crossed & dotted

those of you who have been reading crossed & dotted for awhile know that i love food. if you are new, you will quickly pick up on tha...

i love cookbooks, as you know, and i love stanley tucci.  imagine my joy when heard about THIS exciting happening: i cannot wait to g...

last weekend, the boyfriend and i went apple picking in brewster, ny at harvest moon orchards. it was a gorgeous early fall day, and we c...

hello again, monday! this weekend was such a treat: i went to bikram twice, perused the GIGANTIC fall fashion issues from vogue, vanity fai...

yesterday marked julia child's 100th birthday! in her honor, our sink spouted a magnificent geyser of water after the hot water f...

a cake pedestal, that is!  dear friends gave us the cutest cake server as a housewarming gift ( pictured below!) and i would love to add ...

i'm a bit sleepy today - the boyfriend and i saw joshua radin last night, along with scars on 45 and tristan prettyman! it was a great ...

this summer, i am having a love affair with anything and everything citrus and mint. the fresh, cool combination is like air conditioning f...

good morning and happy monday! i had a blissfully relaxing weekend and i am all geared up for a productive week.  here are a few things...

today marks crossed and dotted's 100th post!  i can hardly believe that i have written that many (all but three!) and i am consta...

by now, it's no secret to any of you that i love to cook. the boyfriend and i both do, and we each have our favorite recipes, as well a...

happy 5th of july, everyone! hope you had a glorious holiday - true to my word, we made no plans and had a very relaxing but productive day...

[ via ] as i mentioned earlier this week, i am really looking forward to a low-key celebration tomorrow for the fourth after such a cra...

TGIF!  this has been one marathon of a week, and it's not over yet.  the weekend agenda includes a wedding tomorrow (the third one ...

i love spicy food: indian, szechuan, mexican... it's all so good! one of my favorite condiments is sriracha, or rooster sauce. its brig...

you all know that i love essie's clambake nail polish, but there is nothing i love more than an edible clambake in the summer! i wo...

meatballs and sauce are part of my family comfort food canon. a close friend of my parents comes from a big italian family from providence,...

happy monday! i am coming off of a busy weekend: my friend mk's wedding was on saturday! the ceremony was beautiful, the party was fabu...

grape tomatoes are such an ideal way to get your tomato fix: tiny, juicy, and sweet, these little guys pack a flavor punch without all of t...

i can't believe that it's already the end of may, and that memorial day weekend is upon us - this year is flying by! i am planning ...