April has been a month of celebrations — which have been exciting but tiring, to say the least. In the last 30 days, I’ve hopped north and south and east and west all in the name of baby announcements, birthdays, showers, music festivals, and weddings. Throughout it all, I’ve come across some top tunes, tasty treats, great reads, and other fabulous finds that I wanted to share with you. Here are my ten favorite finds from the last month:
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Today was très amusant! I woke up to throw together a 1920s French-themed party and share it with my friends on Access Hollywood Live. Seeing as I’ve been working with Moet & Chandon a French-ified party seemed parfait. So, I donned my best 1920s makeup, decorated with a mix of modern metallics and vintage glasses, and assembled an assortment of finger foods with classic French flavors.
Here’s a few tips I passed on, a menu inspired by classic French foods, and a few behind-the-scenes snapshots of the food I prepared.
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I’m apprehensively excited for her: one of my dearest friends just moved to Sudan to do her part to help out in a place that needs lots of help. It is beyond admirable and she specializes in this kind of work, but I couldn’t help but feel some mothering instincts kick in as she said her farewells. To send her on her way, I stuck to what I do best: sent lots of good thoughts and a playlist. Some of this stuff has been around a while, other tracks are brand new, but all of them make a great soundtrack for embarking on new adventures.
Continue Reading: Transporting Tunes →
I started my day of with drinks when I stopped by Access Hollywood Live this morning to mix up some equal-opportunity Valentine’s Day cocktails (read: for couples and singles alike). All the cocktails are elegant yet very doable, even for cocktail novices, so try your hands at one be it for Valentines or the Grammys.
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Sometimes I just can’t get in the mood. I’ll sit down to write and it’s like my creative juju is jinxed. The worst part is that, like a bad houseguest, writer’s block (aka recipe developer’s block or blogger’s block) shows up without the slightest indication of when it plans on leaving. Even more frustrating is that it is too often conveniently coordinated with an impending deadline.
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As a cook, the ultimate compliment is having someone ask for seconds, and, as a TV person, well, the same holds true. I’m over the moon as foodCrafters has been asked to serve up a big serving of seconds and a season of 13 new episodes will be starting this Monday. The crew and I are still on the road in Austin, Texas filming the last of the stories, but we’ve got a load of drool-worthy stories already lined up for you. Here’s the road map of what’s ahead for the next few months and when it’s all airing:
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foodCrafters is quickly finding a seriously following and I couldn’t be more jazzed about it. When people come up and say, “I really like your show,” it’s the greatest of compliments because I’m tirelessly criss-crossing the nation to get the best stories about stellar foods from the top artisans to you. But the truth is, it’s not my show; I do adore the show, but it takes a whole crew to make it happen.
Continue Reading: The Crew That Gets Me Through →
Michael Jackson was my imaginary friend.
No, really, I’m serious. Perhaps it’s because I’m a child of the 80s or perhaps because my mother, the dental hygienist, cleaned his teeth, but, when I was a wee tot, I was convinced for an embarrassing amount of time that MJ was my bestest of friends.
Continue Reading: Of MJ and Real-Life Imaginary Friends →
A few of my favorite reads from this week of internet explorations…
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Check it out — my new blog is finally up and running! I’ve been working for months with my friends/designers over at Slate to freshen up the site and give it a facelift and today is the big reveal.
Continue Reading: Freshly Baked Blog! →
