Tour del Gelato (and Indie Spotlight) — Pitango Gelato

May 25, 2009

It’s warm weather here, which means it’s time for a Tour del Gelato stop. When I moved back to Washington, DC, I was concerned about the dearth of gelato that I remembered from living here, especially since in New York I had the Laboratorio del Gelato, and Ciao Bella, and Grom. I knew I would […]

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{Listmania} Weekend Happiness

May 22, 2009

As I mentioned a couple weeks ago, I am loving all those happiness and fulfillment lists floating around the blogosphere. Some are about fun things, others about sparkle. I love them all. They have inspired a new header for this blog: {Listmania} Here’s mine for today… Things That Make Me So Very Happy Right Now […]

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What’s Cooking Wednesday – Rice with Summer Squash, Red Peppers, and Roasted Pepitas

May 20, 2009

Welcome to What’s Cooking Wednesday, hosted by Tales from the Fairy Blogmother. I am always on the lookout for easy rice recipes – especially those that include a lot of vegetables, so when I saw this one for rice with summer squash in the June issue of Bon Appetit, I knew I had to try […]

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City Girl’s Real Simple Corner

May 20, 2009

As always I heart Real Simple, and when it arrives, I always make sure to spend a quality few hours with my new issue and a cup of tea – though this month it was Cucumber Watermelon Cooler, but I digress. My June issue of Real Simple’s arrived just a few days ago and the […]

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Drinking Your Water with Eco-Style on Beauty Monday

May 19, 2009
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A couple of weeks ago a SIGG Water bottle arrived in the mail from CafePress – I opened it and was all happy because I had wanted to buy a SIGG bottle and was excited to receive one courtesy of CafePress, and then I turned it and look! It’s personalized: The personalized SIGG made me […]

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Endless Strawberries

May 18, 2009
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Today, I went to the Dupont market and was greeted by this lovely scene: Needless to say, it made my day. These were the first local strawberries of the year. And they were delicious too – I had some after dinner tonight. Picture by City Girl.

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Bookmarked Recipes #54 – Green Goddess Dressing

May 16, 2009

Lately, I have developed an obsession with the creaminess of avocado, so when I saw this recipe for an avocado-based green goddess dressing in the May issue of Bon Appetit, I was immediately intrigued. The fact that it was in Molly Wizenberg’s column Cooking Life only made it that much better – I love reading […]

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Subscription Giveaway for ALL YOU Magazine

May 15, 2009

You might remember how much I liked ALL YOU Magazine when I reviewed it last month. I received this month’s issue earlier this week and it yet again a great balance of practical, fun and value-conscious content. This month, I especially like the feature on making over your outdoor space, and a couple of the […]

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Disclosures

May 13, 2009

Currently I am an affiliate of four companies. In all instances, I purchased products well before I decided to become an affiliate.  TranquiliT:While I purchase all my TranquiliT items and have done so and blogged about the line for a long time, as of July 2009, I am both a member of the TranquiliT Tribe […]

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What’s Cooking Wednesday – Lemony Dressing

May 13, 2009

Welcome to What’s Cooking Wednesday, hosted by Tales from the Fairy Blogmother. So I made this Arugula and Celery salad the other week – I found it on MyRecipes.com – and the salad was good, but what I really loved was the dressing. Its official name is Lemon-Anchovy Dressing, but in my head I call […]

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Beauty Monday – 100% Pure Organic Cranberry Facial Cleansing Foam

May 11, 2009

I started using the 100% Pure Organic Cranberry Facial Cleansing Foam a few weeks ago when the weather got very warm, so far I am in love. I had only used the Lavender Honey one before, which is excellent for winter – but when the weather went from 60 to 90 degrees practically overnight, my […]

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Cucumber Watermelon Cooler

May 10, 2009

Watermelon Cucumber CoolerOriginally uploaded byCity Girl Lifestyle Yesterday was super warm, so a perfect day to try a Cucumber Watermelon Cooler recipe Husband bookmarked on the internet a few days ago. Isn’t it wonderfully pink? I absolutely loved the combination of watermelon, black pepper and cucumber. And the recipe is so very easy, you could […]

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Fashion Musings – News on Bratique Helene

May 9, 2009

I thought Mother’s Day weekend would be the perfect time to update you all on Bratique Helene. As you remember, Carissa named Bratique after her mother, Helene – in fact, she wrote a really touching post for Mother’s Day over on her blog. I loved loved loved the shirts Carissa Brown sent me to try […]

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Happy Weekend!

May 8, 2009
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Happy Friday – No, I am not riding off on this bike this weekend – but isn’t it adorable? I saw it outside Baked and Wired a few weeks ago. I write lots of lists to myself, but not often on here. Yet – I am completely inspired by the lists I have seen in […]

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Pork Carnitas

May 8, 2009
Pork Carnitas with Guacamole

Another recipe husband and I have made from Cocina de la Familia (otherwise known to us as the serious Mexican cookbook ) is the Pork Carnitas – actually, come to think of it, husband has made them. I napped when he made this dish a few weeks ago. It was delicious with lots of guacamole […]

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