Is it just me or is rhubarb making an extraordinary comeback in the kitchen? s May’s Martha Stewart Living dedicates five pages to the fruit. MarthaStewart.com highlights over 30 recipes. It’s lining the average supermarket’s shelves. I even found rhubarb plants for sale at a garden nursery! I, for one, am not complaining. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘friends&family’
Rhubarb Resurgence
Posted in Cooking, tagged food, friends&family, martha on May 6, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I’m BAAAAAAACK…
Posted in Just For Fun, tagged flowers, friends&family, out&about on March 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
After a hiatus spent writing my thesis, I am back. For St. Patty’s Day, J-school friend Derrick Bryson Taylor and I celebrated with plenty of green–we were surrounded by plants. We took a spring break trip to New York Botanical Garden’s Orchid Show: Cuba in Flower. NYBG’s Haupt Conservatory was filled with hundreds of orchids. [...]
Chocolaterie de Courtney
Posted in Just For Fun, tagged food, friends&family on February 3, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I made care packages for a few college friends and wanted to add a personal touch; so I made chocolate covered pretzels—dorm room style (recipe below). One friend was celebrating her birthday and going to India, so she received a dual-purpose package. It included birthday presents and a yummy snack for the plane ride: the [...]
Colorado: Day 5: Departure
Posted in Just For Fun, tagged friends&family, martha on January 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Tuesday morning I departed Aspen. I can only look back on the trip and smile. In November, I had sworn that Colorado was not for me and that I was not going to ski. But when I learned that lessons were awaiting me, once I arrived, and after my first few hours skiing, I take [...]
Colorado: Day 3: No longer a Bunny
Posted in Road Trip, tagged friends&family, trees on January 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
What’s the synopsis of Sunday? We were at Snowmass from open until close. Everyone felt more comfortable on the slopes so the Reynolds skied Black Diamonds and I graduated from the Bunny Slopes to the intermediate level! It is absolutely beautiful on the mountains, and one thing that makes it so picturesque, for me, is [...]
