making Osso Buco for dinner. braised veal shanks surrounded by reduced pinot noir and an assortment of veggies. served with mushroom risotto. who’s coming over?!
I can’t stand an influx of hipsters, but those are the types of things you put up with when trying to make things work with someone you genuinely care about. See you fools there.
Attempting to make Magnolia’s Banana Bread Pudding for dessert tonight. Wish me luck!
#PHARRELLFRIDAY <3
Whose lucky family am I making this for this weekend?
Marble Chocolate Chip Cheesecake (by Sweet Street)
I enjoy indulging in the idea of wearing an outfit like this for work, but see no plausible way of pulling it off unless it’s for a meeting that involves car service to/from my destination and/or minions that carry me through the streets of New York.
In the last three weeks, I’ve drawn the following conclusions:
- 90% of the time, weather is too hot or too cold for just ‘a blazer’. currently i can barely stand to keep my hair down much less put on another layer
- anything remotely tight on humid days will likely be sweat-stained before the end of the day. anything remotely lose and sheer on frigid days will need to be layered… which means releasing your inner stripper in the subway or sweating your ass off after escaping the cold
- what purpose do “summer” scarves serve?! none. might as well buy a heat rash for your neck.
- cobblestones, potholes, subway stairs, sewer grates, etc are unkind to heels and heel wearers. cost TO wear may actually be higher than cost PER wear. (i know i’m not the only girl who rationalizes her shoe costs with this method)
- even still… teetering around the city? manageable. falling on your ass from the jerky motions of a train? not so much.
- but even IF you wear flats en route to work, WHEN/WHERE do you change into heels? in the elevator? the hall? en route to your desk? at the bathroom before arriving? at your desk? all these complications just to wear some stilts around a bland, cubical filled box? spare me.
NYC Restaurant Week about to kick off! Great way to explore the city’s eats without breaking the bank.
Twitter co-founders to launch new start up. (tell me this photo doesn’t make them look like the ultimate Silicon Valley douchebags? lol)
LOVE with how the knots on these YSLs look like barbed wire. And just look at that heel!!! Reminds me of old school Alaia. (my only rational for potentially buying these/anything right now is that it’s on sale. and i ‘need’ some summer wedges to wear around NY… not that i think these would be comfortable, ‘cuz they look absolutely excruciating lol)
Indra Nooyi is a BOSS. So inspiring.
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currently OBSESSED with avocado. never realized how much I loved them until “seasons” came into play and they were a scarcity in the NY wintertime. been eating this concoction all week:
- half avocado
- one hard boiled egg
- cherry tomatoes, quartered
- thawed shrimp
- pepper
- organic seasoning, sans salt
Paleo friendly and utterly scrumptious. Please excuse how crazy this photo looks, I swear it’s delicious. hahaha
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