I made these blondies to bring into work today. They caused my VP to exclaim “Caroline, you are ready to be married!” In her wonderfully French accent. So I guess that means they’re good?? Hope everyone has a safe and happy Halloween! Ooey Gooey Caramel Pumpkin Blondies *Recipe adapted from Lauren Ingredients: For the Blondies- 3/4 cup butter, softened 1 cup…
Wine Wednesdays – Book Club Edition
Book club took me to Brooklyn this week, to my friend Sarah’s lovely Fort Green apartment, one of the lucky few with enough space to host a crowd! The book was James Baldwin’s Giovanni’s Room. The wine was 2011 Weinhof Scheu Spatburgunder. Yea, I’d never heard of such a thing either! It was a German Pinot Noir, from the Alsace…
Boo – Pumpkin Carving for Grownups
My friend Karen invited us over for wine and pumpkin carving on Friday night. As Halloween isn’t my favorite, I’ll admit, this was a great way to get in the spirit with my nod to the holiday. I honestly can’t remember the last time I carved a pumpkin, but it was so much fun. Especially when Karen’s wonderful boyfriend scooped, cleaned, and carried the…
Wine Wednesdays
After a blissful 4 days in Cabo San Lucas (post to come), I jetted off to Santa Barbara to meet my mom and best family friends for a few days of California adventure. While in Santa Barbara we explored the Santa Ynez wine growing region and the local wineries. After doing some research, I found that there were 2 options for wine tasting in the…
Wine Wednesdays
Welp, I missed last week’s Wine Wednesday, technical difficulties as I was in Cabo for a friend’s birthday, cheating on wine with margs, oops, forgive me? This rose was surprisingly delightful. Enjoyed during what was probably the last of the warm summer nights we experienced in NYC last week. We picked up a bottle at Bottlerocket, one of my favorite wine shops in NYC and walked across…
Wine Wednesdays
I recently had my first experience with the NY Jazz scene, something that’s been on my bucket list ever since I first saw the SATC episode where Carrie dates “Ray” (anyone??). Last week I ventured north to 106th and Broadway to Smoke Jazz and Supper Club. There are 2 dinner seatings on weeknights, and apparently a great jazz brunch on weekends. We settled…
Wine Wednesdays
What’s in a name? A topic I’ve been thinking a lot about lately, particularly when it comes to wine labels. What makes a label stand out, why does one gravitate towards one bottle vs. another, and how much are people reading the labels when deciding whether or not to buy? I came across an interesting article on Food52, breaking down the basic things to note…
Guilt-Free PB Blondies to End the Week!
As we wrapped up a solid 12 day, post fashion-week, work week, I thought I’d bring a treat for my coworkers. I decided to try these salted PB blondies, made with chickpeas! Flour, sugar, and butter free! I subbed PB2 powdered peanut butter for even more calorie saving. And they were a hit! There was one remark that these might not have been as…
Wine Wednesdays
For those of you that didn’t know…..September is California Wine Month. This past Monday I attended the California Road Trip tasting event at Astor Wines. My first event at Astor Wines, there were 70 different wines, divided by regional tables from all over CA. After laying the “foundation” with tacos catered from Empellón, we made a beeline for the Napa Valley Table. We started…
Book Club – The Long Goodbye
Just over a year ago some friends and I joined together to start a book club, and I am happy to say that we’ve actually kept it up for an entire year! This month we enjoyed the lovely setting of Becky’s backyard to discuss Raymond Chandler’s “The Long Goodbye”. I really liked the book, although reviews were mixed among the group. Overall it was an…