feliz weekend!

image: courtesy of kristen loken

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5 little luxuries

ummm,  do you notice the theme of my little luxuries this week…..

 

tickets to “scatter my ashes at bergdorf’s” can. not. wait. to. see it!

 

because I need more handsome, intelligent, brooding men in my life and apt.

 

went to the blue note jazz club to listen to michel camilo perform. was feeling so jazzy and sassy, i ordered french martinis. needless to say,i will be serving french martinis. at all my soirees this week.

 

am quite giddy because of this luxurious little purchase: tickets to book launch of let’s explore diabetes with owls by david sedaris! yes, i am going to listen to the david sedaris read live!!! can you tell i am excited about this? (if you can’t make it  he will be atmcnally jackson books – 52 prince st btwn lafayette/mulberry on friday, may 10)

 

inspired by my upcoming jarabe de palo concert i wanted a real bold lip color that signaled “fierce woman in front row”. thanks to this fushia flash i just may be pulled onto the stage!

cocktails are served…sparkling white peach sangria

image: thekitchn

cocktails are served…

sparkling white peach sangria

 

in planning my nieces wedding shower I have been experimenting with different cocktails to serve a crowd. i came across this recipe from thekitchn.com and think we hit on a crowd pleaser.

serves 4 to 6

2 to 3 white peaches, sliced (2 if they are large, 3 if they are small)

3/4 cup peach brandy

1 bottle moscato, such as 7 daughters moscato, chilled

1 liter white peach seltzer water, such as seagram's sparkling white peach seltzer, chilled

in a pitcher place 3/4 of the sliced peaches (saving some for garnish) and brandy and lightly muddle.

add the moscato and seltzer water.

stir with wooden spoon to mix. pour into ice filled glasses and top with a couple of fresh peach slices.

 

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5 little luxuries

spring is in the air. quite literally in nyc. we have been enjoying 65 degree weather and the world looks positively cheery. to celebrate this long awaited spring, a few my of little luxuries for the week….

 

a gorgeous plum pretty sugar robe in which to pad around the apt with the windows wide open. (am so impressed with the collection and their customer service that a proper review will be coming shortly).

 

a cadre of bamboo sugarcane candles from trapp to burn while enjoying the incoming breeze as i pad in my robe.. the scent is absolutely enveloping. i can’t explain it, the scent just makes me feel happy (hey,it’s a lot cheaper than anti-depressants)

 

a new spring-like throw to adorn the sofa as i sit in my robe, inhaling the scent of my trap candles while watching the breeze through the billow curtains.

 

billowy curtains allow enough light in and dance perfectly with the incoming breeze.

 

and finally the pièce de résistance to enjoy all of the above acquisitions…

 

how to make the best gin and tonic: a bottle of this and a package of these to make this

cocktails are served…the peruvian victory

peru …just mention the name, and it evokes thoughts of a delicate ceviche, the rugged andes, the mystical ruins of machu picchu and the lyrical spiritualism of mario vargas llosa. but now, peru is also a country of champions, with its footballers recently besting chile and trinidad in the 2014 fifa south american world cup qualifiers. (allow us to also point out that they are very sweaty, toned and muscular champions …but that is for another post). of course, a proper champion deserves a proper cocktail homage. and so, we present to you…

 

the peruvian victory

created by jp gwozdz, sportsmen lodge

 

1 1/2 parts portón pisco

1 part fresh lime juice

cucumber

basil

 

in a shaker, muddle two slices of cucumber and a few basil leaves.

add portón and fresh lime juice. shake and strain into glass.

 

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feliz weekend!

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