Spices and Jars

02/07/2024

Did you land safely in 2024? How's been the ride so far? I invite you to subscribe to Oliver and my weekly Thursday newsletter, filled with music recommendations, stories, and ideas mainly around arts and New York City, plus nine photos that are usually not published anywhere else.
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Let's celebrate the first big release Friday with lots of new music!

05/05/2023

Happy cinco de mayo! Will you kick-off the weekend with a vibrant Mexican fiesta? If you do, enjoy! - I prepared a guacamole this morning, and ❤️ and I will have a NY strip steak surf & turf w/ Chimichurri and spinach, string beans and green salad for dinner. Our celebration of being happily in love for 33 years. 😍🫠
🥂❤️🥗🥩🍤🦐🫛🍷🍷✨

04/09/2023

Happy Easter! 🐣🐥💐🌷🐑☀️🥚🥚🥚🌱🍃🗿🐣

03/24/2023

Friday Lunch.
Enjoy! 🌸🥪🌺🥑🌸

02/18/2023

Vacation in Barbados! Every morning, I’d prepare a little savory breakfast and off we went down to our almost entirely private spot at the beach!
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02/17/2023

Dreaming of Barbados! Every morning, I’d prepare a little savory breakfast and off we went down to our almost entirely private spot at the beach!
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01/06/2023

Happy New Year! How about some immunity-boosting dishes? Raspberries and blackberries, together with some almonds, are a great too choice to brighten up your day and body. Add a little Greek yogurt, and voilá! ready is your afternoon mood booster.
* raspberries: high antioxidant and anti-inflammatory capacity, vitamin C, vitamin B.
* blackberries, blueberries, and strawberries: high antioxidant capacities thanks to their anthocyanins and polyphenols.
* almonds: high levels of vitamin E.

12/25/2022

Merry Christmas 🎄✨ Happy Holidays 🎄✨

12/14/2022

This morning, I decided to treat myself with the sun so beautifully shining into the room. I made a quick spinach & cheese omelet, took my coffee, and sat by the window. I snapped a photo to say 'hi' to my love Oliver, who liked the photo, and that's why I give it a go here. Happy 😘

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11/24/2022

Happy Thanksgiving! This is last year’s celebration. This year, we’re out and about at the Upper East Side, letting Dorrian’s do the cooking. 😍🦃✨🗽

11/21/2022

Whats for dinner? How about pork chops (raised w/out antibiotics from ) and shaved parmigiano over arugula w/ a balsamic drizzle? Sounds like a restaurant dish, no?

11/14/2022

Happy National Pickling Day! This is from October 30th, 2013 but I am still a huge fan of and pickle all sorts of veggies all the time. Do you like pickles? What's your fav?

11/10/2022

This lovely salmon could go for lunch or dinner, but I've made it for a Saturday breakfast recently with coleslaw and a soft-boiled egg. Great start into the day! 😎

11/06/2022

What an unexpected gift! Warm temps and sunshine ☀️ this morning in which means ☕️on the balcony. Happy Sunday and (sadly)

11/03/2022

So simple and so good: pasta with chanterelle mushrooms 😍🍝 🍄
In my case low carb and calorie shirataki noodles and lots of parmigiano. That is one favorite fall recipe!

10/31/2022

Happy Halloween! 🎃✨💛

10/29/2022

What's cooking for dinner? How about some sustainably caught swordfish with a mediterran kick? I love to mix seafood with the earthiness of mushrooms, olive oil and oregano. And of course tomatoes. 😍🍅Happy weekend!
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10/26/2022

From a journal entry by New Zealand author Katherine Mansfield: "If only one could tell true love from false love as one can tell mushrooms from toadstools. With mushrooms it is so simple—you salt them well, put them aside and have patience." There's more, search for it! 🧡🎃🍄
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10/23/2022

Celebrating our 24th wedding anniversary ❤️ and I . We kicked off the weekend with these amazing oysters.🍸 🦪 🍸 🦪 🍋

10/23/2022

Celebrating our 24th wedding anniversary and I. We kicked off the weekend with amazing oysters and a charcuterie board on Friday and will have New York strip steaks tomorrow. Life is too precious to not enjoy good food!
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10/19/2022

The surprise effect and the very careful selection of fresh, organically grown produce is what makes me love the Hepworth Farms boxes so much. This one is especially nice with some of my ultimate favs like: cauliflower, tomatoes and lettuce (both are so full of flavors!), rosemary (my fav herb), Swiss chard, kale, and Oliver Bouchard's favorites like carrots and peppers. Not to forget the always inspiring and super lovely letter the veggies & co. come with :D
Any favorites of yours in here? !

10/18/2022

Good morning! A day for me starts beautifully with a little fresh spinach, mushroom, tomato and one egg omelette, fried in a teaspoon of olive oil. Add a dollop of sour cream and I’m really happy. 😎 🥬🍄🍅🥚

10/18/2022

Happy Monday! Didn't find much info about MItch Griego who this quote is attributed to but I definitely like it. How about you? xo

10/17/2022

Still dreaming of our little Saturday afternoon picnic. Fall colors 🍁🍂🍁in New York City are in full swing, cheers! Lovely rosé🥂from

10/16/2022

What about Happy Hour?! 😍 Cheers! 🍷🍷

10/14/2022

How’s your relationship with summer? ☀️ I seem to not be ready to let go! And my tomatoes are ripening along still nicely too. (Today’s bounty incl. The rest of the 🌿) — Did you know that tomatoes in the 16th century were grown as ornamental plants and not considered ‘food’? 🍅😎🍅🍅🍅🍅

10/11/2022

I was on a low-carb break throughout my birthday getaway. Kicking low-carb off again this morning with a two-egg omelet fried in a little olive oil, topped with Swiss cheese, two small tomatoes and oregano from my balcony garden, and a dollop of sour cream. *yum*

10/11/2022

How was your Monday so far? Wishing you a wonderful start into a new (work) week and remember: moderation is key.
Today's quote comes from the American author and educator Ben Yagoda with a photo of my balcony grown hot peppers.

10/08/2022

Happy Birthday from in

10/06/2022

This one’s for but also for the upcoming weekend as I intend to enjoy some sparkling wine 🍾 at sunset 🌅😎 - Fire Island, New York 📸12 years ago.