Here are some photos of Villa le Scale in Capri, where a group of us are staying in celebration of our friend Rob's birthday. I am excited for eight seaside days of carbohydrates, abundant fruits and vegetables, lots of wine, and no workouts.
From there we are moving on to the Hotel Imperiale in Taormina, Sicily, where we will visit a renowned winery.
We may even attempt to trek Mount Etna, the tallest active volcano on the Europian continent.
With a bit of planning ahead I am all set for my flights to Rome, Naples and Catania with pre-ordered vegan meals, individual packets of vegan protein powder, a shaker bottle, and raw, organic cashews and walnuts for energizing snacks.
Events
May 25, 2013
May 12, 2013
January 01, 2013
December 17, 2012
Homemade Christmas Cards
May 28, 2012
Dame Daphne Sheldrick at The American Museum of Natural History
On May 8th Dame Daphne gave an inspiring lecture about her life in Kenya and her devotion to orphaned elephants, followed by a book signing.
April 12, 2012
Easter Bread
Oddly, I have had Easter bread only a handful of times in my life, but I have always felt nostalgic for its sweet chewiness and the festive holiday tradition - like that of hot cross buns. Made with eggs and sugar, the dough is both puffy and stretchy, and the resulting bread is just the same. In place of the conventional dyed eggs and multi colored nonpareils I used naturally colored eggs from pastured chickens and white pearled sugar to decorate the individual loaves I baked.
Above photo, before baking. Below photo, the final twelve.
February 14, 2012
February 01, 2012
Give Fur the Cold Shoulder
Penelope Cruz for Peta
January 31, 2012
Cornmeal & Olive Oil Cake with Rosemary Poached Pears
Over the weekend I made my favorite cornmeal and olive oil cake for my mother's birthday dinner. It is a dense, moist cake with notes of honey and lemon. In the summer I serve it with poached peaches, but this time I topped the cake with slices bosc pears I had poached in a honey-lemon syrup infused with fresh rosemary sprigs.
