You know that restaurant that everyone loves, it gets rave reviews and its right by your house- so you never go? The two places like that for me are Raoul’s and Uncle Boons. Both took me approximately 3-5 years to finally go to but now they are my only favorites. SO, here is my Uncle […]
Elle slept in on Sunday morning. Hallelujah! And this leisurely start inspired me to make a special breakfast: one that Elle could assist me in making- Yogurt bowls with fancy granola and chocolate coconut shavings. She is so eager to help at this age. Normally I am chopping and flames of grease are flying but […]
Ahhh, getting to know you Elle. I am singing this song in my mind: Julia Andrews and her chorus of children live in my head. It’s new since motherhood. It’s lovely actually. So- Elle is TALKING. All about the birds and the bees and the foods she eats. It’s the level of Italian I peaked […]
Quick post today, sharing some salad inspiration. It’s been 96+ degrees lately in NY and I am not allowed to apartment cook unless its under 80. So depressing. So lots of salads this week and my favorite is with peaches and burrata. SUPER easy: Arugula, endive, ripe peaches, red onion, a few great cherry tomatoes, […]
This was our first 4th of July weekend in the city and we did not hate it. We pretty much had Nolita to ourselves. Check out Elle in these sunglasses, she looks like she feels invisible. . . I might be projecting. The photo above was taken in our city backyard, Elizabeth Street Garden, as […]
This magical plot on Elizabeth Street is our back yard and I feel so grateful to be a part of it’s community. It is the heart and balance for Nolita locals and I hope we are lucky enough to keep it decades to come. Pulling photos for this post I feel nostalgic. As Ellie gets older […]
Enter the coziness zone. We’ve got the good lighting, the cheese, and a semi contented 15m old. Winter weekends in New York are my favorite and I might be one of the few that feel this way. I love vacation and eating outside in the summer but life in the city for me, is best enjoyed […]
Life off Broome 