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The Ginger Shot

November 16, 2015

how to make a ginger, lemon and cayenne pepper shot for wellness

Blu Jam Cafe | Los Angeles, California

So apparently when I go to Los Angeles I turn into a completely different human being and actively seek out things like carrot-celery-cucumber juice. (The most annoying part? The damn juice tasted like heaven on toast, thereby very much not supporting my lifelong theory that healthy rabbitish food of the sort typically eaten by denizens of the Organic Coast tastes like sandpaper. Ugh.)

Francesca and I went to breakfast at the Blu Jam, in West Hollywood, because we were in need of blueberry pancakes...but then I (completely inexplicably) ordered that carrot-celery-cucumber juice. And so I figured what the hell, while I was at it I might as well get super weird and get The Ginger Shot, because I'm at the start of a cold and Francesca assured me that the shot would fix it.

Entertaining

Upgrade Your Autumn

November 13, 2015

Green and gold holiday entertaining setup with rose gold lamp

Summer entertaining is all about keeping things simple - plastic utensils, easy recipes on the grill, et cetera - but once the weather cools down and the party moves inside, more focus gets placed on the food, the décor and all those small-but-significant details you add to make your guests feel special. But that doesn’t mean you have to get all fussy. (I can’t do fussy.)

So I thought I’d show you some pictures I took of the setup for an intimate dinner I held for a few friends. The party wasn’t for any especially good reason – just that I wanted to give them an evening of good food and good drinks. But I also wanted actually spend time with my guests and not messing around with a stove, so I made sure that everything I set out was not only one of my all-time go-to (meaning unscrewupable) recipes, but also something I could make well in advance.

Decor

The Grand House Tour

November 10, 2015

Wrought iron table and chairs from Joss and Main

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Decor

Five Fall Decor Ideas I Don’t Totally Hate

October 28, 2015

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Fall decor, to me, is a little tricky. Just the whole dried gourds/wheat/pinecones/orange/tartan thing...it's very easy for it to feel dated and a little too fussy for my taste.

But I'm also kind of bummed every time I scroll through my Instagram feed and see photo after photo of my New York friends running around in the leaves with their kids - I used to live in the epicenter of the Grand Autumnal Experience, and here it's...well, it's like 80 degrees outside. I saw some leaves on the ground; that was exciting. But it is not a New England fall, and despite the fact that no number of pumpkins are going to make it feel like one, it's still nice to pretend.

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Peanut Noodles With Stir-Fried Chicken

October 26, 2015

I've made different versions of peanut noodles from time to time over the years - some good, some not especially. This one is the best. It's the ultimate comfort food - peanutty and soy saucey and pasta, I mean come on: what more do you want? And you can also do lots of variations on it: add more vegetables or a couple of handfuls of coleslaw lettuce if you want to make it lighter; add chili sauce to the dressing if you want it spicy; throw in chow mein noodles if you want some crunch. All good.

PEANUT NOODLES WITH STIR-FRIED CHICKEN (adapted from this recipe)

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