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<br />Anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07505583440988824489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171786839254301013.post-84830949319045231682011-11-19T09:09:00.000-08:002012-07-03T09:15:13.624-07:00tinga<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My friend Ana makes the best mexican food I've ever had. For years I've been wanting her to teach me how to make Tinga, a yummy chicken and chipotle stew she made a few times for one of her and her husband's Sunday afternoon parties.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;">I've always had a huge sweet tooth. My grandmother, who was perhaps the only puerto rican woman ever to dislike both coffee and rice and beans, did too. When my parents got divorced my mom, my brother, and I lived with my grandparents for a while. Every morning my grandfather would go out for coffee because my grandmother didn't like the smell of brewed coffee. On his way home he sometimes stopped at the drugstore and brought back chocolates and violet candies. A lot of people don't like violet candies because they taste like perfume but I think they are sweet and poetic. </span><br />
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1½ cups whole milk<br />
¾ cup sugar<br />
1½ cups whole coffee beans<br />
Pinch of salt<br />
1½ cups heavy cream, divided<br />
5 large egg yolks<br />
¼ tsp. vanilla extract<br />
¼ tsp. finely ground coffee or espresso powder</div>
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Combine the milk, sugar, coffee beans, salt and ½ cup of the heavy cream in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Once the mixture is warm and just begins to bubble, remove from the heat and let steep at room temperature for 1 hour. </div>
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After steeping, return the saucepan with the coffee mixture to the burner over medium heat. Pour the remaining 1 cup heavy cream into a large bowl and set a mesh strainer over the top. In a separate bowl, whisk the egg yolks until smooth. Once the coffee mixture has become warm again, slowly pour the mixture into the bowl with the egg yolks, whisking constantly to temper the eggs. Return the egg-coffee bean mixture to the saucepan over medium high heat. </div>
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Cook the mixture, stirring constantly and scraping the bottom, until the mixture thickens and coats the spatula or spoon (about 170-175° F.) Pour the custard through the strainer and stir it into the cream. Press on the coffee beans in the strainer to extract as much of the coffee flavor as possible, then discard the beans (I used a heavy-bottomed drinking glass to do this.) Mix in the vanilla and ground coffee or espresso powder. Chill the batter over an ice bath, or in the refrigerator. Chill thoroughly in the refrigerator and then freeze in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer’s instructions. </div>
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<br />Anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07505583440988824489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171786839254301013.post-13077117564243740072009-06-20T12:05:00.000-07:002009-06-20T12:29:01.067-07:00Granola<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcmJA10auQEuFgmklK3onjUJMqTW5dn1vxhRJyt2jnnP44PaRxNOP_NUPADh8lmueDn3_-FfxfoP7D35PtFcgip3-2wwitYgo685mn6xFLPI2-gUxp4xrNrZoIr04CakRuTVxrgJycJvk/s1600-h/granola.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcmJA10auQEuFgmklK3onjUJMqTW5dn1vxhRJyt2jnnP44PaRxNOP_NUPADh8lmueDn3_-FfxfoP7D35PtFcgip3-2wwitYgo685mn6xFLPI2-gUxp4xrNrZoIr04CakRuTVxrgJycJvk/s320/granola.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349490195476646002" border="0" /></a><br />1 cup oats<br />1 cup puffed rice<br />1/4 cup chopped dry cherries<br />1/4 cup shaved coconut<br />1/4 cup olive oil<br />1/4 cup agave<br /><br />Toss all dry ingredients in a bowl. Mix the olive oil and agave together and pour over the dry ingredients. Stir until mixed. Spread mixture in a sheet pan. Bake at 250 for 10 to 15 minutes depending on your oven.<br /><br />Serves 8Anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07505583440988824489noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171786839254301013.post-79986696127888271262009-06-20T11:44:00.000-07:002009-06-20T12:10:43.326-07:00Peppermint Patty<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikSyMe5wDfhS6lRXxjav_OpvfuEruaRhHcwJz1mXQ5vE5y7vI4vQ9QEYeqHHJ6uajQWJ80Xt1EZ00go94o0N1lWO46LNaoneh9j3v9xcV0o5TQ0Nolu0zI0P90xhEduLCZKBVEKyiA-ww/s1600-h/peppermintpatty.