A few weeks ago, I was beyond honored to be asked to participate in Ralph Lauren's 100 Bloggers Unite Against Cancer campaign (other participating bloggers include the remarkable women behind Sugarlaws, Refinery29, and Nitrolicious).
Yesterday evening, Francesca and I swung by a party being hosted by Morris-King for Scarpasa, an online shoe retailer specializing in low-heeled and flat footwear (the Bobbsey Twins thing was unintentional).
Chicken cacciatore is a great way to start embracing fall's rich, rustic flavors: it's filling, easy to prepare, lovely to look at...and costs about $10 for a meal that serves 2 with plenty of leftovers for tomorrow's lunch.
Wednesday Happy Hour at Cipriani in Grand Central - sister restaurant to the birthplace of the Bellini - with Nadine Jolie. Go HERE to learn how to make these delicious things (by which I mean Bellinis, not Nadine Jolies) yourself.
I've heard lots of my bike-riding friends complain about the impossibility of storing a bike (there's no room in the hallway, landlords won't let you leave it on the landing, and nobody in NYC has any closet space whatsoever), and this Bike Shelf from Knife & Saw solves the problem perfectly...and elegantly.
When it comes to Jell-O, I suppose this is pretty much as refined as it gets...which is to say, not very refined at all. But fun!
When I was little, my grandma used to make strawberry Jell-O with banana slices floating in it, and that's still my go-to classic...but there are lots and lots of interesting twists you can put on the stuff (most of which don't involve shrimp or cabbage...yikes).
Now, I wouldn't say that I'm all of a sudden turning into Bodybuilder Barbie - my idea of exercise involves bopping around on an elliptical for 30 minutes while reading Star, and not a whole lot of sweating - but I am absolutely feeling like a new, endorphin-addled person...
Of course, we all know that we should be taking reusable tote bags to the market or drugstore...but sometimes you just end up with a kitchen cabinet overflowing with plastic bags.
