Last week, when I shared ideas for halloween costumes for the whole family, Joy commented that she was looking for good ideas for her baby’s first halloween that wouldn’t break the bank. I immediately thought of these onesies, and then recalled this incredible Instagram series I got lost in for the better part of an hour one day!
Laura Izumikawa posts photos of her baby Joey Marie Choi in various guises during naptime. In sweet, dreamy states, Joey takes on every role from a sushi chef or an olympian to a Wes Anderson character.
They’re such incredible, creative little disguises. What a funny endeavor! Here are some favorites…
I must have listened to Aron explain the science of bread-making two dozen times. In one night.
When we were in college, he developed a lesson on it as part of his application to teach MCAT prep courses. I served as his test-audience as he rehearsed the details, trying to explain the specifics in just a few minutes. My reward was freshly baked bread with a lightly browned, caramelized crust—crisp and chewy at the same time—served with a scandalous amount of butter. I think I fell in love all over again.
This particular combination of simple ingredients is a little bit magical, isn’t it? There’s no perfume as lovely as the aroma of bread baking in the oven. There’s a story that a young American chef, visiting Paris and being awoken to the merits of artisan bread, once said: “It’s like hearing music that you like for the first time.”
And the beauty of it: you must eat it immediately, or else it will go to waste—doomed to mold. Or stale. You must share it.
It’s one of the kindest gestures you can extend, really: a loaf of fresh, homemade bread and a slab of rich, creamy Land O’Lakes European-style butter.
Invite a new friend over, wrap up a fresh loaf in a towel for a new parent or a neighbor in need of company, or bring it to bake at her house, so that she can enjoy the aroma. Make it with your child to celebrate after a soccer game.
If Aron’s lesson convinced me of just one thing about making bread, it would be how little effort it takes to get big results. I’ll let him explain…
Any fun plans this weekend? I’ve been in Palm Springs the past few days for a fun event, but I’m flying back today. Then it’s soccer games, bike-riding, and farmer’s markets until Saturday night when Aron and I are having dinner at Scribe: the restauranteur behind Diner, one of our all-time favorite restaurants in Williamsburg, and maybe the favorite ever wrote a book, Dinner at the Long Table, and they’re having an evening to celebrate. I’m really looking forward to it!
