Well, we moved. All of the kitchen boxes are unpacked (finally!), but we’re still living in a pile of boxes. It takes so much energy to figure out where everything goes. I’ve been attempting to intuit homes for all of our possessions. Some are easy. The plates, clearly, go here. That’s the silverware drawer. But …
Posts from: October 2014
Today I bring you the Kingston Club. It’s fresh and fruity and light. This cocktail comes from Jeffrey Morgenthaler. He’s pretty much a genius when it comes to mixing drinks. He has a new book that I can’t wait to get my hands on. It’s not just a book of drink recipes, it’s really a primer …
“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” ― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables Listening: Have you listened to Serial yet? It’s every bit as compelling as you’d expect longform true crime reporting from This American Life’s Sarah Koenig to be. Speaking of longform journalism and podcasts, the Longform podcast is …
It’s happy hour, which means it is time to talk about cocktails. Today we have the Martinez. This particular cocktail is one of my standbys. The Martinez is an old drink, a predecessor to the familiar Martini, made with Old Tom gin, a style of gin popular in the 19th century that predates the London …
For much of my life, I was largely indifferent to cauliflower. It was something I might pick from a veggie tray if the carrots and cucumbers were gone. Raw, it was Bunnicula’s broccoli, sort of crunchy and faintly bitter. It was, I guess, okay. I felt similarly about steamed cauliflower. It was milder and softer. It was fine. …
It’s less than two weeks until we become homeowners. It’s exciting, but it’s the sort of thing I can’t really wrap my mind around. We’ve found people to take over our lease, we’re changing our address with utilities and service providers and magazine subscriptions, and we’ve hired movers. Our apartment has entered the phase of …