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Refreshing Fruity Slushee

I like to add some sweet to a party, but it’s too hot to bake! And who really wants a piece of cake at a bar-be-que? I wanted something that could be made in advance, was nice and simple and… *cold*. A homemade slushy was just the thing. After scouring Read more…


Saying Buh-bye to Summer: Coney at Night

↓↑ by Artsparrow ↑ Above by Bruce


Starting to say goodbye to Summer

Stop. Remember this moment. Summer has peaked. We’re about to descend down its slope, quickly. Halloween is already in the stores. We’ll pass through September, transitioning into the swift sweep of Thanksgiving and into Christmas and 2011. And repeat. But now, stop. Commit the clam behind your knees to memory, Read more…


Summer Rolls {Pictorial}


Summer Eats: My Thai

I love Thai food. That’s no secret to friends and loved ones. But now that I no longer have a favorite neighborhood Thai spot… (I speak of the end of my 5-year relationship with Lily Thai who refuses to stock a mushroom-based sauce for vegan substitution of their fish sauce, Read more…


[What I Am Doing on My Summer Vacation] {Part 1}

1. Watching the butterfly activity around the Electrician‘s butterfly bush. 2. Collecting hugs. 3. Trying to return to baking. Here is a two-layer orange cake with lemon glaze icing. For my Pop’s birthday. 4. Weekending in the Hamptons. That’s an outdoor shower next to the “Love Shack”. 5. Seeing the Read more…


Summer Color

The Wonder Wheel, Coney Island, Brooklyn Tangled up in blue, File under: Frankenstein’s strange sleeping habits Red and blue and yellow, Sedona, Arizona Cuteness in a pile of balls, little K.Z. in Merrick, Long Island Frittata Alla Fiorentina, Counter, East Village, N.Y.C. Brunch perfection. Olive, Teachers College bathroom, Morningside Heights, Read more…


86 Degrees at 10:30 p.m.

My mom had this Far Side comic on the refrigerator for years. So long that I now unconsciously perpetuate its punchline in my most convincing nerd voice every now and again when temps escalate. It is hot, hot, hot… still, well into the double digit p.m. The apthold inhabitants circle Read more…