tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806274142426492142Sat, 05 Oct 2024 02:09:29 +0000FoodBeautyShoppingAround TownFashionRestaurantsDesignersHairRecipesTripsabout meWineDessertA city girl finds comfort in the suburbshttp://suddenlyintheburbs.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (A City Girl in the Burbs)Blogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806274142426492142.post-1369021783168983125Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:31:00 +00002009-07-12T11:46:09.333-04:00FoodRecipesI have tried the gluten-free & sugar-free recipe from Babycakes' cookbook; wasn't too impressed with the results. The bread was semi-dry, and had a bit of an off-taste. Although it required 6 bananas, the taste was lost somewhere among the other ingredients.So, yesterday, when I noticed that I had some bananas entering their mature phase, I thought I'd bake them into a bread. Instead of http://suddenlyintheburbs.blogspot.com/2009/07/banana-bread-revised.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A City Girl in the Burbs)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806274142426492142.post-2498627031504762306Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:10:00 +00002009-04-06T09:41:59.508-04:00Around TownFoodRestaurantsInspired by the sun and mild temperatures, Hubby and I gathered our fleeces, and headed over to Sunset Cove in Tarrytown to watch the sun set lazily behind the mountains. Life seemed to stop and take a back seat...But our stomachs didn't.Another one of Hubby's clippings- this time from the Westchester Magazine-, we visited the Turkish Cuisine Westchester in White Plains. Not knowing what to http://suddenlyintheburbs.blogspot.com/2009/04/turkish-cuisine-westchester-in-white.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A City Girl in the Burbs)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806274142426492142.post-870153671901646675Sun, 05 Apr 2009 15:57:00 +00002009-04-05T12:54:19.202-04:00Around TownFoodRestaurantsLast Sunday, on our way back from house-hunting, we made a turn onto Gedney Way to stop by Emma's Ale House, a new bar/restaurant in White Plains. Hubby had read about in the NYTimes, clipped the review and strategically placed it by the Tassimo for my reading pleasure.Familiar with the watering holes in White Plains, I had mixed feelings going into the place- one time, when we had stopped by thehttp://suddenlyintheburbs.blogspot.com/2009/04/emmas-ale-house.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A City Girl in the Burbs)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806274142426492142.post-9016618534029734512Sat, 04 Apr 2009 21:35:00 +00002009-04-04T17:40:19.663-04:00about meTripsLooking out at the tarmac, I feel the tears welling in my eyes. No matter how many times I promise myself, it’s always the same.One moment I am settling in my seat, checking to see I am buckled up, making sure to have enough reading materials in the mesh bag they always have- regardless of airline- in front of you, and then the next moment, the tears are forcing out of my eyes. Some http://suddenlyintheburbs.blogspot.com/2009/04/musing-in-burbs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A City Girl in the Burbs)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806274142426492142.post-7622568095321318224Tue, 10 Feb 2009 03:28:00 +00002009-02-09T22:41:56.432-05:00about meSome time in late-1990s. Somewhere in New York. February 14.I waited.First came the bouquet of pink roses. Mom. Never missing an occasion, never hesitant to show her affection, she's always good like that. Then a medley of wildflowers. The ones my roommate and I sent to each other. In case we did not receive any. Followed by a dozen of white roses. Peace offering from an old boyfriend. http://suddenlyintheburbs.blogspot.com/2009/02/valentines-day-remembered.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A City Girl in the Burbs)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806274142426492142.post-1869526798164958811Sun, 18 Jan 2009 21:57:00 +00002009-01-18T17:51:39.685-05:00Around TownOn the way from the gym last night, I felt brave. I was in touch with my emotions, secure with the progress of my new year's resolutions, and overall, comfortable with the recent decisions my hubby and I have been making. Emotionally, I was on solid grounds. With this courage, I declared to hubby that I wanted to see Revolutionary Road.See, I have been afraid of seeing that movie, primarily http://suddenlyintheburbs.blogspot.com/2009/01/suburban-spirit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A City Girl in the Burbs)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806274142426492142.post-7008365046147542484Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:23:00 +00002009-01-05T22:20:37.852-05:00BeautyShoppingBack to the daily grind finally.Finally? Yeah, I think I missed my "working-self." I was surprised to find myself looking forward to the dreaded early morning, the mid-day lunch break, and the anticipated end of the workday. I definitely LOVE what I do for living, although as with anything you love, my work does have its challenges. Maybe it's the challenges that I crave for? I don't know.Now, http://suddenlyintheburbs.blogspot.com/2009/01/orgasm-in-multiple-thank-you-secret.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A City Girl in the Burbs)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806274142426492142.post-6109300864176083352Sat, 03 Jan 2009 23:45:00 +00002009-01-05T22:25:28.613-05:00FoodHubby is right to laugh at me (note: not "with" me) when I declare to him my 2009 resolutions. It stings a bit; yet, we go through the same motions every beginning of a new year. There's a pattern, I cannot blame him.Well, not this year. This year, I am determined.According to studies, "40 to 45% of adults in the United States will make New Year's resolutions" and "40 to 46% of New Year's http://suddenlyintheburbs.blogspot.com/2009/01/resolution-schemezolution-im-determined.