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikSyMe5wDfhS6lRXxjav_OpvfuEruaRhHcwJz1mXQ5vE5y7vI4vQ9QEYeqHHJ6uajQWJ80Xt1EZ00go94o0N1lWO46LNaoneh9j3v9xcV0o5TQ0Nolu0zI0P90xhEduLCZKBVEKyiA-ww/s320/peppermintpatty.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349488970420389938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBkig2WkIKeCUT1IH_trEiYbr75G8vHlmsNOlgY1u-WKFZHgyBaa-3WTw9jmQUkRjvICyScJsfqoV-okm3gbRX7IuLtUV39GWX1fHB8vLFP2_Fb8nc2Ez27HG66z06Z04IZVdlV3MF3Wc/s1600-h/peppermintpatty.JPG"><br /></a>Anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07505583440988824489noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171786839254301013.post-47832815963195464272009-05-31T23:51:00.000-07:002009-06-01T00:04:55.198-07:00Chile<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtMagXOv00Vz2skurY9dS7F1pPRPrbL2YD8IUaYhMvXyoCqJxM5PRQJXyDea2JbEtJBA0rkdw-cG4syU2nz6LQT9H9KvnlkdI9rB_TMHJvJZKHHnik0FEcYHSwdc-jH0rS11BLelhFBP8/s1600-h/chile1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtMagXOv00Vz2skurY9dS7F1pPRPrbL2YD8IUaYhMvXyoCqJxM5PRQJXyDea2JbEtJBA0rkdw-cG4syU2nz6LQT9H9KvnlkdI9rB_TMHJvJZKHHnik0FEcYHSwdc-jH0rS11BLelhFBP8/s200/chile1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342249276800588930" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuGAjyGAdtIwII8XFA8bXUf1bVaijNqypUkFxb97LRK42OF7vGzrCAKc3IbA71wVzsRCrpmFZC7mlcwzWIL3OBifc8F3aaGrs2qE7xtot2jwXzaDKSKLcTqILmDmS1RnqjhErxLIEOkJI/s1600-h/chile3.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuGAjyGAdtIwII8XFA8bXUf1bVaijNqypUkFxb97LRK42OF7vGzrCAKc3IbA71wVzsRCrpmFZC7mlcwzWIL3OBifc8F3aaGrs2qE7xtot2jwXzaDKSKLcTqILmDmS1RnqjhErxLIEOkJI/s200/chile3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342250888685910306" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG7YTnDiXnvkSug1Dx6ppKD8UamR47tjwFgsgO32ncFuvZkPGYuHQjIEiwwJQJFARSff8yp9lqZ9XFTRwoxmWBGIBnHhdBEW7eIwIA4MzQeSDe8daHU-JhHtpQ_TzBZMrsneHcpba6SWs/s1600-h/chile4.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG7YTnDiXnvkSug1Dx6ppKD8UamR47tjwFgsgO32ncFuvZkPGYuHQjIEiwwJQJFARSff8yp9lqZ9XFTRwoxmWBGIBnHhdBEW7eIwIA4MzQeSDe8daHU-JhHtpQ_TzBZMrsneHcpba6SWs/s200/chile4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342250889610337266" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqHZtoO0g3ISIJoaslXnPaS8z7Txl1ODIYYeqkINqa5jE6AqIkwQgiiApIbQFK-cf-FCjFc5wed1PIAURUJUT54qKwm-TSdXS548tmwOj4WZHC9oEOnMJgNSmfiH_1iyZ2TMLow2rM-Xo/s1600-h/chile7.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqHZtoO0g3ISIJoaslXnPaS8z7Txl1ODIYYeqkINqa5jE6AqIkwQgiiApIbQFK-cf-FCjFc5wed1PIAURUJUT54qKwm-TSdXS548tmwOj4WZHC9oEOnMJgNSmfiH_1iyZ2TMLow2rM-Xo/s200/chile7.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342250901059590290" border="0" /></a>Anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07505583440988824489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171786839254301013.post-16193543552862957792009-04-26T21:05:00.000-07:002009-04-26T21:08:21.013-07:00Sunday, Sunday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggxZU9gHhDpmUBs6Di5NzjPC5bIlgXDm-Yo9Mz9O8HwRxrrE4PpisMIRUQjWTe6EtUgo-XHGxT7zjTskbFpSYNa4ObUSfxcUoSN7Mn-OXTE74pw-EEOjzDxwZEwLPzjsEtskR3N1VclpU/s1600-h/P1010787.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggxZU9gHhDpmUBs6Di5NzjPC5bIlgXDm-Yo9Mz9O8HwRxrrE4PpisMIRUQjWTe6EtUgo-XHGxT7zjTskbFpSYNa4ObUSfxcUoSN7Mn-OXTE74pw-EEOjzDxwZEwLPzjsEtskR3N1VclpU/s320/P1010787.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329217905201353522" border="0" /></a>Anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07505583440988824489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171786839254301013.post-89218911084753080592008-12-14T14:06:00.000-08:002008-12-31T07:01:09.046-08:00To Do<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGbijUo1ER3wn3K3yEXf-GByGW6XWs3GHUuKg0Q-sSpCZDewS1yXX0-pZ1utvBAVmqI0rlOPCW-tcvl-Me_hS39F2kwtix5bVtPRutvgVLn9SLah1eQozM2SJBBjKwfA2Xr98G03GyW8w/s1600-h/ana.jpg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 158px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGbijUo1ER3wn3K3yEXf-GByGW6XWs3GHUuKg0Q-sSpCZDewS1yXX0-pZ1utvBAVmqI0rlOPCW-tcvl-Me_hS39F2kwtix5bVtPRutvgVLn9SLah1eQozM2SJBBjKwfA2Xr98G03GyW8w/s400/ana.jpg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283111408976836914" border="0" /></a><br />2009<br /><br />1. read all the books I've been meaning to (esp. the stack by the bed)<br /><br />2. make a tart Tatin (this one I'm carrying over from the 2008 list, though I did learn how to make pate brisee last week)<br /><br />3. travel to Chile<br /><br />4. visit NY, Tennessee (Trish), and Alabama (Karina)<br /><br />5. write a short story<br /><br />6. take ballet lessons<br /><br />7. visit Griffith Observatory and The Museum of Jurassic Technology<br /><br />8. keep working on my posture<br /><br />9. renew my subscription to the New Yorker and read less fashion magazines<br /><br />10. listen and observe moreAnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07505583440988824489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171786839254301013.post-89272542328929732222008-10-27T18:43:00.000-07:002008-12-14T13:59:35.738-08:00Crafternoon<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga2e8Jrl4JcJ594wyzQWUQJJhdP9X4cZPaIFGptCZDs_IrzS95MUvd-xHwRRwTQuP55ZbXKLS2cZQ-j9iJXKxVG4HaybyoTXDjWthcJOTeXlfQy1AlUNvNp81cl6sVrTizr2Q9QkQGlLc/s1600-h/P1000997.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga2e8Jrl4JcJ594wyzQWUQJJhdP9X4cZPaIFGptCZDs_IrzS95MUvd-xHwRRwTQuP55ZbXKLS2cZQ-j9iJXKxVG4HaybyoTXDjWthcJOTeXlfQy1AlUNvNp81cl6sVrTizr2Q9QkQGlLc/s320/P1000997.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278963156441258738" border="0" /></a><br />For the last ten years my dearest friend Lizanne has been a loyal partner-in -crime. Although we've always known of each other, since we both grew up in Puerto Rico and shared some friends, it wasn't until we were both living in New York that we realized how many things we had in common. Besides sharing a love for books, <a href="http://www.cowgirlnyc.com/menu_breakfast.html">cheese grits</a>, clothes, <a href="http://www.vonbar.com/">Von</a> , and the Latin crooners of our childhood like <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UDiFHGj3Hw">Jose Jose</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6ZsMBX92M8">Camilo Sesto</a>, we also shared a love of crafting. Upon discovery it was only logical that we would get together and craft.<br /><br />Crafternoon was born at her kitchen table on 8th Street one Sunday afternoon after brunch. It seems like only yesterday we were making tiny flower cookies no bigger than quarters and drawing elaborate maps of our dream island hideouts. Ours has never been an orthodox craft.<br /><br />Lizanne moved to LA before I did. Soon after I arrived crafternoons followed. There were simple crafternoons were we learned how to make a <a href="http://www.chow.com/recipes/10279">Pimm's Cup</a> and took lots of photographs and more complicated ones like when we decided to make <a href="http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2008/09/how_to_make_a_paper_tape_dress.html">dress forms</a> using old t-shirts and paper tape.<br /><br />Recently the crafternoons have lagged but that all seems to be changing. A few weeks ago we made gnocchi, a dish that always seemed complicated and thus deemed a food craft. But what had once seemed so daunting turned out to be little else than two baked potato, an egg, and some flour.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0AJAj7w85sVuxgBFzeV-rQ7lWpZVuBE8m4z9dLpUJrGifdQXzFm8De0-ZE48wDJUpYp0IaWep5ryxPjHswWE3QM1cpXgiNrihqzfRfzG1J6J_4e5HogNEtLk3GbPO72sdjna8tYfIDEM/s1600-h/P1000978.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0AJAj7w85sVuxgBFzeV-rQ7lWpZVuBE8m4z9dLpUJrGifdQXzFm8De0-ZE48wDJUpYp0IaWep5ryxPjHswWE3QM1cpXgiNrihqzfRfzG1J6J_4e5HogNEtLk3GbPO72sdjna8tYfIDEM/s320/P1000978.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278952655461792306" border="0" /></a><br />We followed a recipe from Giada De Laurentiis' Everyday Pasta and served them with both pesto and tomato sauce. Delicious! The only caveat was that the dough felt slightly wetter and stickier than we thought it should and we added a tiny bit more flour to half the dough as an experiment. This made for a less fluffy, denser, doughier gnocchi that was still tasty but not spectacular.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFnQ6lLfnjapDEpprbc35FgnIAutvfBbw3gwaOfqX8yjPgHpqLotN7B3DM5RMyzhiK5Yv29zcc5hCO0xIjWGthucW6uSgfO6gzh8CzrXL1_DNKWspUlVtp_9iF0xtRVSeIykhBqH9Bpg/s1600-h/P1000982.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFnQ6lLfnjapDEpprbc35FgnIAutvfBbw3gwaOfqX8yjPgHpqLotN7B3DM5RMyzhiK5Yv29zcc5hCO0xIjWGthucW6uSgfO6gzh8CzrXL1_DNKWspUlVtp_9iF0xtRVSeIykhBqH9Bpg/s320/P1000982.