costumes, a retrospective

what to eat in seattle

A few suggestions from me to you: Shrimp & Grits from June Chicken Fried Steak at June The burger at June Housemade keilbasa corn dog at Local 360 Buffalo Chicken Wings at Local 360 Rose and a plate of random stuff from Bar Ferd’nand Golden beet and green bean salad at Toulouse Petit Fried chicken… [Read more…]

pumpkin patching

We took a trip out to the Camp Korey pumpkin patch a few weeks ago- here are a few pix. It’s an alright farm and all of the proceeds to go a really good cause (can’t remember what that cause is… kids w/ diabetes? I don’t know) but frankly, the patch itself was pretty picked… [Read more…]

deliciousness

Check out these awesome recipes that we’ve made this week! Leek Carbonara Pasta – so yummy. I don’t like eggs but I like what eggs can do to pasta. Plus, there’s bacon. This is NOT the recipe that we used – ours came from Martha Stewart’s Everyday Living but those recipes never seem to end… [Read more…]

awesome foundation – grant #1, party #1

On Thursday night I attended a party celebrating the Awesome Foundation’s very first grant in Seattle. If you haven’t heard about the Awesome Foundation, let me enlighten you by stealing some language off of their website and pasting it below: Need some funding for your crazy brilliant idea? We award $1,000 grants every month. It… [Read more…]

service girls, one year of service

A year ago, I was invited to participate in this neat group called “The Service Girls”, which, contrary to what you might think, is a group of 12 women who get together once a month for a community service volunteer project. To refresh your memory: each woman is assigned a month of the year and is… [Read more…]

empire state of mind

After DC, I took the BOLT Bus up to New York for the Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy meeting at the New York Foundation offices, located right next to the Empire State Building! Cue “Empire State of Mind” as the soundtrack for this post. This was the first trip I’ve taken to NYC that I didn’t… [Read more…]

the other washington

Last week I made my first visit to “the other Washington”, as people in D.C. like to say. Though I was born in Bethesda, MD, I haven’t returned since I was three weeks old. I almost moved there 10 years ago. I’ve always liked the idea of working in politics, on campaigns or what have… [Read more…]

LEVerage, a dinner party (and tour of SEA)

In honor of my philanthro-friend and fellow EPIP Board member Edgar’s visit to Seattle, we threw him a dinner party of epic proportions and leveraged all of our daily deals in order to do so. This was particularly appropriate because Edgar also just launched his own consulting firm, Leverage Philanthropic Partners, so it all tied… [Read more…]

hillman city oktoberfest

I had such a nice time (the ultimate compliment I can pay) at Reese & Eric’s “Hillman City Oktoberfest” last Saturday. It was held at their home near Columbia City, which we traveled to by light rail and climbed some monstrous hills to get to, but all that was forgotten the second we arrived and poured ourselves… [Read more…]

deliciousness

Some delicious things have been cooked up in our kitchen recently. I’ll add them over on my recipe page shortly. Sriacha-Baked Salmon and Kale Wraps with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce – we used the gypsy peppers that arrived in our CSA but I don’t think it made too much of a difference. Always good to… [Read more…]

mitten

Even though we didn’t make the trip down to Tacoma for Homecoming at the University of Puget Sound this year, we still managed to have a reunion of sorts at the Redhook Brewery and Columbia City Theater! Mitten, an indie pop band from Brooklyn (and Joanna, 1/3 of the band) showed up in Seattle for… [Read more…]

service girls, september 2011

For our final service call of the year (can you believe that?!), six Service Girls attended Fashion First fashion show benefiting Rise n’ Shine. Rise n’ Shine provides emotional support programs, stability, advocacy and AIDS education for children and teens affected with HIV/AIDS. Our job was to help seat guests at the show, held in the Showbox SODO… [Read more…]

to me, from me

The most lovely package arrived on my doorstep last week. I have no one to thank but myself (thank you, self, for collecting $21.63 in spare change and finally dumping it into a Coinstar kiosk and redeeming it at full value for an Amazon gift card) since no one took the bait and purchased the… [Read more…]

fall flavors + orange food

I am a summer baby and I’m pretty sure that’s why the thought of having to stop eating asparagus and start eating squash kind of sends me into the depths of culinary despair. I’ve had a hard time learning to like squash, and trust me, I’ve tried. I can KIND OF get excited about butternut… [Read more…]

pinterest

Friends, meet Pinterest, my latest addiction. I’m not entirely sure how I stumbled upon it, but I find it highly superior to Polyvore, which is focused on fashion trends. Here’s how it works: You sign up and install a little link on your bookmarks bar. Whenever you see something you like or that inspires you,… [Read more…]

service girls, august 2011

August’s Service Girls call was helping to clean up after Camp Erin, a weekend bereavement/grief camp for children who have experienced the death of someone close to them. Camp Erin is a program of The Moyer Foundation, which was founded in 2000 by MLB-star Jamie Moyer and his wife. From the website: It is a… [Read more…]

august

birthday twenty-greight

Here are a few scenes from my 28th birthday. Now that I look at the pictures, it appears that I only ate and drank, which is quite true. What’s missing are photos from birthday dinner round two (same night as round one) at Elemental Next Door and trash cans at the Moon Temple. Ever classy.… [Read more…]

Iron Chef: Official Photos