As a very enthusiastic tomato (and canned tomato) eater, I was thrilled when Julie from Muir Glen offered to send me a limited-edition 2009 Reserve tomato kit.
The prestige and quality of reserve wine, now available in tomato form!
Each 2009 Reserve kit includes:
1. One can each of the Muir Glen [...] Continue Reading…
Salt gets a bad rap- especially in NYC now that Bloomberg announced his anti-salt campaign- but the truth is that not all salt is created equal.
Himalasalt is to white table salt as farm-fresh cream is to Crisco.
Follow me? One is a natural earthly product, healthy in moderate quantities and [...] Continue Reading…
I had a small gathering of friends over on Friday night to watch some livestream of TED 2010 in Long Beach.
We decided on a potluck approach to the evening so, among other things, I whipped up a batch of some Honey-Oat Granola Bars from the Taste of [...] Continue Reading…
Boar’s Head is a very popular brand of deli meats, especially in New York it seems. Nearly every block there seems to be a sandwich shop touting its offering of Boar’s Head roast beef, turkey, etc.
Now Boar’s Head also offers a savory spread called Pepperhouse Gourmaise™. It’s a zesty [...] Continue Reading…
My nostalgia for warm weather continues. Thankfully I’m currently in the Bay Area which is at least thirty degrees warmer than New York (though still thirty degrees shy of my ideal).
Last July, with temperatures delightfully high, I had a date one evening with my friends Adam and Jenny for [...] Continue Reading…
The Green Year: 365 Small Things You Can Do to Make a Big Difference is a cool book by Jodi Helmer filled with tips on how simple things can add up to benefit the Earth.
Believe it or not (husbands, boyfriends, men, are you reading?) Valentine’s Day is coming right [...] Continue Reading…
Lately I’ve been missing being outside. Scurrying among buildings and subway stations in the cold does not count.
So this photograph is a lovely escape. I took it in September when we were in southern Vermont, visiting our good friends Emily and Ellen who had moved there from New York [...] Continue Reading…
I have to be honest. I’m not usually the biggest fan of cordial-like chocolates. Bad memories from low-quality chocolate samplers from my youth, perhaps?
Still, I could pass up the chance to try some fruit-centered dark chocolates from Wolfgang, thanks to Angela and her offer of samples. 100% All-natural fruit [...] Continue Reading…
Blissoma is a line of skincare solutions that is 100% natural. It describes itself as “a compact range of bio-conscious skincare focused on raw, organic, unprocessed, and nutrient dense ingredients.”
The full line includes 4 moisturizers, 2 toners, a brown rice cream cleanser, creamy Rhassoul clay mask, and an [...] Continue Reading…
We’ve all heard of sporks (spoon + fork), but how about spifes?
As Alanis Morissette mourns, “Isn’t it ironic? It’s like 10,000 spoons when all you need is a knife…”
Not a problem anymore, Alanis! The spife (by Zespri) is a spoon + knife. It’s perfect for eating kiwifruit: the knife [...] Continue Reading…