I recently had a picnic in a park with a friend. The leaves were bright hues of gold and red, and the air was a little chilly, but not enough so as to need mittens or a wooly coat. (I wore both anyway, though. I had an outfit going on).
“So … what is that?” my uncle inquired, poking a fork at the platter of tofu turkey in front of me.
I was sixteen, so I frowned and crossed my arms sullenly, rolling my eyes. “It’s tofurky,” I said with an exasperated sigh. “And it’s delicious.” I delicately sliced [read more ...]
I’ve been house-sitting this week. Taking care of a kitty and two dogs, actually – one of which is literally pummeling my thighs and whining as I type. (He does the funniest little move, popping up on an invisible trampoline, hitting me once with his front paws, and attempting to do so again [read more ...]
I tell you, this month has been just one (terrible) thing after another. Here’s what: girl scout’s honor that I’ll have a super-sexy post for you tomorrow. Who knows, maybe I’ll have two. Or, I could be lying. Tune in to see …
PS – Is this font different than the one [read more ...]
I think grocery store checkout lines are very odd places. I love supermarkets – don’t get me wrong – but I always feel a bit squeamish as I approach that conveyor belt. (Arguably, this is in part because I know, on some intrinsic level, that I will have to surrender my money and [read more ...]
Apparently Christmas is JUST AROUND THE CORNER.
Pretend I’m giving you a Christmas gift this year (maybe I am ..).
Would you rather receive:
A. Pickled Radishes/Beets (if you like cucumber pickles, you’ll love these)
B. Brownies/Candy
C. Cookies
D. Other (What?)
Help a girlfriend out; I can’t decide what I should gift this year.
Yeesh, I don’t think I’ve ever disappeared for a week’s time – naughty Shell, I’ve been so busy. I hope you’ll forgive me and accept my offering of multitudinous food porn in the days to come.
Some good friends asked me to cater a film premiere party they were hosting (shameless plug of [read more ...]
“Now most of my days, I spend alone.”-Amos Lee
Not to get all, you know, emotional on you. I just thought that lovely little lyric expressed a phenomenon many of us experience: While we’re constantly surrounded by people, for the most part, we spend our days alone.
Alone in the literal – not [read more ...]
Citrus-Nutmeg Panna CottaLooks nice here, but ..
You simply can’t beat this.
Hope you had a sexy weekend;tell me what the best thing you ate was. I’m dying to know.
As promised, a recipe for brioche.
I sliced off the tops of the buns and used them as packages for my lamb burgers – but they’re excellent eaten whole and plain as well.
Rosemary-Black Pepper Brioche Buns
1 package dry active yeast
1 1/2 cups milk, at 110 degrees
2 tbsp. brown sugar
2 tbsp. extra virgin olive [read more ...]
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