An Absolutely Delicious Brunch

...is one of my favorite things on this earth. I was delighted a few weeks ago when I discovered Buttermilk Channel in Gowanus or Cobble Hill, or whatever they are calling it over there these days.

They have an Eggs Benedict-which has long been my favorite brunch item--but they call it Eggs Huntington and instead of Canadian bacon its served with amazing Serrano Ham, and instead of English Muffins it served on delicious homemade biscuits! This, to me, is the greatest idea ever and has taken the already delightful Benedict dish to a whole new level.










I always get the Hollandaise on the side.


By far my favorite brunch in Brooklyn; too bad I discovered it 2 weeks before I left New York!


I also had an excellent Bloody Mary there. Bloody Mary's are something I forced myself to try despite the fact that I can't think of anything less appetizing. They have since grown on me quite a bit, and I am beginning to enjoy them although I don''t get them regularly; sometimes I just don't feel like drinking alcohol during the day, especially if I'm trying to stop being hungover!

Poor Oscar didn't enjoy his brunch as much as I did: it was a sausage and egg scramble, but it was 90% egg, 10% sausage and even I, an egg lover felt it was a little too eggy to be good.



That did sort of sour the experience for me, but he enjoyed his bloody Mary and we split a delicious salad AND the housemade sausage which was fantastic.

I hope Boston has a decent brunch that can compete! Or maybe I'll just become an expert at making biscuits.

I'm Beginning To

Use this blog as a journal of thoughts and account of daily life as opposed to solely being about my adventures in coveting things I can't afford! While all of that has its place and is very much fun to read, I'd also like to keep things somewhat more substantial, so as to make myself post everyday, even if it's just something little.
So there we are; a vow. I will post everyday for at least one month, beginning now, July 27, 2009. It may not seem like a large goal but it is for a number of reasons. The most pressing and visible is the fact that I am moving to Boston this coming Friday after spending almost a decade in New York. I am very nervous about leaving the only city I truly feel at home in, but am excited for the new adventure and feel very firmly that however much I may still love New York, it is time for a change, and I am moving into a beautiful house in Jamaica Plain with my wonderful boyfriend and our three dear friends.

The second reason is that a little over a month ago my dad was diagnosed with colon cancer. It is treatable the say, and he has started chemotherapy and radiation but was hospitalized this week when he began to spike a fever. It might not be any big deal or it might be something serious so they need to keep him there until they know more. It has been a very frightening several weeks as I, like everyone who has a sick family member never dreams that this is a possibility.

Thirdly I will need to be travelling back and forth to NY the second and third week of August for friends birthdays and a wedding, respectively which can make posting tough.

Historically I have not dealt well with change, and moving to a new city while dealing with my dad's cancer is going to be quite a bit of emotional upheaval all at once. I know that I can deal with it and have found that the practice of meditation and yoga are wonderfully helpful for times like these. I hope to begin a serious practice upon my arrival in Boston and have staked out two potential yoga studios, here and here.

That same sort of grounding is what I am hoping that a daily commitment to writing here will also give me: a chance to reconnect with myself in between all of the busy, hectic moments that moving brings, not to mention the stress and strain of an illness in the family.

Also sad: my camera is missing! I took it out with me on an expedition to Brooklyn Bowl and the next day I couldn't find it again. It is very sad. I am also certain that I have lost my passport but that for some reason, is less perplexing to me. Hmm...

Also: realizing that I can't play the "student discount" card much anymore as my Sarah Lawrence ID is from an NY-based school and might not fly up in Boston. Maybe they'll all believe I take lots of weekends home?


So in closing I am excited by this challenge!

*good night*

Bessie Smith - Gulf Coast Blues

Usually the stuff that I post here is design related, but music is as much of an inspiration to me as visual art. That said I won't be posting songs here regularly, but this is one I can't resist sharing. It's a beautiful old blues song by Bessie Smith and I hope you enjoy it.

White Rooms, White Floors

In a few short weeks I will be moving into a beautiful Victorian house with my boyfriend and several friends. The house is old with amazing detail in Boston and I am excited to will have free reign over my bedroom and my office/dressing room space. My boyfriend was recently diagnosed with allergies to dust-mites and his doctor told him that it would be absolutely critical to keep his bedroom clutter-free. That suits me perfectly as I like the idea of having the bedroom be for nothing but bed-related activities, and now that I finally have my own dressing room/office space, I can put all of my personal items there, and reserve the bedroom exclusively for a bed, two night tables and maybe a chair.

Of a piece with this minimalist idea is the color white. I have always loved the serenity and the cleanliness of the color and lately have been falling in love with the idea of painting our bedroom floors and walls white and getting color only from our bedsepread (which I am hoping to buy in graphite gray) and a few pieces of art on the walls.

The color inspires fastidious cleanliness and will make it very easy to see any dust!

I am so inspired by the images I see on Apartment Therapy and on This Is Glamour, and think I'm going to go for this look in the new place.
Maybe I'll even add a chandelier if i can find one that isn't too fussy!