It’s a known fact that the kitchen can be a home’s focal point. Whether it’s a sweet Brooklyn apartment, a college dorm, a beach cottage, studio loft, or your grandmother’s house, the kitchen is a gathering place of love and comfort no matter what kind of house you have. It’s where memories are formed and… Read More
“Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.” —John Ruskin We need air to breathe, food, water—and no matter how much you fight it—we absolutely NEED sleep. But did you know we also need… Read More
When I came across this excerpt from The War of Art by Steven Pressfield one Friday afternoon, it rumbled through my mind ALL weekend: Are you a born writer? Were you put on this earth to be a painter, a scientist, an apostle of peace? In the end the question can only be answered by… Read More
South Florida walks have a lot to offer. It’s still pretty warm here, but outside is outside. It’s just where I’d rather be! The benefit of exercise with the gift of fresh air and sunshine is what keeps me going. 3 miles on the Pondhawk Trail—down a path, around the pond, past the massive iguana—can… Read More
Doug’s recipe for our Christmas morning skirt steak and scrambled eggs: For the skirt steakSear skirt or hangar steak on both sides for 2-3 three minutes on high heat for a medium to medium-rare steak. Season with kosher salt or sea salt. For the eggs1. Scramble six eggs in a mixing bowl. 2. In an… Read More