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278960027730132962" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Gnocchi with Thyme Butter Sauce</span><br /><br />Adapted from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Everyday-Pasta-Giada-Laurentiis/dp/0307346587?tag=particculturf-20"><span style="font-style: italic;">Everyday Pasta</span></a>, by Giada De Laurentiis <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Everyday-Pasta-Giada-Laurentiis/dp/0307346587?tag=particculturf-20"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></a><br /><br />2 baking potatoes, such as russets (about 12 ounces each)<br />1 egg, lightly beaten<br />1 teaspoon salt<br />1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper<br />3/4 cup all-purpose flour<br /><br />To make the gnocchi, bake the potatoes at 375 for 50 minutes or until tender.<br />While the potatoes are still warm, cut them in half and scoop the flesh into a large bowl. Discard the skin. Using a fork, mash the potato well. Stir in the egg, salt and pepper. Sift the flour over the potato mixture and stir until just blended.<br />Scoop out a large spoonful of gnocchi dough. Roll each scoop on the work surface into a bout a 1/2-inch-diameter rope. Cut the dough into 1-inch pieces. Roll each piece of dough over the tines of a fork to form grooves in the dough. Set the formed gnocchi on a baking sheet while you form the rest of the dough.<br /><br />Working in two batches, cook the gnocchi in a large pot of boiling salted water until they have all risen to the surface, about 3 minutes. Scoop the gnocchi into a colander with a slotted spoon while you cook the second batch.Anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07505583440988824489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171786839254301013.post-39998788679111033522008-09-15T16:11:00.001-07:002008-09-16T14:13:27.181-07:00With my brain still on vacationI'm having a hard time getting back into this. I was gone two weeks but it feels longer. It was a whirlwind of a trip with stops in Puerto Rico, New York, and Connecticut, and I'm still savoring and reliving all the fun moments. Here are some of the highlights:<br /><br />First stop, San Juan, home.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNPzcL6VOi1cMobpyoK_VvNpxe5e3npQPfXMZvqvLp1YEEsbQDKSK5dhNyY1MMOc2oNrwGA5ZM5QQs_kaOm9jRiyys-Vb8pj1XKExfznZNrUNkRL-irFmgxvg-ETjwxwbpVoZHMKJotuE/s1600-h/P1000686.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNPzcL6VOi1cMobpyoK_VvNpxe5e3npQPfXMZvqvLp1YEEsbQDKSK5dhNyY1MMOc2oNrwGA5ZM5QQs_kaOm9jRiyys-Vb8pj1XKExfznZNrUNkRL-irFmgxvg-ETjwxwbpVoZHMKJotuE/s200/P1000686.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246395757694740882" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Sleeping in the same room I used to sleep in when I was six.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmKU1rVCxWDHdTM1Ag1qEFZqTlgTFHkpQggDfVnyG4KPBzYMzxxZoH6RthNpXH-5JcHcmmIu0ccSeb2K3A58fY5vZLoKQkGXisUHmkBbaV4ICp8BOyOkbxJi1tf7sgyf_IzkngtByY5Ww/s1600-h/pearl.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmKU1rVCxWDHdTM1Ag1qEFZqTlgTFHkpQggDfVnyG4KPBzYMzxxZoH6RthNpXH-5JcHcmmIu0ccSeb2K3A58fY5vZLoKQkGXisUHmkBbaV4ICp8BOyOkbxJi1tf7sgyf_IzkngtByY5Ww/s200/pearl.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246718177845037154" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Eating dinner with my family at a restaurant shaped like a shell.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM9DrMSf4TeI9w0WwXNAY4dCEL3D9fZS1TM72ORI0IFjshRduBV1IUTZ63yC-pbLgA7W3GdpOBbRLr1aODWS6aqk02XPxkoTkxaovXhh0ZhDldbvLVFbbbzW3zUx1CRCULjhhZWIyuP3w/s1600-h/P1000547.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM9DrMSf4TeI9w0WwXNAY4dCEL3D9fZS1TM72ORI0IFjshRduBV1IUTZ63yC-pbLgA7W3GdpOBbRLr1aODWS6aqk02XPxkoTkxaovXhh0ZhDldbvLVFbbbzW3zUx1CRCULjhhZWIyuP3w/s200/P1000547.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246716969637514386" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Meeting up with my some of my oldest, bestest friends for drinks.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixrLMS5QZOj_dPpXfZ7QFg87UFL-dr83dPtF_LynVZkYNz9yshMPlxDHeYK1Q20kmyyNzkP26owoer34ydOZ3UDk1a9wvaXQlpjXSkhhl_no12D16FQDWzjCmpNhOwogXPiJz2O5HuLj8/s1600-h/corn.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixrLMS5QZOj_dPpXfZ7QFg87UFL-dr83dPtF_LynVZkYNz9yshMPlxDHeYK1Q20kmyyNzkP26owoer34ydOZ3UDk1a9wvaXQlpjXSkhhl_no12D16FQDWzjCmpNhOwogXPiJz2O5HuLj8/s200/corn.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246391749584899554" border="0" /></a><br /><br />An impromptu road trip to an ice cream shop that makes plantain, avocado, corn, sea grape, guava and rice pudding ice creams.