https://www.caseyraeborella.com/about daily 1.0 2024-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6705befbb2f6d61f2f11dfb7/bc6df9c2-33ac-4d9d-8a2f-c5f443be91e0/IMG_2235+2.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6705befbb2f6d61f2f11dfb7/c0855f11-1cb7-479d-b56d-7835e52cf6e9/IMG_2605.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6705befbb2f6d61f2f11dfb7/b81792d6-8a75-40b6-9522-d18c02ad8c15/IMG_2296.jpeg https://www.caseyraeborella.com/dinner-on-9th daily 0.75 2024-11-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6705befbb2f6d61f2f11dfb7/99aa57c1-4277-46ec-a0d2-9ffb378ca858/11-61850002.jpg Dinner on 9th As daylight peaks in through the window, the cooking commences. A conglomerate of ingredients for sushi and brisket sit on the counter for a day early Break Fast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6705befbb2f6d61f2f11dfb7/1729130265687-HSGSKFCPW671N7KKILS3/16-61850021.jpg Dinner on 9th Scallop nigiri is best served with a hint of citrus and a dash of salt. In Japan we used yuzu, here we use lime. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6705befbb2f6d61f2f11dfb7/a724db21-3853-4233-b273-20d26bcc3c53/1-61840002.jpg Dinner on 9th It's not Hanukkah, but we light candles nontheless. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6705befbb2f6d61f2f11dfb7/4629d628-8bcd-45ae-a2bb-60918092d276/10-61840035.jpg Dinner on 9th We've run out of seating so Ben eats on my bed as others lay in their food coma. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6705befbb2f6d61f2f11dfb7/0e78959b-2d4b-459c-a82a-fc5e908f0677/13-61850013.jpg Dinner on 9th A block over from 9th, on St Marks, Osakana Market sells tuna in 3 cuts. Chutoro is used for spicy tuna tonight - dinner is not kosher. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6705befbb2f6d61f2f11dfb7/fff6ce47-fa47-49f4-ac29-b0a499e74a76/15-61850019.jpg Dinner on 9th My grandmother's brisket recipe. Whenever she makes it, she calls me to remind her what ingredients she uses. Between canned potatoes, beefy mushroom soup mix, and ketchup, the grocery trip ahead of making brisket is always bizarre. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6705befbb2f6d61f2f11dfb7/925b90e6-114c-4305-9170-1c3968ccb6ff/7-61840024.jpg Dinner on 9th Friends from college enjoy plates. They've had my brisket throughout the years; they say this is the best yet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6705befbb2f6d61f2f11dfb7/0b07b9c7-cf14-4e8a-a0c7-af1f2b46e1f1/6-61840022.jpg Dinner on 9th With 20+ people in an East Village 2 bedroom, counter space is limited. Jesse doesn't mind using the trash can to cut his meat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6705befbb2f6d61f2f11dfb7/e35aabca-9db5-41db-9d1b-8077209405d2/12-61850009.jpg Dinner on 9th By the time we take the scallops out, the sun has set. Guests have not quite arrived but the challah is done. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6705befbb2f6d61f2f11dfb7/1729130611551-WC8IOMWZZOG59D8X68I4/61850016.jpg Dinner on 9th Charlotte brings rugelach which I conveniently forgot to make. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6705befbb2f6d61f2f11dfb7/53e7db5d-4d25-4923-9fb9-e916bc401749/9-61840028.jpg Dinner on 9th When Sophia and I first met, she did not eat meat. Thank god she does now. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6705befbb2f6d61f2f11dfb7/cf6256c0-1b20-4dd2-9ada-b0d96d70b606/5-61840020.jpg Dinner on 9th The crudo (hamachi, crisp asian pear, jalapeño, and yuzu soy) is the first to go, along with the orange and white wines. My friends don't love reds, but I'm trying to force them to. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6705befbb2f6d61f2f11dfb7/3f3b50cc-08a9-4a3a-bfd7-f784dd563037/3-61840014.jpg Dinner on 9th Olive has her biggest social outing since joining our family. She charms our guests, her mother (me) is proud of her. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6705befbb2f6d61f2f11dfb7/dba558cb-f0a7-4ad6-94d7-c64336b9d8ce/14-61850018.jpg Dinner on 9th No time to change in between prep and cooking - slippers stay on for the duration of the dinner party. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6705befbb2f6d61f2f11dfb7/94b96aae-7c81-44ce-9731-428f5c6f84e3/2-61840011.jpg Dinner on 9th All men for themselves once the tablescape is done. Sushi is meant to be finger food after all. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6705befbb2f6d61f2f11dfb7/7be794f3-b47a-44f7-87dc-ddeb2c7b17f2/8-61840026.jpg Dinner on 9th A mess is how you know a good time was had by all. https://www.caseyraeborella.com/interview daily 0.75 2024-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6705befbb2f6d61f2f11dfb7/f9cc8b3c-23a1-4104-beb4-46e11228ee4d/IMG_7430.jpg https://www.caseyraeborella.com/words daily 0.75 2024-12-02