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A City Girl in the Burbs)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806274142426492142.post-5816516229254830257Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:30:00 +00002009-01-02T10:43:31.828-05:00FashionI am so sorry PETA, but I love my vintage three-quarter length fur coat. I do.See, the thing is that 'my' coat is not only vintage, but it's also been custom-made to my mother's specifications. You can see it in the stitching, the quality of the lining, the details on the metal hooks, and the seamless connection of the fur pieces. In addition, it's a gift from her.My personality gets crushed http://suddenlyintheburbs.blogspot.com/2009/01/love-affair-with-piece-of-new-history.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A City Girl in the Burbs)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806274142426492142.post-5480497888519871641Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:18:00 +00002009-01-05T22:26:25.272-05:00Around TownI think I have a love-hate relationship with new year eves.As a little girl, I'd look forward to watching the festivities in our apartment- running around from the living room to the dining room back to the kitchen, just following the clatter of wine glasses, passed hors d'oeuvres in a smokey haze of 'adults' talking with louder voices, exploding with unexpected laughter, bare arms flirtatiously http://suddenlyintheburbs.blogspot.com/2009/01/so-its-new-year-eve-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A City Girl in the Burbs)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806274142426492142.post-4158073116550992871Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:04:00 +00002008-10-01T14:53:10.927-04:00FoodRecipesShoppingI have already professed my love to Korres, an all-natural brand that promotes the whole goodness of many things that I grew up with... The yogurt my Grandmother smeared on me after a sunburn, Korres has it in its moisturizers, body lotions, face masks,... You name it! Now, they've entered another territory, one that whooshes back so many memories, my mind is running faster than my fingers can http://suddenlyintheburbs.blogspot.com/2008/10/mastic-mastiha-its-about-childhood.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A City Girl in the Burbs)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806274142426492142.post-9030632103560111678Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:28:00 +00002008-10-01T07:38:22.009-04:00Around TownFashionShopping'Tis the season for partnerships: From Gap's (PRODUCT)Reds, to Target and Kohl's designer alliances, to the Wall Street's "partnerships" that come in form of takeovers, now we have another one to add to our list. Banana Republic.Banana Republic is collaborating with the New Museum as a sponsor for the museum's "Live Forever: Elizabeth Peyton" exhibition, premiering in New York City on October 8, http://suddenlyintheburbs.blogspot.com/2008/10/banana-republics-exciting-new.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A City Girl in the Burbs)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806274142426492142.post-6198119270236829016Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:55:00 +00002008-08-19T10:53:48.525-04:00FashionShoppingIt was Boots at Target, then SpaceNK in the City- later in Scarsdale- now it's Topshop! Can we say we're loving the British? It's brilliant! With over 300 stores in the UK, and a third of that across the world, Topshop is finally coming to the US in October with a flagship store on Broadway & Broome in SoHo. And, it was about time!!! The fashion trampoline- helped launched the careers of http://suddenlyintheburbs.blogspot.com/2008/08/topshop-is-coming.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A City Girl in the Burbs)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806274142426492142.post-4590215993815748207Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:06:00 +00002008-08-18T09:38:00.631-04:00Around TownWhen the Westchester Magazine came out with its Nightlife issue in March '08, I couldn't help but be cynical and think that nightlife in Westchester was an oxymoron.It's not that hubby and I don't go out a couple days a week, or that we don't appreciate the nearby venues where we have a good time, it's just that the suburbs have always been synonymous with quaint neighborhood eateries, quiet http://suddenlyintheburbs.blogspot.com/2008/08/boogie-down-in-burbs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A City Girl in the Burbs)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806274142426492142.post-8288443485190111427Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:34:00 +00002008-08-15T18:48:36.784-04:00BeautyHairShoppingSo you get the best coffee from your favorite shop of joe, you get the best school for your kid, you live in the best town for the recreation, you go to the best bar for killer mojitos, seek the best boots for the fall, and the list goes on... So, what do you do, when you have the best haircut ever (see my post on Lindsay hair), to highlight its features in the best way possible? I am talking http://suddenlyintheburbs.blogspot.com/2008/08/its-all-about-taming-hair-marilyn-brush.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A City Girl in the Burbs)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806274142426492142.post-8441145921742061746Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:02:00 +00002008-08-08T18:33:47.302-04:00Around TownBeautyHairShoppingThere are a few things I get excited about, and one of them is finding a beloved store in the City in my own backyard. To add to my excitement, this time it is a global favorite, and I am simply thrilled! I think the last time I felt this way was when Target partnered with Boots- a total "must-visit-when-in-the-UK" destination for me...Space NK opened up its NYC flagship store on 99 Greene Streethttp://suddenlyintheburbs.blogspot.com/2008/08/spacenk-is-here.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A City Girl in the Burbs)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806274142426492142.post-4710569283807516446Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:30:00 +00002008-08-07T09:15:26.356-04:00FashionShoppingWhat happened to "waiting"?Before I add to my Fall/Winter wardrobe, I wait until the September issues of my fave magazines. Similarly, I do the same in March when planning what to purchase for the following Spring/Summer. I love these magazines' thickness, their juiciness- I devour them over a weekend or two, indulging post-its on potential candidates, chewing over my selections, taking a bite http://suddenlyintheburbs.blogspot.com/2008/08/instant-gratification.