The staff at Pastoral was very nice and polite as I mentioned my 7PM reservations, to which they relied they do not take reservations via OpenTable. After checking my account, it turned out that OpenTable had expanded well beyond my Boston search criteria and had allowed me to book a table for Bar Pastoral in Chicago, a table I immediately cancelled. Ooooops. [Read more…]
new york baby show
I was going to share my top three finds from the event, but I ended up instead with a top four. These are my favorite “new to me” vendors from the event that we’re looking forward to looking into more closely or working with in the future as we explore options for Baby Z! [Read more…]
big city moms – prepping for the arrival
I was able to attend a couple of the sessions during Tuesday night’s Big City Moms event. The first was titled “Preparing For Your Arrival Part 1—Sleep Tips, Nursery Safety, Newborn Skincare” and featured panelists Kira Ryan (Founder, Dream Team Baby), Dr. Deena Blanchard (Pediatrician, Premier Pediatrics), and Dr. Amy Kim (Founder, Baby Pibu). The panel provided a great overview of some of the basics. [Read more…]
big city moms biggest baby shower
I ended up going with the “Super Pass”, which included early entrance, a Beco Baby Carrier, a BINGO card and a gift bag. Thanks to the BINGO card, I ended up going home with this Peg Perego Rialto, a portable booster chair perfect for travel. Baby Z will definitely put it to use once he’s big enough!
celebratory peach cobbler
This Betty Crocker recipe caught my attention since it only has a short list of ingredients. Perfect for making even after a long day of work.
date night at salvation burger
T and I went to Salvation Taco back when we signed our lease, so when a new restaurant by the same owner opened up (Salvation Burger), I couldn’t wait to give it a try. Didn’t hurt that a coworker of mine kept posting pictures. We made our way over on a Thursday night, willing to gamble for a spot at around 6:30PM. The wait wasn’t short, but it was significantly shorter than the 1 hour 30 minute wait times the hostess was quoting those arriving only 15 minutes later than us. [Read more…]
slow cooker magic
There is minimal prep, and it’s a perfect recipe to throw in and head out the door. Whereas some require some pre-cooking, the magic for this recipe all happens in the slowcooker.
Ingredients
- 3-4 pound boneless pork butt or shoulder
- 10 whole garlic cloves
- 3 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon sage
- 1 teaspoon rosemary
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon gluten free Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1/4 cup dijon mustard
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 1 cup beer
This recipe is intended for a 6 quart slow cooker. Place the pork into the crockpot. Dust on the dry spices and the brown sugar. Flip the meat over a few times so that the spice mixture is on all sides of the meat. Next, peel the garlic cloves. No need to do anything special – just put them in spread around the crockpot. Add the Worcestershire sauce, mustard, honey, and cranberries. Finally, top with the bay leaves and pour in the beer. Note, if you’d prefer, you can use stock in place of the beer.
Cover and cook on low until meat shreds easily with a fork, typically 8-10 hours. I’ve done this two times and far preferred it when I let it cook for around 11 hours. The meat was so tender and shredded easily. The second time we had to crank up the heat to high to catch up for not having enough time to let it cook. Though it was still good, I definitely recommend allowing to cook longer, if time permits.
You can serve over rice or pasta, on your favorite sandwich rolls, or – like we did – in tortillas for tacos! We added sour cream, which might sound strange, but was quite good.
dinner at maysville
the quick scoop: love is all around
The weekend is fast approaching (not that I’m watching the clock, or anything.) This year, Valentine’s Day is conveniently located on the weekend – and not just any weekend, the weekend before a holiday. How’s that for timing?
For those of you still thinking on where to go, make sure to check with the restaurant in advance. Many New York City restos are doing prix fixe only for both Saturday and Sunday. Dislike. I found many restaurants did not necessarily have their websites updated to reflect that, so it’s worth a quick call to them just to make sure. There’s even a local pizza restaurant I found that’s getting in on the action, so no obvious assumptions on whether a restaurant will be doing this or not. Eater shared some last minute reservations still available a few days back – worth perusing as a starting point, though many have since vanished. [Read more…]
on that whole name change thing
Sure, planning a wedding requires a lot of time and energy, but the thing which had me the most anxious was something entirely different: changing my name. With a maiden name that’s more commonly thought of as a woman’s first name, I’ve always had the intention of taking my maiden name as my middle name and changing my name upon marriage.
It wasn’t having a new name that had me worried. When I noted my intentions, I heard so many friends tell me this wasn’t something you could do in New York City. A number actually just kept their original middle name because they didn’t want to go through the process to change it to what they really wanted. It used to be that taking your maiden name as your middle name required that you petition the U.S. court system for a name-change. [Read more…]
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