Happy Birthday!

Happy birthday, netmouse.

Jacket

I put my ancient turquoise jacket in the washing machine. I keep hoping it will emerge immaculate, but sadly, it ain't so. In the long ago, at one Hoigards sale, I bought two ski jackets, one turquoise, one cardinal red. (I've always figured that if I pass out in a snow bank, my best hope is being easy to see.) I keep looking for replacements, but being cheap and allergic to down isn't a good combination. Putting holofill in a jacket seems to mean there's no upper limit on what you can charge for it.

The Cheat: Dark Arts

By SAM SIFTON
Published: December 1, 2010

This week’s recipe is a raggedy Christmas number out of Venezuela called asado negro. It requires a fat roast of beef that is simmered for a long time in dark caramel, its sweetness tempered by vinegar. The result is sticky and unctuous beneath a cloak of peppers, onions and leeks. It looks mysterious and bold on the plate and at the start of a New York winter can conjure some degree of Latin American humidity and joy. More

Asado Negro (December 5, 2010)
Arugula Salad With Lime Vinaigrette (December 5, 2010)