Summer Saturdays Vol. 1
Welcome to Summer Saturdays! You had to know this post was coming. I won’t shut up about anything. Here’s what happened this first official week of summer!
ADDICTED TO
Seeing Obsession in theatres. We’ve gone twice now, but honestly if it’s still playing in theatres in a few weeks I can see myself going again. By far the best movie of the year so far.
BAKING
Attempting to make Nanaimo bars for the first time because it’s the only Canadian dessert I could think to make for July 1st. I’m also considering a maple tiramisu because that does sound like it has potential.
COOKING
I made this blue cheese vinaigrette for a steak salad and I’m never ordering this from a restaurant ever again, this is the only recipe I will ever need. Next time I plan to put a smash burger patty on top of this salad instead of steak since it’s cheaper and sounds even better? And I might use the rest of the dressing for these cooked carrots. I always forget how unstoppable blue cheese can be.
CRAVING
Words can’t describe how much I want to make this patty melt from The Commerce Inn.
EATING
If there’s a new way to cook a potato, I will find it. This I vow to you.
EXPERIENCING
I saw the new costume exhibit at The Met, so expect a full post on that this week.
HATING
The musical choices on The Bear. Or maybe just the entire show. It’s definitely become a hate watch for me, so I’m really glad it’s ending. I’ve never seen a show that’s more repetitive and boring at the same time.
INTRIGUED BY
The Iris van Herpen exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum because I really love a clothing exhibit.
LEARNING
Just found out about Delta’s “Bags on Time” guarantee. The policy states that if your checked luggage isn’t at the carousel within 20 minutes of a domestic flight’s gate arrival, you can claim 2,500 bonus SkyMiles. I checked Reddit and found out that most times, you don’t even need to set a timer - just fill out the form anyway and you’ll likely get the miles. The submission form is here if you travel with Delta a lot and want to bookmark it.
LOVING
The fact that we haven’t needed to use our air conditioning much lately. I know the more brutal weather is coming, but there’s something so perfect about sleeping with the windows open and having a fan directly on your bed. It’s the most Caribbean thing about me, probably.
OBSESSED WITH
The outfits of baseball players off the field. It’s always nothing I’d expect. I mean, look at this (below). How do you describe it? And why am I enamoured with it? Love clouds judgement?
Max Scherzer’s offday outfit
READING
So I guess it’s just me and the elderly who still love Wii Bowling. I’m comfortable with that. (If you’ve never played Wii Golf, I actually feel sorry for you a little bit… it’s so much fun.)
SHOPPING
Finally bought the Criterion Anora. Such a great movie. Also got the Naked Gun trilogy because the amount of times we’ve ordered that movie on demand is ridiculous. Makes no sense not to own.
THINGS I WANTED TO BE THIS WEEK
The gentle wind that rustled Brandon Valenzuela’s hair.
WATCHING
I saw the first two seasons of The Four Seasons and it was enjoyable. Some of the couples are excruciating to watch, but I love the idea of a show taking place throughout the seasons so I’d say it was worth it. Also, Will Forte is so great in everything he does. I’m also convinced that Steve Carell has some sort of deal with the devil because with every year that passes, he looks better and better.
I mean, c’mon.
WEARING
No comment.
WRITING
A summer bucket list and incase you missed the biggest news out of New York in decades, the Knicks won and the tweets were great.
See you next Saturday!
Summer Bucket List
There are so many things I want to do this season, so I’m just gonna spitball here and see what happens. This isn’t a must-do list. This is a how-about-this list for all of the summer days coming up.
Go lane swimming in the mornings
Ride a bike (ideally along some sort of waterfront path)
Lose count of how many heirloom tomatoes I eat
Tan on my roof
Eat the Red Hook Tavern burger in Brooklyn
Consider any of these soft serve options: the soft serve from L’Industrie, the vegan tahini soft serve at Seed + Mill in Chelsea Market, try the I’m-sure-overhyped Myka Greek Frozen Yogurt or go back to Madison Fare (which has a West Village location now too) for their incredible tart frozen yogurt
If I’m anywhere near Rockaway Beach, get this incredible frozen pina colada
See some waterfalls in Hamilton, ON
Make Nanaimo bars
Ask Marla’s mom to make date squares again
Go to the lighthouse museum on Staten Island
Make this L’Artusi mushroom ragu again and freeze it for my pregnant friend
Start to research for Europe trip in the fall
Drink the insane sounding sangria at the Skydome
Finish making my own seasonal address labels
Watch any of these movies or any of these episodes
Take the ferry and go to Centre Island in Toronto or Rockaway in Queens
Lofty list, right? I think so. Happy second day of summer!
Above: me this summer, ignoring that entire list
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ADDICTED TO
Using Spot Hero for advance/cheaper parking in Toronto. Unreal, it’s so handy.
BAKING
Attempting this carrot cake that has so many great reviews for my dad’s birthday this week. Kinda want to omit the pineapple, but I hate being one of those people who thinks she knows better than the tried-and-true recipe.
COOKING
I know it’s not summer yet, but I’m itching to make these recipes: corn and farro salad, grilled tomatoes with scallions, chives and ricotta, grilled romaine salad, grilled summer salmon with chimichurri, and veggie burgers with garlic herb mayo.
CRAVING
I’d love to try the Graza potato chips because there’s such a fuss being made about them.
EATING
This phenomenal curried chickpea salad that Marla made. Still thinking about it.
EXPERIENCING
Centre Island in Toronto and I loved it. Next time I want to see more of it, but it’s the best. It feels so similar to how Ontario Place did in the 90s and I can’t believe it can still exist.
The most Toronto photo I’ve ever taken
LISTENING
This song on a loop:
LOVING
Alison Roman’s 2025 cookbook Something From Nothing. I photocopied at least fifteen recipes, I can’t wait to try them. Snail butter pasta? Genius.
Incredible cookbook from Alison Roman
SHOPPING
Secured the baby Vladdy bobblehead and it was completely worth the three hour wait in line.
Baby Vladdy!
WATCHING
We saw Passenger and it sucked, but that’s okay because I’m still on a high from Obsession.
WEARING (I WISH)
I have dreams about this jacket
There’s not a world in which this is worth $250, IS THERE?
WRITING
