Just a quick note to wish everyone a very Happy Valentine’s Day! I love this holiday, not that I need an excuse, but having the opportunity to enjoy a few extra chocolates, indulge in red-themed baking, and letting those around you know how much you love/appreciate them, what’s not to love about that?!?! Over the weekend I experimented with “cake cookies”-so easy and festive. …
Scenes from the weekend
I think I blinked and all of a sudden it was February! The mild temps we’ve been experiencing certainly haven’t done much to remind me that it is in fact still winter, but I’m not complaining! This past weekend was filled with simple pleasures, a wild night out, and ended with the ultimate NY sports fans’ happy ending with the Giants winning the Super Bowl….
Oh Elizabeth!
Just before the holidays I was invited to a private breakfast viewing of the Elizabeth Taylor exhibit at Christie’s Auction House here in NYC. The collection included 973 of her personal items and ended up totaling $156.8 million!!! Totally insane! Anyways-the collection was quite spectacular as you might imagine, and it was an added bonus to sip my morning coffee next to Glenda Bailey from…
Celebrations!
New Years is never my favorite holiday, although any excuse to get dressed up and celebrate with friends is A-OK in my book! This year Cacky so graciously hosted us all once again at her family home on the Bay. We had an amazing spread of appetizers, festive desserts, and plenty of bubbly! We all piled into a stretch suburban limo and cruised into the…
Christmas Highlights!
I’m back in NYC and Christmas feels like ages ago, but I wanted to post pics from the holidays! We continued our tradition of Christmas Eve dinner at my grandma’s house-per usual the night ended with all 20+ of us wearing paper crowns and reading jokes from our holiday poppers! Christmas day we headed to family friends for a marathon of eating/drinking. I was in…
Holiday Festivities Continued and Merry Christmas!
Pics from the weekend’s round of parties and holiday cheer. I’m back in California for the holidays and couldn’t be happier! After one of the craziest weeks at work yet, it’s nice to be back with family and friends (in 60 degree weather!) I’m currently prepping our Christmas day dinner, more to come on that! Merry Christmas!! “Merry Christmas” Ice Luge-so college! I made these…
Chestnuts roasting….
Maybe it’s the lack of snow or the 60 degree weather we’ve been having, but it just hasn’t felt much like the holiday season! It creeps up faster and faster each year, but I really couldn’t tell you what I did between September and now, it’s all a blur. In an effort to get in to the Christmas spirit I’ve been partaking in anything and…
First Ever Occupy Bond Street
A friend and client of my dad’s recently invited me to a fall dinner in the cellar of Il Buco. I brought along my cousin who I knew would enjoy the wine/food/good company as much as I would! The night started with passed appetizers and of course, amazing wine! We mingled before sitting down to the long wooden dining table. We were immediately transported back…
Home for Thanksgiving-Part Two
While the week at home was full of wine tasting, visiting friends, and even a little shopping-let’s face it, Thanksgiving is all about the food! We had a warm up “friends-giving” at my brother’s new house in Napa, I tried this stuffing recipe-I’ve never made stuffing before, it couldn’t have been easier and was a huge hit! For actual Thanksgiving, we went to my aunt…
Home for Thanksgiving-Part One
It’s the most wonderful time of the year-at least that’s what “they” say and I firmly agree! I just returned from 10 glorious days at home. I hadn’t been home since last Christmas, the longest I’ve ever gone without a visit! It was so nice, although I can’t say it was relaxing as I tend to book myself solid with friends, family, food, and visits…