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe8d6Nmq3T3cj3VXyGhQntE7I4jiR5qV2-EjneGKLjYm4VYYlGwIK81cTcQflFYmpIlRrKevXkug5dkbpShegDIW5dV8RZbh4rIeUxbHLBXY4uIPmCMXmq55RVsadMsIYJgT9pyNDNzWs/s1600-h/view2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe8d6Nmq3T3cj3VXyGhQntE7I4jiR5qV2-EjneGKLjYm4VYYlGwIK81cTcQflFYmpIlRrKevXkug5dkbpShegDIW5dV8RZbh4rIeUxbHLBXY4uIPmCMXmq55RVsadMsIYJgT9pyNDNzWs/s200/view2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246397917279868978" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Looking out my mom's bedroom window.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwcddLwLo92DO_oTnc7LhJGeSXO0LXu6B2QfVaVjamjnHhd4P_67K9OVcx-0G8bGHW7WFpoFamMVW61ZSaXdwjfR1sWXsQ_YDeC3K7284qL3lB8gIxajoD2jmcfFk4U36qJyRvARP7VeI/s1600-h/alcapurrias.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwcddLwLo92DO_oTnc7LhJGeSXO0LXu6B2QfVaVjamjnHhd4P_67K9OVcx-0G8bGHW7WFpoFamMVW61ZSaXdwjfR1sWXsQ_YDeC3K7284qL3lB8gIxajoD2jmcfFk4U36qJyRvARP7VeI/s200/alcapurrias.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246391736270893586" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Stopping for delicious, greasy <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcapurria">alcapurrias</a> </span>on the way home from the beach.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjudGvcRh7h-pOIP4vX6uYE1fwXGEWyyrkK8O80Pk53LmvFnUINMYXNhPZlK8nGWkK3ez_QjXH1nO9lhgCiLNEXI49cf_10PDRMP6eQyDpU5uwRazAaGzfikXUSoDb1SmYrodzrXctWWqc/s1600-h/P1000813.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjudGvcRh7h-pOIP4vX6uYE1fwXGEWyyrkK8O80Pk53LmvFnUINMYXNhPZlK8nGWkK3ez_QjXH1nO9lhgCiLNEXI49cf_10PDRMP6eQyDpU5uwRazAaGzfikXUSoDb1SmYrodzrXctWWqc/s200/P1000813.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246407959239893682" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Eating a favorite high school breakfast of <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.recipehound.com/Recipes/Recipes2/6842.html">mallorcas</a>, <span style="font-style: italic;">cafe con leche,</span> and fresh-squeezed orange juice at <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/la-bombonera-san-juan">La Bombonera</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSRvjxwOQJ9EE6WY1k3cBF7agOevlFerWdLtAHMlaV1EQYBmyamGQhP1V99JaivK71DL3-JM9491lVpdAoATCB_f_GzwKNL2o7gd6pLziFhIU3Obv_zfi186YU-OyUIPVvw_qe-PY8bAg/s1600-h/P1000630.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSRvjxwOQJ9EE6WY1k3cBF7agOevlFerWdLtAHMlaV1EQYBmyamGQhP1V99JaivK71DL3-JM9491lVpdAoATCB_f_GzwKNL2o7gd6pLziFhIU3Obv_zfi186YU-OyUIPVvw_qe-PY8bAg/s200/P1000630.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246405934384485954" border="0" /></a><br />Staring at Puerto Rico's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxfield_Parrish">Maxfield Parrish</a> skies.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />New York, a couple of days spent with my dearest friend, Kathy.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhWjcrHd2JlweOxVbxrwiycyfrgxy9bfAgXhyr7k-k-RdT8z9QUs5WovZ9fNUpem-MI__QElaxMochRFaL2Q7V1lDqlGop2ig3s1wR3XYLouF7DZQmVkSgxJPACiyTi7yNRg4vZbsfytE/s1600-h/P1000822.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhWjcrHd2JlweOxVbxrwiycyfrgxy9bfAgXhyr7k-k-RdT8z9QUs5WovZ9fNUpem-MI__QElaxMochRFaL2Q7V1lDqlGop2ig3s1wR3XYLouF7DZQmVkSgxJPACiyTi7yNRg4vZbsfytE/s200/P1000822.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246720634654104914" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Running into an old art school friend shortly after saying, "I wonder if we'll run into anyone tonight. If we do I hope it's someone interesting."<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTGGBo5QZlsxZ037akySB0jDcolkLXTYbnjak1zGFLtBzmBp02prgtmKNRgOdVNJIbXl1HdmlH-YCZSHS4X0fBLVGGHa0vOO0eWvQ-uiruV4TIrn1ygtJf0Lt9AFwYCxZ1lEHgK4Ma7Ck/s1600-h/P1000819.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTGGBo5QZlsxZ037akySB0jDcolkLXTYbnjak1zGFLtBzmBp02prgtmKNRgOdVNJIbXl1HdmlH-YCZSHS4X0fBLVGGHa0vOO0eWvQ-uiruV4TIrn1ygtJf0Lt9AFwYCxZ1lEHgK4Ma7Ck/s200/P1000819.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246411976296887010" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Walking to catch a cab, later that night, and coming across what has to be the world's longest cart.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyJqWBrG7ZtnvESpp5qTCp6mZA7vxKmnmvkyyeF7GdRyCgQmlRKUR5iRyVhqxgXRYMSJUZhCeBlMlca6RiLbw5-9K1sdwwMSRGR55mN7MKInj6Dkk9bjcZh6ig6y_T1OcVijbowGcwDmk/s1600-h/bloodymary.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyJqWBrG7ZtnvESpp5qTCp6mZA7vxKmnmvkyyeF7GdRyCgQmlRKUR5iRyVhqxgXRYMSJUZhCeBlMlca6RiLbw5-9K1sdwwMSRGR55mN7MKInj6Dkk9bjcZh6ig6y_T1OcVijbowGcwDmk/s200/bloodymary.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246411356236604578" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Licking my Prosecco inflicted wounds the next day, at the Oyster Bar, while Kate Bush played over the speakers.