picks vol. 44
what we’re wearing
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what we’re sipping
raspberry frosé
makes about 1 quart
gather:
1 bottle rosé (750ml)
½ cup water
½ cup sugar
¾ cup raspberries, fresh or frozen
2 tbsp vodka
1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon
fresh mint for serving
create:
pour the rosé into a wide plastic container so it is about 1 inch deep. place the rosé in the freezer until frozen, at least 4 hours.
while the rosé is freezing, heat the water & sugar together in a small saucepan until the sugar is dissolved. remove from the heat, add the raspberries, and cover. let steep for 15 minutes.
use a spatula to firmly press the mixture of raspberries and liquid through a mesh strainer
scrape the raspberry syrup into a blender, add the vodka and lemon juice. remove the frozen rosé from the freezer, break into chunks, and add to the blender along with 4 cups of ice, blending until smooth.
transfer the mixture back to the plastic container and freeze for at least 4 hours, or overnight.
when ready to serve, blend the mixture again, until it’s slushy and smooth, and spoon into glasses. top with a mint sprig and enjoy!
what we’re making
heirloom tomato & caper salad
gather:
2 pounds heirloom tomatoes, cut into 1/2-inch-thick wedges
1 small clove garlic, sliced
1 teaspoon coarse sea salt
1 tablespoon capers
2 tablespoons golden balsamic or sherry vinegar
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves (whole)
freshly ground pepper
prepare:
arrange the tomatoes on a large plate or small platter.
put the garlic on a cutting board, pour the salt over the garlic and chop together until the garlic is cut into very small pieces and the salt begins to dissolve slightly.
put the capers in a small bowl and mash lightly with a fork.
add the garlic mixture and stir together. a
add the vinegar and olive oil and mix well. pour over the tomatoes.
sprinkle with the thyme and pepper.
what we’re reading
little wonder — sophie chen keller
song is a food delivery worker and widow in northeastern china who has built her entire life around her son river — a piano prodigy who taught himself liszt at five and chopin at eight. when river is eleven, the two travel to beijing just before the spring festival. in the chaos of the railway station on one of the busiest days of the year, song loses her grip on his hand — and cannot find him again. what follows is years of both of them forging new lives while never stopping the search for each other. little wonder is tender without being sentimental, emotionally precise, and set against a modern china that most literary fiction never goes near.