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A City Girl in the Burbs)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806274142426492142.post-4056843401390230609Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:25:00 +00002008-08-07T07:49:46.634-04:00BeautyHairEarly July, HBO On-Demand was running Georgia Rule- a movie about a generation of women, clashing, congealing, and then clashing again and coming together for good. What interested me more than the plot was- ready for this one?- Lindsay Lohan's hair. Yes. She had gorgeous, long-layered hair. And I know, she has probably more extensions than anyone, more hair-coloring jobs than my years of hair http://suddenlyintheburbs.blogspot.com/2008/08/story-about-lindsay-and-about-my-hair.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A City Girl in the Burbs)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806274142426492142.post-3482440629143367709Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:26:00 +00002008-08-05T10:05:56.492-04:00TripsI admit: I had not borrowed from a public library for my own personal reading in a long time. So long that- not counting my college library experience- I can trace my public library borrowing back to my high school years.See, I am a book consumer- I indulge in buying my books, getting that "fresh" smell when you crack it open, the softness of the pages, the richness of the graphics. Often with a http://suddenlyintheburbs.blogspot.com/2008/08/back-to-local-library.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A City Girl in the Burbs)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806274142426492142.post-1884665396292737033Mon, 04 Aug 2008 11:43:00 +00002008-08-04T08:50:28.855-04:00FoodRestaurants"The light gradually forsook the deep water, as well as the deeper air, and the gloaming came to the fishes as well as to us, ..."- ThoreauSome things stay with us forever- and with me, the love of watching the sun set over the horizon has remained as one of the purest joys of summer. The simplicity of the experience is the same across the board whether it is sitting in my grandmother's http://suddenlyintheburbs.blogspot.com/2008/08/watching-sun-go-down.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A City Girl in the Burbs)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806274142426492142.post-4828127397625538662Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:30:00 +00002008-08-07T09:18:42.904-04:00DesignersFashionShoppingAn older gentleman- oh, about 80 or so- stepped off the pedicure chair as I squished my body in the empty chair, in between two older ladies who were in a deep conversation. Feet soaked into the warm bubbly water, I pulled out my book and tried to concentrate on the lines that I found myself reading over and over. Their conversation jumped from Bat Mitzvahs to Weddings to Whole Foods as did theirhttp://suddenlyintheburbs.blogspot.com/2008/08/rethinking-eileen-fisher.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A City Girl in the Burbs)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806274142426492142.post-3987507462563254790Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:19:00 +00002008-08-01T10:02:06.483-04:00DessertFoodRecipesThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd has a special place in my life: its publishing loosely coincided with our move to the 'burbs. I'd sit on our patio and get lost in the old South, and think of the tastes of honey buns, peach cobblers, banana cream pies,.. I was so inspired by the book that I dragged one of my friends with me on a quest to locate "honey buns" in my neighborhood. Well, we http://suddenlyintheburbs.blogspot.com/2008/08/those-pecan-honey-buns.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A City Girl in the Burbs)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806274142426492142.post-7048765814022374908Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:52:00 +00002008-08-01T08:58:00.253-04:00FoodIf you've been reading my blurbs about my trials & tribulations in the 'burbs, you might've sensed that finding, eating, and sharing food has been a passion of mine since I were a little girl.One of my maternal grandma's favorite stories to tell (and retell) has been about me running up our marble steps while sniffing the air for the most exquisite meatballs she always made... I would (and http://suddenlyintheburbs.blogspot.com/2008/07/suddenly-in-burbs-goes-foodie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A City Girl in the Burbs)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806274142426492142.post-5684721215998862588Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:23:00 +00002008-08-01T08:56:48.780-04:00FoodWineIt must be the stage of our lives- bridal shower invitations are turning into baby shower invitations, birthday parties at various drinking establishments celebrating milestones are turning into backyard BBQs celebrating first or second birthdays...Yesterday, hubby and I were celebrating another kind of addition to our family- our family of electronic beverage machines: The Kegerator!! Keggy, as http://suddenlyintheburbs.blogspot.com/2008/07/our-new-addition.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A City Girl in the Burbs)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3806274142426492142.post-8626878977415130552Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:36:00 +00002008-08-07T09:18:42.905-04:00BeautyDesignersFashionShoppingRight up there with Tory Burch, I admire Monica Botkier. She's a native City girl who has an eye and penchant for clean design with a modern twist.This is how I was introduced to Botkier, I will never forget it: I think it was Fall of 2006, I was on the 4 line on my way from Jeniette back to GCT to catch the train back to the 'burbs. Usually buried in a magazine, my eyes caught a glorious deep http://suddenlyintheburbs.blogspot.com/2008/07/botkier.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (A City Girl in the Burbs)0