Notes on: Crush's dessert special, '90s parenting, perfect summer wines, roasted okra, pasta alla Norma, "Dog Show," a historic Alaska dessert and a Carrs Gambell memorial t-shirt.
Oh Julia, Julia, Julia! Everytime I read your stuff I feel like I'm looking at you and listening to you talk! You write just like you talk, and I so enjoy reading your posts every week! Keep up the good work, girlie!! So proud of you!!! :)
On a sunny summer evening on the porch, I am always a sucker for a Tom Collins. We use our ever-abundant rhubarb to make big batches of rhubarb simple-syrup, freezing it in mason jars to pull out as we want it. Some good gin, squeeze in a whole lemon, rhubarb simple syrup, and top off with seltzer. Drop in a couple fresh raspberries or some borage flowers too for extra fanciness. Then just keep moving your adirondack chair around to follow the evening sun!
thanks. as always. Gambell Carrs was ours for a year, and then Spenard Carrs for several years (aka Aurora Village). We are lucky to have lived in some of the classic 'hoods.That strawberry shortcake at Crush sounds amazing. Thanks for the tip!
Agree with the Atlantic article 100%. Also if your boys don't have iPhones yet, try lightphone? Although my sophomore says it will make her a total loser, we'll see (because of tariff stuff, the phones we ordered in March are coming end of this month). In this age of tracking and reliance on devices it seems refreshing to have a phone that's just... a phone.
Also from last week meant to recommend a great in-town hike that's never busy- Rabbit Lake.
Oh Julia, Julia, Julia! Everytime I read your stuff I feel like I'm looking at you and listening to you talk! You write just like you talk, and I so enjoy reading your posts every week! Keep up the good work, girlie!! So proud of you!!! :)
Thanks for reading, Mrs. Harple ❤️
On a sunny summer evening on the porch, I am always a sucker for a Tom Collins. We use our ever-abundant rhubarb to make big batches of rhubarb simple-syrup, freezing it in mason jars to pull out as we want it. Some good gin, squeeze in a whole lemon, rhubarb simple syrup, and top off with seltzer. Drop in a couple fresh raspberries or some borage flowers too for extra fanciness. Then just keep moving your adirondack chair around to follow the evening sun!
Hot tips! I want to come to your porch!
thanks. as always. Gambell Carrs was ours for a year, and then Spenard Carrs for several years (aka Aurora Village). We are lucky to have lived in some of the classic 'hoods.That strawberry shortcake at Crush sounds amazing. Thanks for the tip!
Agree with the Atlantic article 100%. Also if your boys don't have iPhones yet, try lightphone? Although my sophomore says it will make her a total loser, we'll see (because of tariff stuff, the phones we ordered in March are coming end of this month). In this age of tracking and reliance on devices it seems refreshing to have a phone that's just... a phone.
Also from last week meant to recommend a great in-town hike that's never busy- Rabbit Lake.
Does "Sunday dinner" include extended family members? I know you have a big family. I just finished re-watching The Sopranos, loved Sunday dinners!
Back in the summer day of 2020, I decided I needed to figure out how to make a Mai Tai and damn if that is not a great porch drink!