vino y yoga at pure yoga.

Oh, look: it’s everything Leslie loves in one place!

The spread above was preceded by a challenging, sweaty, wonderfully spiritual yoga class. Clearly, this was a good night.

Thanks to my dear friend Sofia, I was able to attend an event titled Vino y Yoga last Wednesday, hosted by my favorite yoga studio, Pure Yoga, and [...]

i heart ny.

Couldn’t resist sharing a few non-food photos from this year’s Jazz Age Lawn Party…

For a lot of years – more than half my life, I’d say – I’ve told people that I only want to put roots down in one place in the world.  If you’ve been reading for [...]

guactacular 2011 and the freedom of adult choice.

four of the many types of guacamole sampled at guactacular.

Remember when you were a kid, perhaps 9 or 10 years old?  You had a sufficient number of years behind you to form ideas of your own, but you were far from mature enough to make any decisions for yourself.

You might, for instance, have wished to [...]

dinner 12.10: latke festival.

“being different.”

some latke festival highlights, clockwise from bottom left: cuban latke [spiced beef with "cuban" sour cream and microgreens]; american latkes [yellow lentil salad, sweet duck with collard greens, smoked salmon with clarified butter].

Reverb 10 Day 8! Today’s prompt is: Think about what makes you different and what you do that lights people up. [...]

hors d’oeuvres, dinner, dessert 11.10: thanksgiving.

“leaving the complaints; giving some thanks.”

elements of a thanksgiving meal: mushroom cups; challah + pumpkin hummus; a plate of sides [braised maple-mustard brussels sprouts; string beans with butter and caramelized onions; orange-scented mashed sweet potatoes; spiced butternut squash, parsnip, and fennel]; pumpkin raisin cookie and pumpkin pie with whipped cream.

I’ve never liked Thanksgiving.

Bear with my [...]