Chris Nordquist
Our new Manhattan loft is really coming together –construction is complete (including some finish work that seemed to drag on forever), and all of the furniture that we’d bought or reupholstered in in place. We love it. Except the dining room. Individually, I like all of the furnishings. The sideboard is a handsome vintage Gio […]
Julia turned three last week, which meant, of course, that it was party time. (Julia’s very enthusiastic about birthdays. On Tuesday, I heard singing from her room, “Happy birthday to my underwear, happy birthday to you!”) For the last two years, we split the revelry in two — an high-spirited afternoon kids party (menu: cupcakes), […]
On Saturday morning Julia asked me, “What kind of ice cream are you making today, papa?” It’s become a weekend ritual this summer. I make ice cream and Julia usually sits on the counter and helps, or at least jumps in when it’s time to lick the dasher. When I answered, “Indonesian palm sugar ice […]
Too much? I’ll admit it’s a little Last Days of Disco, but I hope in a good way. The powder room in our new loft was inoffensive but bland — a small windowless box with white walls, beige tile, a Corian sink and a toilet. Our budget and schedule didn’t allow for extensive remodeling, but […]
My apologies for the title –I couldn’t resist. In spite of a name that suggests a complex confectionary achievement of tsarist Russia, Pavolva is an Australian dessert (and some would say the Australian national dessert) with distinctly Australian virtues — it’s fresh, unfussy and lots of fun. Named after a famous Russian ballerina who visited […]
One of my favorite things to eat in summer is a slice of good toasted bread topped with mustard and thick slices of fresh ripe tomatoes from the garden. It’s so simple, but if all of the ingredients are great, it’s a slice of heaven. This pizza-like savory tart captures those bright, satisfying summer flavors […]
It just happened one evening in July. Julia announced that she wanted to sleep in her big girl bed, climbed right into it and never seemed to give her crib another thought. Last week we gave Julia’s old crib to friends with a beautiful baby boy, and so her new big-girl room in our new […]
Ok, I know there’s nothing exciting about chicken salad. In fact, I generally don’t really like it. I love the chicken, and I’m fond of a good mayonnaise (especially home made), but, for me, these are two great tastes that don’t taste great together. And, again for me, tricks like adding curry, nuts, grapes and […]
It’s probably our favorite room in our Southampton house. With a dramatically pitched ceiling and windows on three sides, it’s a real beauty. And we never used. it. We planned and furnished it as a home office, but found ourselves (like most people, I think), working on our laptops in the kitchen, or on the […]
