was rhubarb on Fresh Direct this week. Ruinously expensive, but still, rhubarb. I bought it. Because I am terribly extravagant.
