EMILY
Who do you trust more: Me or NPR? The choice is yours.
Photo Credit: NPR
It recently came to my attention that National Public Radio released their idea of “The Decade’s 50 Most Important Recordings.” While NPR’s is a list of songs, mine was a list of albums. It’s nice to see a lot of overlap, but the main criteria that sets us apart is that their list is for everyone, and my list is for me.
At any rate, I found it fascinating to read, and I thought you might, too!
Image by Blackburn & Sweetzer
La Tropezienne is all mine!
More real posts coming soon – it has been a busy week at the zoo.
I am a preschool teacher, and I find myself getting lazy with my style. Before you jump on me for that, imagine the working conditions: on any given day I may have to help a child out of their pee-soaked pants, wipe paint off the floor, and sit within reach of many a milk-spill. I’m not going to wear certain items to work when I know it might result in picking playdough out of intricate beading or carefully trying to dab out some bright red paint from dry-clean-only silk.
But I also live and work in New York City. I commute from my Outer Borough abode to the Upper East Side every day, and often make stops in the East Village, Chelsea, or Park Slope Proper for daily errands. My lifestyle does not include Soho loft parties, or glitzy philanthropic galas, but it does involve many live music performances, dinners out, and lots of time spent meandering through hip parts of Brooklyn. I don’t always want to dress like a preschool teacher. How does one shop for this kind of double life? Does it mean I need to have two separate wardrobes? I can’t really afford that… the rumors about teachers’ salaries are fairly accurate and the high cost of city living still shocks me. But I need to look presentable and professional, so what’s a lady to do?
Filed under: food and drink, photography, recipes | Tags: cooking, pasta, ravioli, recipe
After watching the Super Chef Battle on Food Network, my sister, Casey, requested that I make a sweet potato, ricotta, and goat cheese raviolo that Mario Batali created. The thought of placing a egg yolk inside of the bigger-than-normal stuffed pasta, along with all the other ingredients, is slightly daunting. I’ve had a few tricky ravioli-making experiences with too-thin-dough and too-liquidy-fillings. Not to mention that hand-making pasta and then assembling the ravioli is a very time consuming process.
Before jumping in too deep with the raviolo, I wanted to practice a more simplified recipe. Now that I’ve got my KitchenAid Mixer Pasta Attachment (Thanks, Alex!), the rolling process is much more time-efficient. I also have a small furry helper (a.k.a. Harry the Mischief Maker).
I selected Arugula and Goat Cheese Ravioli from Epicurious. It turned out to be a delicious recipe – rave reviews from all eaters. If you’ve got the equipment, and several free hours in a row, you should make it.
Filed under: fashion | Tags: clare vivier, fashion, purses, real simple, style
There’s someone I’d like to tell you about. She is an artisan. She makes beautiful bags. She is Clare Vivier. These are the two that I have:
The Navy Messenger Bag and the Gold Flat Work Tote, respectively. I’m also sporting a new coat (on the right) that I love and got on big-time sale. Pardon my dusty mirror, but I sort of liked the effect it gave to the photos.
Before I go on, I want you to know that you can purchase one of her bags very inexpensively at the Target Red Hot Shop (Be quick about it, though, because the first edition of this bag sold out in 3 days, and we’re already almost through day 2 with this version).
So, how did I get to know about Clare Vivier? It’s a story… and here we go!
