Stephanie Klein Greek Tragedy

Tonight I’m making a frisse (curly leaf lettuce) salad with sliced scallions, fresh organic cilantro, sunflower sprouts (I don’t know what they are, exactly, though they taste peppery), banana, avocado, and grilled calamari with a lime vinaigrette.  I’m grilling the…

The moving truck broke down.  Our stuff doesn’t get to Austin until Thursday.  We’re sleeping on the Aero Bed with one top sheet and an old mover blanket they use to wrap furniture.  There’s no television, no cable, no Internet. …

I am so goddamn happy.  It is so beautiful here that I feel as if I’m on vacation.  I keep turning to The Suitor with, “Can you believe we actually live here?  I mean, like this is our supermarket.  These…

Manhattan feels like Paris this morning, except people are ordering everything-bagels with cream cheese instead of petit pain au chocolat (thanks to those who pointed out the correct spelling).  People are walking, dressed in quilted spring colors, Burberry cuffs peeking…

 
I was eating dinner the other night with a dear friend who just quit her job and decided to take a month off.  She’s been busy planning a list of all the New York things she’d like to do…

Oprah is on.  Her best friend, Gayle King has revealed her new goal: eating what GQ Magazine named the "20 Hamburgers You Must Eat Before You Die."  I’ve certainly made goals involving food, but usually it involves what not to…

Wednesday
We’re off to see the two houses we’ve narrowed it down to.  Long Canyon & Westlake. We’ll see if we put an offer down.  It’s a very scary step.  With both houses we’d need to put in a pool. …

My mother bought the home where I grew up based on the wallpaper in the upstairs bathroom. It was her deciding factor. The school district was one of the best, yes, but really, she loved the red wallpaper. I loved…