Summer Saturdays Vol. 4
Summer Saturdays Vol. 3
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
Favourite Summer Photos
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The Best Summer I Turned Pretty Tweets
Yes there are three episodes left this season, but the tweets are too good right now. Favourites from season three episode eight below!
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Summer Saturdays Vol. 12
Okay, this week I feel like I might actually be in that New Yorker cover above (I’m in Cape Breton at the moment).
BAKING
I air-fried the garlic chicken wings from the butcher section at Longo’s (the not frozen ones) and good god were they incredible. I used the Nando’s buffalo wing sauce on them afterward and holy hell. I am not a wing person, but these may have changed who I am fundamentally.
Air fried chicken wings
COOKING
I realized that I cook way less in the summer, which might be great. I do love doing it, but it’s nice to take seasons off.
CRAVING
Seafood chowder.
Seafood chowder
DRINKING
Free prosecco from the Millcroft Inn. The only time it doesn’t give me a headache is when it’s free, I can’t explain this logic.
EATING
I thought that Whole Foods was the only place to find good heirloom tomatoes right now, but Longo’s has them and they’re such a good price. (Am I sponsored by Longo’s? In my dreams I am.)
EXPERIENCING
The beauty that is Cape Breton.
Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
LISTENING
It’s been a Taylor Swift week.
LOVING
I need to find this coat from the And Just Like That finale immediately.
SHOPPING
I found someone on Etsy who created a replica of Baby Dog for our wedding cake and they did such an incredible job. The hand-painted colouring is insanely good.
Baby Dog!
WATCHING
Nathan and I saw Weapons and I liked it! Not as much as Barbarian, but still pretty fun.
WEARING
Still living in the Aerie Smoothez bodysuits.
Bury me in a bodysuit, I’m serious
Favourite Summer Recipes
Baby tomatoes in August
Baby tomatoes in August
I realized recently that it’s purely because of summer produce that I started to tolerate (and dare I say enjoy) this season. It’s kind of amazing. I think there are only two periods of my life: who I was before I ate an heirloom tomato and who I became afterward. Favourite summer recipes ahead!
White Chocolate Strawberry Scones (but with cake flour and you can sub apricots instead of strawberries should the mood strike you)
White Chocolate Apricot Scone
Grilled Chicken Caprese Pasta Salad
The Absolute Best Summer Tomato Panzanella Salad (with added fresh mozzarella) (you also have to be a lover of raw garlic if you make this recipe)
Grilled Chicken Club Sandwich with Rosemary Aioli
Heirloom Tomato Toast
Summer Steak Salad
Incredibly Easy Slow Cooker Ribs
Ricotta and Tomato Jam Jar (a Nordstrom recipe)
The Best Ever Banana Pudding (the Magnolia Bakery recipe)
Banana Pudding (Magnolia Bakery recipe)
Lemon Mascarpone Sorbet
S’mores Pie (legit the easiest dessert on the planet to make)
S’mores Pie
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Summer Saturdays Vol. 9
BAKING
So much salmon (herbed, jerk, maple), I can’t be stopped. The two-pack from Real Canadian Superstore that’s usually $7 cannot be beat.
COOKING
Tomato season is so close, I might jump the gun a bit to make this triple tomato salad that I saw made on The Kitchen (which is fast becoming my favourite cooking show).
CRAVING
Summer horror movies. I know it’s too early, but I can’t stop myself. And the latest I Know What You Did Last Summer was surprisingly pretty good! I hated a few things about the ending, but otherwise it was a party.
DRINKING
Homemade iced hazelnut coffee in my new insulated bottle.
EATING
Apple cheddar bread from The Big Apple. It’s unreal.
EXPERIENCING
Our wedding is in less than two weeks and I think this image (below) sums it up nicely.
LISTENING
I’ve got this bridal playlist on repeat but I’ve hit a weird wall this week with hating every single playlist I’ve ever made. Not sure what to do with that.
LOVING
Look at these gorgeous heirloom tomato candles.
SHOPPING
I bought a few things from Mimi & August in Montreal, so I think I’m officially a fan.
WATCHING
I finished the first three episodes of The Summer I Turned Pretty and yeah forget what I said last week, I can’t stand Jeremiah I don’t know what I was thinking before. Is Conrad good, though? No. Is Belly even good? Also no. I also can’t stand Taylor. All right now I’m sitting here wondering why do I watch this show….
WEARING
I bought these nude heels and they are dreamy.
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