October 2010
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New York Cares Coat Drive
It’s not very cold out yet, but it will be soon…and thousands of New Yorkers will be forced to make the decision between buying a coat that will keep them warm for the winter and putting food on the table. 90% of homeless people start the season needing a new coat, because they’ve had nowhere to store one during the summer months.
I’m going to be participating in the New...
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The Best Part of Fall...
Is that photo opps like this one present themselves constantly.
Thanks to reader Megan for the adorable photo of her adorable adorable 3-month-old Jack Russels! Adorable.
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Salted Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
Well, these are delicious.
Reader Zara recently sent me a recipe for Salted Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies (via Food52), and yesterday afternoon’s break (I’m working on a whole bunch of freelance segment scripts) presented a perfect opportunity to give them a try.
They ended up being puffier and flakier than I expected, but wow, are they ever good: they’re just the...
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Salted Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
Well, these are delicious.
Reader Zara recently sent me a recipe for Salted Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies (via Food52), and yesterday afternoon’s break (I’m working on a whole bunch of freelance segment scripts) presented a perfect opportunity to give them a try.
They ended up being puffier and flakier than I expected, but wow, are they ever good: they’re just the...
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Reader Question / Rice Krispies Treats
Q. hey jordan!
how are you? i wanted to know if you think i could put food coloring in rice krispie mix and if that would change that taste or anything about the recipe itself…let me know! i might fool around with it this weekend. thanks!
- allison
A. Nope, food coloring shouldn’t alter the taste at all. Just add it during the melting-the-marshmallows step (before pouring in the...
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Must-Have MacBook Case
I just spotted this Hardback Leather Case for the MacBook Pro ($79-$99) on Lovely At Your Side…and now I need to own one. Each case is handmade to look like a vintage book, and they come with dual zipper pulls that look like bookmarks and a padded interior. Oh, AND?! They prevent theft, because who’s going to slide an old book out of your purse while you’re on the subway? I think...
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Reader Question / NYC Hotels On A Budget
Q. Hi!
Three of my girlfriends and I are planning a trip to NYC in November but I am having the hardest time trying to pick a hotel.
What neighborhood should we shoot for? I want to be right in the middle of everything without paying $400 a night for a regular room. Do you have any suggestions?
- Melissa
A. Hi Melissa!
My take: most places in NYC are super easy to get to, so wherever you...
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Blog Love / Emphasis Added!
Emphasis Added! is a relatively recent discovery for me, but now it’s a daily must-read: I love everything from Emily’s style to her attitude to her home tips to her adorable pregnancy updates (baby is apparently sweet-potato-sized right now). Check it out; I bet you’ll love it too.
P.S. Emily and her husband’s recent babymoon in Ireland (pictured above) has totally...
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Hello, New Favorite Cozy Dinner
The moment my lovely friend Jenn told me about her Pan-Fried Chicken with Red Wine Linguine, I knew it was next up on my must-make list. It includes a few more pots and steps that my usual recipes (I try to stick to two pots, tops, because of the no-dishwasher/limited-space situation), but it’s worth it. The recipe below is sort of loosely based on Jenn’s; I added a can of diced...
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Winifred Grace Press Preview
Jewelry isn’t something I own a ton of, or am particularly fussy about: I just like what I like. My jewelry box was stolen a few years back (when I was living in West Hollywood), and pretty much everything “nice” I owned (mostly family hand-me-downs) was in it, so since then I’ve been sort of gradually amassing a mini collection of vintage pieces mixed with affordable stuff...
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Red Wine Linguine
This recipe is supposed to be only part of a bigger recipe involving chicken (yum), but it is so unbelievably delicious that I insist you try eating it on its own one of these days, garnished with only a few halved grape tomatoes.
RED WINE LINGUINE (based on this Project Jenny recipe)
What you need:
1 box linguine
1 1/2 cups red wine (I used a $9 bottle of Fontana di Papa Rosso Lazio)
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Puppy Playgroup / Custom Dog Sweaters
My little man at Tuesday night’s Yappy Hour Puppy Playgroup at MaxTamara’s 75th & Paws.
This is Morgan and my’s weekly must-do. Seriously, we schedule all other events around it; it’s just that much fun.
Part of the evening involved a puppy fashion show, which was obviously the best thing ever, mostly because it included a Brussels Griffon in a Christmas Tree...
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Two Fantastic Gift-Type Finds
On Sunday’s day trip to Chester, I found two fabulous things that I think would make perfect gifts for…well, anyone.
First up: Two’s Company hand-blown champagne flutes ($25).
Cute! And seemingly tough to break, which is good by me. Love the mis-matched thing.
(Sidenote: while looking for where these champagne flutes could be purchased online, I found these stunning agate...
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Time Stands Still
A couple of nights ago, my mom and I checked out Time Stands Still as guests of one of the show’s producers, Patrick (whom I met through Felix; I swear, that guy is like the hub of the entire world). I’ve said before that I don’t really like going to plays - I think it’s a little PTSD from seeing too many six-hour-long Godot productions in college - but oh my god, was...
