By the end of February I am starved for color, and a trip to Mexico is my usual remedy. The last two years I vacationed on the opposite coast in Sayulita and Chacala, but this season, I needed to get back Tulum before it stretches and grows beyond recognition.
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Early Spring Breakfast: Soft Eggs and Cortez Bottarga
March 27, 2013 – 9:51 am
The calendar may say spring, but the view of snow-fluttered trees out my kitchen window still describes days of winter. My daughter is away on her senior class spring break excursion and I’ve been keeping the cupboard relatively spare while cooking for one.
Pulling Mussels
May 13, 2012 – 7:50 am
“But behind the chalet, my holiday’s complete And I feel like William Tell, Maid Marian on her tiptoed feet Pulling mussels from the shell Pulling mussels from the shell”
Test shoot: Carrots
March 29, 2012 – 8:12 pm
I spent the better part of a recent weekend styling test shoots with Cleveland photographer Ricky Rhodes. We worked in the urban comfort of Kalman & Pabst Photo Group. The shoot was natural ingredient and whole-foods focused, and we kicked the session off by by getting up close and personal with affable bunches of varicolored [...]
Chicken Croquettes: The Real McCoy
March 12, 2012 – 5:05 pm
By this time, I believe everyone is familiar with the McDonald’s “pink slime” Chicken McNugget video. What appears to be a heaving mound of Pepto-Bismol pink soft serve ice cream, barely contained in a cardboard box, we discover, is the fast food giants’ processed chicken matter waiting to be fried into McNuggets.
A Taste of Chacala
March 5, 2012 – 10:57 am
Back in late October, I plugged into the Google search window, “Iyengar workshop February”. What turned up was great fortune in terms of discovering a phenomenal Iyengar yoga instructor in NYC’s dynamic Lara Brunn, a truly special lodging in Mar de Jade, (tucked into the base of that lush volcanic jungle yonder), and the tiny [...]