By night; cozy and stuff :
With a little morning light!
my "closet", avec Buttercup :
Well, ok so it's a 350 square foot studio with a loft for the bed that doesn't fit and sort of sucky light. But it's on Clinton st, and its cozy and cute with lots of exposed brick, and it's ours ours ours ours ours! Our cats live here, and so do our books and it's home.
I've been exploring the neighborhood a lot, what with being half-employed and all. When I was working, I was walking to work, testing out the nicest routes. I found some decent ones, as you can see. New York might be the prettiest in the morning, with a surprising amount of perfection to be found, if you happen to be looking.
I don't mind the 'graffiti' in our new hood. This Royal Wedding-inspired specimen greets me as I turn off Clinton onto Houston. I believe it to be an unofficial work, but I am speculating here.
Washington Square Park is one of my favorite parts of my new morning commute.
We've been soaking up all this good NYC summer fun, around the hood, and all over!
Fourth of July Fireworks over the Hudson!
Bastille day celebrations in Carroll Gardens!
Lobster Benedict at Clinton St. Baking company (less than a block away!) The 1-2 hour wait isn't so bad when you have the option of going back to bed until your table is ready.
Shake shack in the park (I finished an entire 'shroom Burger!)
Worth the wait :
I finally broke in our kitchen yesterday, and baked a FRESH fresh fresh sour cherry pie completely from scratch.
It was a work of sheer force of will, as our apartment is quite tiny and totally ill-equipped for cooking of any sort. I pitted a million fiesty red jewels of summer,
...and even made the crust from absolute scratch.
By the by, I did completely everything you're not supposed to do with the crust, and it turned out just fine (don't you agree!?) :
so I'm going to share my recipe with you, and it is as follows.
SuperSummerSour Cherry Pie!
3 cups flour
16 oz cream cheese
2 sticks of butter (softened)
Pulverize the cheese and butter in a food processor. Enjoy how pasty and psychedelic it looks.
Slowly add the flour, pulsing between additions. I didn't end up using it all, but just watch for a work-able consistency. Divide into two balls and refrigerate while you make the cherry filling.
1 big thing of sour cherries ( 3-4 pints worth)
2/3 cup sugar
1-2 tblspoons cornstartch
1 lemon (the juice of it, you could throw in the zest too)
Pit the cherries
Pat yourself on the back and take a moment to enjoy their glistening luster! That was a lot of work! Now, put them in a pot with everything else. Gently bring to a boil and immediately turn down to a simmer. Cook until it reduces a little and looks like it will set to your liking when baked. Remove from heat.
Roll out the chilled dough and line a pie pan. Fill the pan with the cherry mixture and top with another rolled out round of dough! Snack on the extras. Save the rest (I had quite a bit left over). Bake at 350 for 45 minutes to an hour. Let it cool for a good hour before serving.
Enjoy yourself a slice of summers' finest! You've earned it - I certainly did!
3 comments:
I love everything about this...your GORGEOUS new place (seriously, I think it looks so charming, but that could just be the cats?), the NYC fabulousness, and OF COURSE, the pie!
Wait, perhaps I just love you?
Thank you miss Chelsea!! Love love love right back at you! ps working working working hard on that european vacation - hoping for next Spring! the four of us could maybe rent a car and drive ourselves on up into the highlands?!
Everything looks scrumptious! I love your cozy little pad (I KNOW that dates me....) and can't wait to see it in person. That's a great pie dough recipe -- I'll have to try it.
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