Happy Saturday. I made a pact with a friend last night over a glass (OK, three) of wine to make long denim shorts work before the season ends. Even though I know better than to be fooled by NYC’s False Fall, I was secretly hoping the weather would kill my mission. But off I go to test the outfit formulas that apparently make the look surprisingly easy to pull off. Here’s what else is on my mind:
Finishing the latest novel from Kathryn Stockett (of The Help fame), which has been making the book club rounds all summer. Oprah said she was “crying one minute and laughing really out loud to myself the next” — and who am I to question her?
Making a beeline to the nearest Bath & Body Works to sniff out its new fall candle collection. A whiff of the first one on this list would heal me.
Turns out, sticker charts weren’t just a hack created by parents to get their kids to complete their chores — they work equally well on adults. As if I needed another excuse to break out my Trapper Keeper.
To pair with the aforementioned shorts, these Cool Girl-approved crochet tops sit squarely at the intersection of Things My Nana Would’ve Loved and Shirts I Definitely Have Stuffed in the Back of My Closet.
If You’re Boiling Gnocchi, You’re Doing It Wrong — And This Recipe Is Proof
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We firmly believe there’s one category of sheet-pan recipes that hasn’t gotten the attention it deserves — and that’s sheet-pan gnocchi. Case in point: Dan Pelosi’s Sheet Pan Gnocchi with Roasted Tomatoes, Arugula, and Burrata. Sure, the simple-yet-impressive dinner starts with store-bought potato gnocchi, but the real game-changer is the preparation: Instead of boiling the roly-poly goodness, each piece gets roasted until crispy on the outside and chewy in the center (similar to pan-fried rice cakes). From there, jammy tomatoes, a drinkable basil vinaigrette, heaps of arugula, and chunks of burrata tie it all together — in about the same amount of time as a Sex and the City episode. We couldn’t help but wonder: Has there ever been a greater weeknight dinner?
The Time Commitment: Half an hour, give or take.
Key Tips: Want to trick your friends into thinking you’re the next Ina Garten? For a dramatic flourish, Pelosi recommends serving the dish with an entire ball of burrata that you cut open at the table.
Other Takes: For more brilliant uses of store-bought gnocchi, try...
One-Pan Garlic-Parm Chicken and Gnocchi. Loaded with pillowy gnocchi, a creamy, garlicky sauce, and a mountain of Parmesan, this is our platonic ideal of comfort food.
