picks vol. 43
what we’re wearing
Peak summer asks for texture that doesn't wilt by noon — chambray with a little drape, satin with movement, denim with detail. Pieces built to hold up through a long lunch outside.
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what we’re sipping
balsamic peach spritz
gather:
1 tablespoon peach preserves
1 tablespoon white balsamic vinegar
1 ounce vodka (optional)
4 ounces chilled prosecco
ice
sliced peach and a basil leaf, for garnish
create:
Combine the peach preserves, balsamic vinegar, and vodka in a cocktail shaker with ice
Shake until well chilled, about 15 seconds
Strain into a chilled coupe or wine glass
Top with the prosecco
Garnish with a peach slice and a basil leaf
what we’re making
whipped ricotta toast with blackberries
gather:
1 cup ricotta
2 tablespoons honey, plus more for drizzling
pinch of salt
2 slices sourdough, toasted
½ cup fresh blackberries
flaky salt, to finish
prepare:
Whip the ricotta with the honey and a pinch of salt until light and fluffy
Spread generously over the toasted sourdough
Top with the blackberries
Finish with a final drizzle of honey and a scatter of flaky salt
what we’re reading
the intentions of thunder by patricia smith
Patricia Smith writes like she's still performing it aloud — even on the page, the poems carry the rhythm of a room that's leaning in. The Intentions of Thunder gathers new and selected work spanning her career, moving through grief, history, and the particular weather of being alive in this country right now. It won the National Book Award for Poetry, the NAACP Image Award, and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry. The collection doesn't resolve so much as it accumulates, each poem building charge until the quiet ones land like the loudest thing in the room.
