bad kitty/mommy

You might have noticed the total lack of posts, in almost a month. I'd like to blame James Joyce and Henry James, but those bad boys have only come into my life in the last week, so it's hardly their (collective) fault. There's content lined up, but unedited and (well, obviously) unposted. It's forthcoming.

After all, I've had a top secret side-blogging project in the works...

peach cobbler teaser

peach cobbler teaser, originally uploaded by doesinheadlights.

Here's a quick peek at the cobbler filling. The parents, NH and I each had a mini-cobbler for dessert tonight, topped with a healthy scoop of Ben & Jerry's Fair Trade Vanilla. The crust (not pictured) was a buttermilk biscuit dough, basted with butter and sprinkled with my new best friend, you guessed it, vanilla sugar. Recipe was made up as I went along and will be featured, with more pictures, tomorrow.

preview action

I spent most of Monday at the premiere of the new Patrick Dempsey movie, Made of Honor. I went with a small amount of trepidation but had an amazing time and will blog about it soon.

i swear i'm still alive: weekend preview

Just as soon as I pass my last midterm (the cruel person who decided one class needed two midterms in one semester is beyond me and deserves none of this weekend's bounty), I have a long list of treats I plan to prepare. I even missed Top Chef last night.

Today will finally be the day of the meyer lemons.

Saturday will feature sugar cookies and peanut butter cookies, whipped up for an event I'm holding.

Sunday, chocolate croissant bread pudding, from a Gale Gand recipe, for the brunch being hosted at my house.

Monday will be the day of the pear crisp, as I imagine some of you poll takers expected I was lying about actually making it.

Get excited.

poll: you tell me what to do, and i'll do it

Then, I'll post about it.

Please take a second to select an option, or even better, to suggest a recipe or even a concept (who doesn't love a challenge?) in the comments. I'll be on spring break (although I'll still post) next week so I won't bake whatever you guys pick until the week of the 24th.

perfect for vacuuming

People love to talk about building a wardrobe. Building a suit collection, building a lingerie wardrobe, etc. Cue cheesy carpentry joke. I hate this phrase, because it conjures a vision of boring black pumps and pants with a sad fit (I should do a full length post on this, but what is it with stores calling any pants that have room for a bum "curvy fit"? Every brand seems to have these now, J. Crew, Gap, Banana Republic, and it's really quite strange and always makes me feel like my tag is a little smirky and a little euphemistic, and who wants a euphemistic tag staring them down at 9 AM?). These nude patent leather pumps (Giuseppe Zanotti at Barney's) would be in my fantasy "shoe wardrobe". A totally classic shape with the almond toe, relatively high vamp (although I do love a bit of toe cleavage) and an excellent heel, these would look gorgeous with and skirts or dresses, and would lengthen the legs for miles. Maybe it's just because I'm a little more coffee than milk in hue, but I like the slightly darker shade which is warm and would flatter many, many shades of person. These are simple and would let embellished duds shine while still whispering style and grace. 

I made bread tonight and it is delicious, and proves something in The Joy of Cooking totally bogus. I also scanned one of the most disgusting recipes I have ever seen from my Homemaker's Handbook, a 30s-era manual for housewives by Dorothy Myerson that I bought at a used bookstore in Virginia. You, darling readers, have both of these fabulous reads to look forward to in the next day or two. 

perfect for vacuuming: special edition

I just ordered these because I've had a major crush on them for days, and my mother suggested I finally order them. I might actually vacuum in these (actually, we don't have a vacuum in the sorority house, and we really need one).

But it's much more likely that I'd throw these on with slim jeans and a sweater to run errands. I spent a good portion of the day at The Cloisters up in Fort Tryon Park with NH. It was amazing, and I'll comment more on my post this evening.

for tomorrow

Martha Stewart

Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

The Orphanage Review

I mean, I hope so anyway. I'm going to the opera tomorrow so I might not get to it.

No, I will.