PAINKILLED

jay's 30th birthday party

a few more pics on my flickr

painkiller, nyc

BLACKJACK!

i wanted to make an awesome cake for jay's 30th birthday, so i enlisted the help of lauren and mo to help me put together a blackjack themed cake (the boy loves himself some blackjack)

i've always been against using fondant for decorating cakes because who cares how cool a cake looks if it tastes like crap!? so i made my usual funfetti cake with delicious icing and only used the fondant for the cards and poker chips.

i'm really happy with the way it turned out. i think jay was too

party pics coming next.

REMEMBERING ART WANKUM

my grandfather, art wankum, passed away on saturday. i'm home with family in missouri saying goodbye to the wonderful man who was there for all of us in so many ways.

life is short. call your family. tell them you love them

BIG WEEKEND AHEAD

painkiller party tonight, belin's 30th, possible last minute atlantic city trip, dance party at callbox, producing a lady gaga fan video, oh, and easter! donde esta francisco?

BUSHWACKER

bushwacker recipe

4 oz cream of coconut
2 oz Kahlua® coffee liqueur
1 oz Bacardi® black rum
1 oz creme de cacao
4 oz half-and-half

Pour all ingredients into a blender with two cups of ice, and blend until mixed

stay tropical nyc

WATCH THIS VIDEO AND LEARN SOMETHING NEW

for the last month chris has spent every minute of his spare time working on a personal project. well today's the day it's released into the world!

if you didn't know, today is the one year anniversary of the oil spill in the gulf. chris made this PSA about the impact of oil and environmental consequences of our oil dependency.

watch it.

share it.

PARTY OF FIVE

bethany's send-off (she's traveling in india and europe for 4 months)

fondue night at taureau, new york city

BLOWIN' IN THE WIND

HOME DEPOT

this weekend will be full of planting, potting, and getting dirrrty

and i'll probably drive somewhere too, you know, since i can.

BON APPETIT NIGHT - THE 2011 EDITION

chris and i have totally slacked on the bon appetit nights. december was crazy. after the new year we were busy getting settled back into life. for some reason the march issue never came. i have so many excuses...

but we FINALLY got around to picking it back up, and made a great meal pieced together from a few different issues. (me and the 'ol minilux are kind of fighting right now, sorry for the kind of crappy pics)

The Black Friars Cobbler Cocktail - February 2011, page 24

Fennel and Zucchini Soup with Warm Tomato Relish - April 2011, page 40

Lemon Roasted Potatoes - April 2011, page 75

Stir Fried Bok Choy and Mizuna with Tofu - January 2011, page 91

check out our past Bon Appetit nights here, here and here

PACO

bulldog booty

march 2011

DANCE YOURSELF CLEAN

since i was in austin for LCD's farewell performance at MSG, a bunch of us made sure to go on the same night at T5 to say goodbye together. we danced and sang with our fists in the air.

HOME IS WHEREVER I'M WITH YOU

this past saturday was the one year anniversary of chris and i getting the keys to our apartment. the two weeks after we got the keys we worked so hard getting the place ready to move in. (remember this?, or this?).

it's one year later and we couldn't be happier in our spot we call home.

DONDE ESTA FRANCISCO

this lil guy has more access than the president himself. probably a better singer too. if you see him, submit a pic to dondeestafrancisco.tumblr.com.

YOU PUT THE LIME IN THE COCONUT

getting tropical at Painkiller. it's becoming a tradition

march 2011

LADY LIBERTY

a big thanks goes out to CVS for ruining an entire roll of film. lesson learned.

williamsburg, brooklyn

I WENT TO LEAKEY, TEXAS - AND THEN I WENT HOME

liz, jen, matt, paige, clifton, zack, caitlin, clay, and myself spent an amazing weekend in leakey, texas to celebrate liz's birthday. we couldn't have had a better group.

we skipped rocks

did some creek swimmin'

and rolled dice.

paige KILLED it with the BLT cake

see the full set on my flickr