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-wgdI01qeAmCnMalk10KlCeWTkK_SgDaaR9wgB6QVfWxKbQmeuJdnaq6xXEDsErNkEpFjC0qoOirW82gO-AOZ9UCJmLk1-7UrzmWXseXXPJ_ZIHkxC2GXggyVwFuiR06uSZWGKmXvebU/s1600-h/P1000853.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-wgdI01qeAmCnMalk10KlCeWTkK_SgDaaR9wgB6QVfWxKbQmeuJdnaq6xXEDsErNkEpFjC0qoOirW82gO-AOZ9UCJmLk1-7UrzmWXseXXPJ_ZIHkxC2GXggyVwFuiR06uSZWGKmXvebU/s200/P1000853.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246709669833769954" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Taking my little sister to college, in Connecticut, with my dad.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbOildTaql4DG_mz5QUHJKdO2WP3cKGgUjjhz3GTY2dxWq2362vsm8olgZaUNLgQRFjvlWAJZDG_feFTbgxGY6wjOb5NUuJqUlbtYpr1PLLCEswuaxIo3bCtqBBfRe1Ph5WVKe852fgMc/s1600-h/P1000849.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbOildTaql4DG_mz5QUHJKdO2WP3cKGgUjjhz3GTY2dxWq2362vsm8olgZaUNLgQRFjvlWAJZDG_feFTbgxGY6wjOb5NUuJqUlbtYpr1PLLCEswuaxIo3bCtqBBfRe1Ph5WVKe852fgMc/s200/P1000849.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246709674553159954" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Helping set up her room.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Buying <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/minamoto-kitchoan-new-york">Japanese pastries</a>, later that day.<br />Then having a martini with my dad at the <a href="http://www.rainbowroom.com/rainbow_room.htm">Rainbow Room</a> and seeing one of the prettiest sunsets I have ever seen.<br />Sadly, I did not have my camera with me.Anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07505583440988824489noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171786839254301013.post-31659161475025982562008-08-06T17:35:00.000-07:002008-08-07T13:06:28.132-07:00Happy Birthday Fig, my love.Last night was Fig's birthday. Our small decadent celebration at <a href="http://www.hatfieldsrestaurant.com/">Hatfield's</a> was one of the loveliest meals we'd had in a while. Our reservation was at nine but Fig was stuck at work and by the time we got there it was almost closing time. Never mind that all the other tables were eating dessert, we got our table and the service was impeccable. We weren't rushed or discouraged from ordering the seven course tasting menu. So we did. (This might come back to bite me on Friday when I close at work.)<br /><br />One peach basil cocktail later the day was left behind, the bubbly was popped, and the celebration began. First there was a cold corn soup in a shot glass and a tiny deviled quail egg. I'd never had a quail egg before. By size alone I loved them before I tasted them. Eggs, in my opinion, are nearly perfect food. Sealed in their own package, endless in use, comforting, delicious, and always in my refrigerator. Quail eggs are, bar none, the cutest food. Sorry, zebra tomatoes you have been dethroned.<br /><br />The parade of food was endless, and though I tried to document our entire meal tiredness, hunger, and champagne got the best of me.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik19YXAVfyrbqcxOUVYDP15J8t3lgUkk7ioudqkz-8gJHOTyCKeXVnqmjLqcNhGns06TYt0UPEm7TPiLdxGywq4yUsIzi8mP_d5h-N7mc8Lz0YuFX0WDjDIkZR3H51fAoPIz7SzwqJFto/s1600-h/hatfields2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik19YXAVfyrbqcxOUVYDP15J8t3lgUkk7ioudqkz-8gJHOTyCKeXVnqmjLqcNhGns06TYt0UPEm7TPiLdxGywq4yUsIzi8mP_d5h-N7mc8Lz0YuFX0WDjDIkZR3H51fAoPIz7SzwqJFto/s320/hatfields2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231569551144528802" border="0" /></a><br />This is what I remember. The magical feeling of eating late at night in a nearly empty restaurant in LA. The giggling that ensued when the actor sitting at the table behind me bragged about himself in a way that seemed perfectly in-sync with one of the characters he played on SNL. The belly laughs when, for a brief moment, it felt like someone had turned the heater on high, and we meltingly blew on each other as we joked that they were trying to kick us out though only one course had arrived.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovRgnr55EJiSv5hSWrQ5j7l01d6ZOKV3j9p6oFdH1w4Mn1-eKb2DicJdEybR_zmFX_Kz8w18hnKywAECa7CUslCGjJMBhDerY0-GXuhNCTpLlGWRpg76PY04TvuJWWQxtHXIted3SD-0/s1600-h/hatfields.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovRgnr55EJiSv5hSWrQ5j7l01d6ZOKV3j9p6oFdH1w4Mn1-eKb2DicJdEybR_zmFX_Kz8w18hnKywAECa7CUslCGjJMBhDerY0-GXuhNCTpLlGWRpg76PY04TvuJWWQxtHXIted3SD-0/s320/hatfields.