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Setting the Mood: Cake, Cake, Cake, Cake

By |January 20th, 2014|Setting the Mood|
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birthday inspiration boardI love birthdays.  Sure, we share our birthdays with approximately 19 million other people (except for you leap year babies, you’re special), but it certainly is nice to have a day dedicated especially to you.  This is a great time to kick up your heels and get wild with a raucous crew or take a personal day to pamper yourself and maybe spend some time alone.  Whatever your cup of tea may be, there’s nothing wrong with celebrating yourself– just not in a Stassi Schroeder type of way.  I suggest spending at least fifteen minutes of completely quiet time reflecting on your year and being thankful for making it through.  Then pop open a bottle of champagne and do whatever the hell you want… it’s your birthday afterall!  In case you haven’t guessed, today is my special day and in case it slipped your mind and you forgot to purchase something sweet for me, you really can’t go wrong with anything cashmere, diamond clad or lacy… I won’t even be mad it’s late.

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Diane Kordas Heartbeat 18kt Rose Gold Diamond Necklace, Saint Laurent Signature Rangers Studded Leather Boots,Donna Karan Oversized Wool and Cashmere Blend Pajama Top, Dolce & Gabbana Glam Floral Brocade Shoulder Bag, Mimi Holiday by Damaris Bisou Bisou Azure Satin and Lace Bodysuit

Happy birthday to the other 18,999,999 January 20th babies.

xx,

WhyDid

Setting the Mood: What a Treat

By |June 3rd, 2013|Setting the Mood|
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Ah, at long last, summer weather has arrived (it would seem we just skipped over spring).  Wait, what?  It’s raining today?

Well, in any case, it was (insert expletive) hot this past weekend, which had me fiending for something cold other than rosé… although I had some of that too.  I couldn’t help literally treating myself to something sweet in the frozen form.  And apparently I wasn’t alone seeing as the line for Big Gay Ice Cream in the East Village was all the way down the block on Sunday.  I didn’t feel the least bit guilty indulging because I probably just sweat it off anyhow, right?  If the ice cream man hasn’t cometh, I found this pretty amazing recipe for Sangria Rosé Popsicles from Wine Kitz Pickering that is sure to satisfy your sweet tooth:

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups rosé wine (choose one with flavours that complement the fruit you use in the rest of the recipe – ours was a blend of Pinot, Gamay, Merlot and Shiraz, with flavours of red berries and licorice, and aromas of sour cherry, watermelon and strawberry, so we opted for a raspberry-rhubarb pairing, with grapefruit to offset the sweetness)
  • 1/2 grapefruit (or 1 lemon, if you’d prefer)
  • 1 pint raspberries (reserve some to add to popsicles whole)
  • 1/2 to 1 cup simple syrup
  • 1 stalk rhubarb, chopped

Directions:

  1. Chop rhubarb and make simple syrup:  Wash and chop your stalk of rhubarb.  In a pot over medium heat, bring 1/2 cup of water and 1/2 cup of sugar to a boil – just to dissolve sugar.  Once sugar is dissolved, add rhubarb and bring to a simmer.  Cook until rhubarb is soft, then remove from heat.
  2. Purée rhubarb simple syrup and raspberries, add grapefruit and wine:  Pour your rhubarb simple syrup and 3/4 of the raspberries into your blender and purée.  Then juice your grapefruit and add the juice, along with your rosé wine, to the blender and pulse to combine.
  3. Pour into molds:  Add a few whole raspberries to each mould, if possible, then pour in your wine-simple syrup mix.  Freeze until solid, then enjoy!

Happy slurping.

xx,

WhyDid

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