Hillary — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 02:44:15 +0000

Diatryma

Hillary — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 19:14:07 +0000

succulent red velvet cupcakes

Hillary — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 02:24:48 +0000

Makes 24

Ingredients:

2 cups milk (soy milk for vegan option)
2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
4 tablespoons cocoa powder (it’s ok to use more)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup safflower oil
2 ounces red food coloring
4 teaspoons vanilla extract

Step 1:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Step 2:

Mix milk and apple cider vinegar to curdle, set aside.

Step 3:

Mix dry ingredients.

Step 4:

Mix wet ingredients and pour into dry ingredients.

Step 5:

Pour batter into cupcake wrappers in muffin tray, about 3/4 of the way. Bake for 15 minutes, check to see if fully risen.

(Helpful tip~ if they have risen, lightly tap your finger on top of the cupcake. If it is a little bouncy, they’re perfect!)

Let cool for 15 minutes.

For this batch I went a little nuts and bought a cake decorating tips and filled the inside of the cupcake instead of spreading it on top. Then placed fresh blackberries as a tasty garnish. Another fun thing you can do with frosting is add jam preserves to give it a fruity kick!

I highly recommend chilling them in the fridge.
Bon a petit!

The Architecture of Devotion @ Gowanus Ballroom

Hillary — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 06:24:52 +0000

last night was a really fun show at the gowanus ballroom. I helped hang a bunch of paintings and then DJ-ed the concert… all my favorite hip hop tunes and then some!

the show’s up through next weekend. if you are unfamiliar with the neighborhood, i think you should go! if you are familiar with the neighborhood…. you should go!

Snap Shots 2011

Hillary — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:56:28 +0000

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pictures can say more than word press

… Silent Night

Hillary — Fri, 27 May 2011 07:34:38 +0000

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May 21, 2011

So the world didn’t end. Here’s what I did: I went to Union Square to walk around. It was completely empty!

What did you do?

Hillary — Thu, 26 May 2011 17:35:41 +0000

don’t think about it

Hillary — Wed, 25 May 2011 05:57:14 +0000

dead in a glass case

Hillary — Thu, 19 May 2011 19:20:12 +0000

Welcome to my anti-physical, meta-digital “high class” art gallery.

Rip it all apart. Put it back together.

Small Steps

Hillary — Wed, 11 May 2011 22:32:54 +0000

I am totally relaxed today. I made a painting in prospect park listening to cassette tapes… Anyway, work has taken over lately, and I realized that I haven’t updated anything personal in a while. So here’s an update!

I just moved into a small apartment in “South Slope”. It’s been tricky fixing it up to feel like a home because when I moved in it was painted all brown, and had a bunch of chunky furniture, bad curtains, and an overall feeling of funky town… and I don’t mean “won’t you take me to”.

I’m learning to take things slowly when it comes to fixing the place. One step at a time. It helps to look for the things that I don’t usually notice about my space. Like how someone painted over some star stickers, and I then I hung a door charm right there. Now it’s something small, unique, personal, and that probably only I will appreciate. I love idiosyncrasies.

And what are you up to, readers?