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231569539152590354" border="0" /></a><br />Everything was tasty but my favorite parts of the meal were the fried quail egg on top of a "croque madame" and the corn agnolloti with dungeness crab and white truffles. Dessert seems like a blur, which given my sweet tooth says a lot about how tired I was. All I remember was a tiny malted vanilla milkshake that came with a beignet and the bite-sized chocolate cupcakes with espresso meringue that came with the check.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSi-UwuXxTWmS4ivptCSh7UyilEVRrVbXVAMdezhARx46TCDBv_mmqvdFIX2z1OsKL6qHK5UsMVuYyUA1IG2GC-1p9AElCb1z_qJMFJ8LeG-VSwmIZRbaU2m7lpbjkxpvzZrEJqSfe_M/s1600-h/cupcake.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSi-UwuXxTWmS4ivptCSh7UyilEVRrVbXVAMdezhARx46TCDBv_mmqvdFIX2z1OsKL6qHK5UsMVuYyUA1IG2GC-1p9AElCb1z_qJMFJ8LeG-VSwmIZRbaU2m7lpbjkxpvzZrEJqSfe_M/s320/cupcake.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231569527031987346" border="0" /></a>Anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07505583440988824489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171786839254301013.post-82642256142178829162008-07-29T00:48:00.000-07:002008-12-08T17:45:16.746-08:00A Very Lucky Girl Indeed<span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:'courier new';" class="Apple-style-span" ><br />It's been almost six years since I</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:'courier new';" class="Apple-style-span" > moved from New York to Los Angeles. About a year after I moved one of my best girls, Nai, came west and moved to Napa. Since her arrival I have driven the 6 hours from my home to hers many times. Nai knows how to ply a girl with cheese, shrimp, and saucisson. Not that </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">there's much convincing to do when you live where she lives.<br /><br /></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:courier new;" >On my last visit we shopped for her wedding gown in San Francisco.(The first one she tried was the perfect one!) Then the next day along with my darling friend Darlene, a girl who has herself inspired many a trip, we visited one of the most spectacular places I've been to in a long time, Kuleto Estate, a winery in St. Helena.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiug99esHcbbzUhRx3Q-cfwJw57_DgM0qHx4MAAoghwkdHvhmUGiZX0qthuK7zPzGfL9309UW8Qveic3AyS7-Tc8p8QoQYPHim9lAkljXJbmnGaHslxd0thLP83L9dXocIr7Qv-wAdGLDA/s1600-h/boat.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiug99esHcbbzUhRx3Q-cfwJw57_DgM0qHx4MAAoghwkdHvhmUGiZX0qthuK7zPzGfL9309UW8Qveic3AyS7-Tc8p8QoQYPHim9lAkljXJbmnGaHslxd0thLP83L9dXocIr7Qv-wAdGLDA/s320/boat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228510946776023826" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">It was there where after taking a few pictures, including some tipsy self-portraits in the bathroom mirror, I decided that a) I needed to take a Napa trip with my dad and b) I needed to start the blog I'd been thinking about. Notebooks and gluesticks writings on food and other things I love.<br /><br /></span><br /></span><div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIbt_-4rFGEygJaxEOPfxk7qvZDrsc-iTkBzr4zMEGXhIUEGPeYp2JJCuX4SEz_aodM5ZF_G3rJTsia_xdnxHRBzHR1KFnLr8RPefFGFo6JNfZX92seaaFfc47k2-scQpW2oqwzf6_0Qs/s1600-h/vineyard.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIbt_-4rFGEygJaxEOPfxk7qvZDrsc-iTkBzr4zMEGXhIUEGPeYp2JJCuX4SEz_aodM5ZF_G3rJTsia_xdnxHRBzHR1KFnLr8RPefFGFo6JNfZX92seaaFfc47k2-scQpW2oqwzf6_0Qs/s320/vineyard.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228515881566319042" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:'courier new';" class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><br /><div> </div><br /><br /></div>Anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07505583440988824489noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171786839254301013.post-24162936465168954262008-07-13T17:12:00.000-07:002008-12-08T17:45:17.048-08:00New Year's ResolutionsTo me new year's resolutions are more a list of things I want to do in the coming year than attempts at lifestyle change. Some years I've made them on my birthday others on January 1st. I love making lists so really it's more an excuse to make a great, big list of activities and wishes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy02sJQ5ZEsRKy-3Wr8h-8vnJz2Ys3o6_QoIfp7GnpvNZ7GGUUp3pH0S6Xl2qmqVtYH55gF94V1JdopWpZyhrevPdXK-IIZv_MxCuo6fhgODTY_uDaU0g1KMnv7mzFVu9xito9uNunTqM/s1600-h/caneleshuck.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy02sJQ5ZEsRKy-3Wr8h-8vnJz2Ys3o6_QoIfp7GnpvNZ7GGUUp3pH0S6Xl2qmqVtYH55gF94V1JdopWpZyhrevPdXK-IIZv_MxCuo6fhgODTY_uDaU0g1KMnv7mzFVu9xito9uNunTqM/s320/caneleshuck.