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YONK:
1. n, an inhabitant of Yonkers, NY
2. v, to live in Yonkers, NY. also YONK, YONKS, YONKED, YONKER, YONKING
3.adj YONKED descriptor of a person living or the act of living in Yonkers, NY, sometimes used in a pejorative sense.
EX: "We bought this old house and are re-habbing it--we are so yonked!"
4. n, YONKED a weblog that chronicles the life, trials, tribulations, and other of two lovebirds and their new child in an old house in Yonkers, NY.




Stephanie

Adam



Friday, October 07, 2011

Riverdale Arts Festival October 23 (256th & Mosholu, Riverdale)

I'll be performing artistic antics on the street at a new arts festival in Riverdale
(just over the Yonkers border) on Sunday October 23.

It promises to be a lot of fun. Check it out if you can.


Ri
verdale Festival of the Arts
Sunday October 23, 2011 from 11 am-4 pm

West 256th Street (
between Delafield and Mosholu) and
on the grounds of Riverdale Neighborhood House



Live music performances - all day - from Jazz to Rock to Classical.
Eric Alexander
Internationally-acclaimed Tenor Saxophonist, Eric Alexander

Jazz
performers Alma and Rale Micic
NYC Rock Band Sweet Fix
NYC Rock band, Sweet Fix

Classical Wind Ensemble from the Bronx Arts Ensemble



Entertainment by local theatre groups and street performers:


Riverdale Repertory Company
Riverdale Children’s Theatre

The Acme Clown Company






Franco DeFrancesca Spyro Gyro

Original artwork from artists around the world from Elisa Contemporary Art and the Derfner Judaica Museum + Art Collection.



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Local artists including:
  • Barbara Laube
  • Anna Purves
  • Adam Shultz
  • Ginny Howsam Friedman
  • Isabelle Eng
  • Arnie Adler
  • Matthew Turov
  • Nu Ryu
  • Joanne Cooper
  • Riverdale Art AssociationNu Ryu Painting
  • and more

Children’s activities, art projects led by the Riverdale Y and Scribble Art Workshops. We'll have facepainters & more!

Exhibits from local merchants

Food
provided by Sqweez Catering
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It promises to be an exciting event
for our community with
something for everyone and for every age

PS 81’s Fall Funday with plenty of great children’s activities will be held at the same time for a whole block of fun!
For further information and the schedule of events, visit:
www.RiverdaleFestivaloftheArts.com

Monday, April 12, 2010

The Fairway cometh!

After months of waiting, the Fairway at Pelham Manor is opening on April 14!

According to Google Maps, the store in Harlem at 125th is 10.9 miles away from us, while the Pelham store is 9.0 miles away.

That 2 miles isn't a huge deal, but there's a $6.00 toll (Henry Hudson Bridge both ways) which makes it a much bigger deal.

Fairway is one of our favorite markets in the world.  You can't get EVERYTHING you want there, but you can get a lot.  And their produce and meat and cheese selections are fantastic.  It's not cheap, but it's worth it.

I think that AA and I might attend the opening....


WEBSITE: fairwaymarket.com

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Mr. Chocolate Face

At last night's seder, the bear ate some chocolate, and wore even more.

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Sunday, March 28, 2010

The Great Hard-boiled Egg Race

Today, we made 36 hard boiled eggs for Passover (we are going to a Passover seder tomorrow night and bringing eggs, and we hard-boiled the eggs for our seder on Tuesday night (plus a few extra for the chicken liver)

Because we are who we are, we decided to use a little science and a little competition to see which was the best egg recipe.

We used two separate methods to boil the eggs. 

(We have been in pursuit of the perfect hard-boiled egg for some time)




On the right side of the stove, I used the epicurious recipe

Put eggs into a 1-quart saucepan, then add enough cold water to cover them by 1/2 inch. Bring water to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to moderately high and cook eggs at a gentle boil, uncovered, 10 minutes. Pour off hot water. If using eggs right away, shake pan gently so eggs bump into one another (to crack shells). Run cold water into pot to stop cooking. Let eggs stand in cold water 15 minutes, adding more cold water or ice to keep water cold.

On the left side, Stephanie used the Julia Child Perfect Hard-Boiled Egg Recipe (courtesy of Recipesource.com)

The Perfect Hard Boiled Egg
 
 Recipe By     : Julia Child, “The Way to Cook”
 Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:40
 Categories    : Cheese/Eggs                      Family Recipes
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
                         For 1-4 Eggs:
    1      to 4          Eggs
    2      quarts        water -- * see note
                         For 12 Eggs:
   12                    Eggs
    3 1/2  quarts        water -- * see note
                         For 24 Eggs:
   24                    Eggs
    6      quarts        water -- * see note
                         Special Equipment_________________________
                         High (not wide) Saucepan with cover
                         Bowl w/ice cubes & water (large enough to
                         completely cover eggs)
 
 *note:  water should cover the eggs by 1 inch, so use a tall pan, and limit
 cooking to 2 dozen eggs at a time.
 
 1.  Lay the eggs in the pan and add the amount of cold water specified.  Set
 over high heat and bring just to the boil; remove from heat, cover the pan,
 and let sit exactly 17 minutes.
 
 2.  When the time is up, transfer the eggs to the bowl of ice cubes and
 water.  Chill for 2 minutes while bringing the cooking water to the boil
 again.  (This 2 minute chilling shrinks the body of the egg from the shell.)
 
 3.  Transfer the eggs (6 at a time only) to the boiling water, bring to the
 boil again, and let boil for 10 seconds - this expands the shell from the
 egg.   Remove eggs, and place back into the ice water.
 
 
 Chilling the eggs promptly after each step prevents that dark line from
 forming, and if time allows, leave the eggs in the ice water after the last
 step for 15 to 20 minutes.  Chilled eggs are easier to peel, as well.
 
 The peeled eggs will keep perfectly in the refrigerator, submerged in water
 in an uncovered container, for 2 to 3 days.
 
                    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
 
 NOTES : The perfect hard boiled egg has a tender white, and a yolk properly
 set.  There is not the faintest darkening of yolk where the white encircles
 it (a chemical reaction caused by too much heat in the cooking process).
 Eggs cooked this way can also be peeled neatly.
 
 The system described here, developed by the Georgia Egg Board,  takes a bit
 of fussing - but it really does produce an absolutely Perfect Hard Boiled Egg!

Friday, March 19, 2010

A true cartoon

Thursday, March 04, 2010

AA hides in the pantry

Everything for Aaron can be turned into a game, as can be seen in this video.

I was just testing the new video capabilities of my Palm Pre, and decided to see what AA was up to in the pantry.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

A bear and his horse

S's trip back from Houston was not without its rewards.  AA received the landmark "Hiding Horse" from the conference hotel, the Four Seasons.

Here he is with his new horse: