Three Things

Freezer empanadas for those late practice nights, a one-pan meal that's been on repeat all summer, and our first weekend as New York City residents

Greetings eaters and readers! Well, we made it. We have officially traded in our house in the suburbs for an apartment on the Upper West Side of New York, and now that I’m on the other side of the downsizing, the packing, the unpacking, the closings, the “this-isn’t-goodbyes!” to neighbors, the 3:00am insomnia, the moving truck breaking down on Broadway eight blocks from our apartment, I have to say: I feel pretty great. It’s been so long since we’ve moved that I forgot how fun it is to explore a new neighborhood, how even going to the hardware store somehow feels adventurous. Andy woke up yesterday and said “Why does it feel like we are on vacation?” Probably because we’ve packed in about eight million iconic Upper West Side things in four days, including a few runs up the Hudson in Riverside Park, a bagel-and-lox at Barney Greengrass, a quick picnic in Central Park, a Sunday morning wander through the 79th Street Greenmarket, a grocery shop (or four) at Fairway, dinner at Sushi Yasa…