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222695955758844642" border="0" /></a><div> </div><div>New Years Resolution #3: learn to shuck oysters<br /><br />Since the very first one it was love at first slurp. There was something about their salty-sea, creamy-sweetness that was just so lovely. For years I tried eating oysters whenever possible and often thought how wonderful it would be to have a dozen every day for lunch. That is, until the time I got horribly sick after eating just six during a spring-break trip to London my junior year in college. After that I didn't touch them for years. Then I was taken to Nobu on my 28th birthday. Nobu. Omakase. Oysters. Enough said. The flames in my heart were fanned once again.</div><div><br /></div><div>Last year after a particularly delicious afternoon with Fig at <a href="http://www.thehungrycat.com/h_lunch.html">The Hungry Cat</a> I decided I needed to learn how to shuck my expensive habit. My only attempt, when I was 22, had been a complete disaster. Four oysters, bought at Dean & Deluca on my art school budget, to go with a bottle of champagne that my dearest friend, Karenin, had given me on my birthday. After taking first a screwdriver and then a hammer to them I abandoned the oysters in the kitchen sink and opened the champagne. In one last wishful, futile attempt I came back to the kitchen, half way through the bubbly, and banged the oysters against the floor.<br /><br />Yesterday, I learned that opening oysters is actually a lot easier than that experience. What I didn't know then but know now is that banging the oysters will make them shut tight. Instead of trying to crack them open I should have scrubbed them clean with a brush. Then one by one, held steady and flat side up with a kitchen towel, taken an oyster knife on a diagonal at their hinge. Turning the knife like a key until the shells popped open. Now thanks to Corina, the chef and one of the owners of the <a href="http://canele-la.com/">restaurant</a> where I work, I know.<br /><br />In what can only be described as oyster heaven I stood with Corina in her brother's beautiful sunny kitchen shucking close to two-hundred oysters with two other friends. Passing out dozens in ice filled plates with a mignonette made of shallots, pepper, and prosecco at a rowdy pool party .<br /><br />It was so simple and the best part, eating breaks.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3iQQs9oD45i_jMbuYnb3FX17GPiKZ_hu0KeI0Kz8yc92fU3KWbhIbSeCMq5VlaQ_FnVpyz_VxgRhc9O8_A_eXSD5DI1nzKKvXdrc3pVd2bo6M0z4ZsZdOuXcOmBvt33E3DGqMvihFocc/s1600-h/oysterinhand.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3iQQs9oD45i_jMbuYnb3FX17GPiKZ_hu0KeI0Kz8yc92fU3KWbhIbSeCMq5VlaQ_FnVpyz_VxgRhc9O8_A_eXSD5DI1nzKKvXdrc3pVd2bo6M0z4ZsZdOuXcOmBvt33E3DGqMvihFocc/s320/oysterinhand.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222676542646373682" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07505583440988824489noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171786839254301013.post-12339111653330676762008-07-09T11:58:00.000-07:002008-12-08T17:45:17.242-08:00Watermelon Lemonade<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc5fXsRUmZQdi22YQEDFYtoeGQ7IsjSVIn8LIYD68E2l9aUHdc4-tAceenENPcW0LL6g3O2QpulJ7Bzikq3FqYci8MNtlWj4RW_SbfON5OwiCbKlQ2DdwbuRbMfbNqzlYVD1mj1JIhX3U/s1600-h/WATERMELON+JUICE.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc5fXsRUmZQdi22YQEDFYtoeGQ7IsjSVIn8LIYD68E2l9aUHdc4-tAceenENPcW0LL6g3O2QpulJ7Bzikq3FqYci8MNtlWj4RW_SbfON5OwiCbKlQ2DdwbuRbMfbNqzlYVD1mj1JIhX3U/s320/WATERMELON+JUICE.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221092333979081314" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">5 cups watermelon juice (from 1 non-spray seedless melon)</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">1 cup lemon juice (about 10 lemons, depending in size)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">1/2 cup agave</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">vodka</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Cut the melon into 2" to 3" pieces. Puree in a food processor. Pour the pureed melon through a sieve. Keep cold.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Squeeze lemons. In a pitcher combine the melon and lemon juice with the agave.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Pour 1 part vodka over ice to 3 parts lemonade.</span></span></div>Anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07505583440988824489noreply@blogger.com3