The things we force our dog to endure.
Sucks to be him 🙂
December 14, 2014
The things we force our dog to endure.
Sucks to be him 🙂
December 13, 2014
Tonight was my early Birthday celebration night. This photo is from dinner. We had the omikase at Morimoto and it was stellar. These lantern things are from the salad course – a kind of deconstructed bagna cauda salad — veggies + a super crusty pesto baguette that tasted in the best possible way of char to dip into an anchovy sauce being warmed over a candle. Fun and delicious.
The night concluded with Sleep No More, a fantastic choose your own adventure style play/life experience set in the stunning yet creepy McKitterick hotel. The actors were all dancers with impossibly beautiful movements, the plot was loose and subjective to experience, we were all in masks and silent, the sets were meticulously detailed and eerily beautiful (with lots of things to open and read), and I ended up running up and down 4 flights of stairs following actors. It was a really special kind of experience. The DH and I got split up almost immediately (the whole place was crazy dim), and ended up having a better time for it – we both independently ended up fully exploring the same floor – the sanatorium floor – at different times, but had completely different experiences on that floor. Overall, the “play” is hard to explain, but it was definitely a night to remember.
December 12, 2014
Decided to break out of my comfort zone a bit tonight and participated in a yoga class hosted inside an Urban Outfitters. I’m glad I went. The brand throwing the event, Without Walls, seems interesting and the teacher + DJ from YoJo were actually really great at creating a good vibe conducive to allowing you to get what you need from the practice. I think I’ll go again.
December 11, 2014
One of two windowsill concessions to high decorating season in my apartment.
December 10, 2014
Crispy Brussels – recipe coming soon.
December 9, 2014
New snuggles.
December 8, 2014
Holiday 2014 cards finally finished.
They’re not perfect, but they *were* much more labor intensive than anticipated.
December 7, 2014
Pretty color changing stars
December 6, 2014
2 of the many killer displays at the Lego Store, Flatiron.
Rosemary And Preserved Lemon Pork Stir-Fry
This week’s recipe was a fluke. Not what I’d planned (though, admittedly, I didn’t have much in the way of a plan). My DH got called out to work and wouldn’t be home for dinner, so I grabbed bits and bobs left over in the fridge and cobbled something together. I had originally thought to go Asian in inspiration, since that’s my most comfortable fallback – but then I saw the half-dead packet of rosemary sadly staring at me from the cheese drawer and knew I should use that instead.
So behold – a Fr-talin-ican inspired stir-fry using up some fridge staples. And a glimpse into the kind of flavor experiments I conduct when I’m alone – inspiration totally cribbed from this great series on Lady and Pups.
Gluten-free, paleo & Whole30
Rosemary And Preserved Lemon Pork Stir-Fry
6 ounces thinly sliced pork chops, cut into strips
2 medium carrots, sliced on the bias about 1/8″ thick
2 stalks celery, sliced on the bias about 1/8″ thick
1 tsp cumin
1 sprig rosemary, chopped
1-2 Tbsp. preserved lemon, minced
1 Tbsp. coconut oil
Salt & pepper
Heat a cast iron skillet or other large pan over medium-high heat and add the oil. Add the carrots and cook, stirring frequently, 2 minutes or until they look like they’re beginning to soften (I prepped my celery, rosemary and lemons here).
Add the celery and cook, stirring frequently, a couple of minutes (I prepped the rest of my ingredients here).
Add the pork, 2 big sprinkles salt, a few grinds black pepper and the cumin and toss.
Cook, stirring frequently, until the carrots are browned and soft and the pork is cooked through.
Serves 1 for dinner
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