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The Weekend: Labor Day 2011

Planning too much stuff ahead it is not one of my favorite things to do, but just targeted planning and not too much expectations can really be the secret recipe for a successful stress free weekend. Among other things to do this last summer days we included a trip to a beautiful non-profit farm called Stone Barns in Pocantico Hills that have livestock and an amazing vegetable garden to name a few. Our three and a half year old son loved it!... and its now on our favorite places to go.

Remembering "La Salsa Golf" (Mayo-Ketchup)

When I was a little girl it was a classic to go grab some "salchi-papas" (cut up hotdog-french fries) when going out to eat. Part of the tradition was also to dip this in salsa golf that is simply a mix of mayo and ketchup and let me know this tasted delish. When I saw this Goya ready to go Mayo-Ketchup sauce in the store I grabbed one and I can't wait to make a home version of my own salchi-papas.

Recipe of the Week: Emily's Key Lime Tarts

I have been baking since I was a little girl. I think that's how I kept myself entertained at home when there was no iPhone, no internet. Man, I sound old, but that was just not too long ago.
Cupcakes and Cashmere is one of my favorite blogs and its very inspiring. Today Emily who writes it, posted a yummy recipe that will make your mouth melt and why not, try to make the recipe at home too. Here are some step to step images from her post.
Source: cupcakesandcashmere.com

Sunny skies

We were very lucky that our street was not flooded and does not show any signs of a tropical storm (was here) just 2 days ago.

The calm before the storm

I live in the NYC suburs and on Friday we went shopping to get some supplies to be ready for Hurricane Irene. This is how the skies looked in a sunny afternoon, around 80 degrees F.

Cute Measuring Spoons

I have a love for spoons I have recently realized. Looking at them makes me happy. A while ago I saw this  spoons in the Everything Italian cooking show Giada has on the Food Network and wondered where I could find them. Well finally I did at Anthropologie and I couldn't be happier!

ShopRite not fun

I think the shopping experience has to do a lot with packaging. That's why I had to write a post on my experience with the new Shop Rite that has open in Scarsdale, NY.
When you enter the store a nice produce area greets you, a great priced fruit in season is one of the things one sees and is very interested in buying. As you walk along you are surprised there is a big area with ready to eat meals, and then as you exit to the left and come down a small hallway you enter the meat department etc. All this sounds just blah and not exciting and is one of the things that I felt while doing a small grocery trip. To make the story short, the layout is horrible. You have to walk a lot to get organic milk, fruit, toilet paper and pasta for example. I hope they do something about it. In the meantime I think I am going back to my local A&P again and not bother with the brown sense of color in the store as well as the confusing walks I do while shopping there. It feels like a maze.
Oh and about packaging, theirs is so cheap looking I just doubt about the quality, so I do not risk in buying their store brand.