We did a sage smudge to the apartment, the cat (!), and ourselves at the end of last month. We had such a mucky end of 2013 that it felt like we’d take whatever little help we could get to clear out the nasties from the corners of our life. So far, January has been so full of friends and big loves that I’m calling it for Team Doesn’t Suck. [click to continue…]
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My Christmas in Charleston was pretty low-key this year. I had just had surgery and my mom had just had surgery (I know right?! We’re hoping for a calmer New Year…), so we were in full-on get better mode. Still, there are some non-negotiables when I visit my mom. Spending hours at Goodwill has to happen. This visit, I learned that the Goodwill by my Mom’s house is ON THEIR GAME to the degree that they send out emails everyday with info on what will be on sale. So, that’s obviously a must do. [click to continue…]
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Before I talk about this tart, funky cocktail, I need to say thank you to everyone for all the well-wishes on my last post. Just so much gratitude coming from this direction. Having everyone rooting for me felt like the best present ever. A million thanks with just as many exclamation points! Onward. [click to continue…]
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Before we left for my first surgery, Paul decided that we should just pretend we were going to Murray’s. So we did. I was being grumpy and whiny and he just kept asking me what kind of cheese I was going to get. I picked a stinky one—one that I imagined might get him some looks when he sat with it in the waiting room—and we walked a few blocks down to the hospital. [click to continue…]
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Thanksgiving is never a huge affair for us, a fact that is sort of growing on me. Because both my boyfriend and I are pretty far from our respective families, we’re stuck with one another for t-day. In grad school, we did our share of friendsgivings, but in the past few years, we’ve developed our own little tradition of spending the day in and cooking together. [click to continue…]
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If you follow me on instagram, you’ve likely already gotten a peek at some of the fun drink experiments I’ve been doing for Serious Eats. I like the work I do on them both because of how much better I’ve become at developing recipes and how it makes me push myself to use ingredients in new ways. It’s a good feeling. I suspect many of you have those sort of kitchen moments as well. As we cook more and more, it’s so cool to feel those “Aha!’ moments happen very organically and more frequently, right?
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Let me state the obvious here: this isn’t the prettiest dessert at the party. What it lacks in looks it makes up for in the minimal effort/high level of fanciness department, which is a department that I completely made up, but is very important to me. It’s super easy (one bowl), but it seems super fancy (has a French name). I adapted this recipe ever-so-slightly from my friend Dan’s recipe for Berry Clafoutis and was inspired to make a cookie flavored clafoutis by this Chocolate Chip Cookie Clafoutis from Big Girls Small Kitchen.
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I made a this drink and it was so delicious and the most pretty color! The hue comes only from the bitters.
I’m trying to up my guest post game here on the blog and this week I was so psyched to have Kris from 80twenty share Big Cluster Pumpkin Spice Granola.
I had a lot of thoughts and feelings about Conde Nast getting rid of its internship program. As a former unpaid Conde intern (DOMINO GLORY DAYS YOU GUYS) and as a lady who pays her own bills, I sincerely hope they take a look at what they could do to make the internship program more accessible for folks of all socio-economic backgrounds. And by that I mean paid. [click to continue…]
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Hey friends, Autumn here! I’m so tickled to have a guest post from Kris at 80twenty here today. 80twenty is all about the balance between good & good for you and Kris shares gorgeous, vibrant recipes there (Roasted Cauliflower with Pomegranate, Lentils, & Salted Yogurt? Yes!). She is such a warm, bright woman and it really shows on her site. I feel lucky to know her and lucky that she’s here today! Enjoy! (And OMG Pumpkin Spice! YESSSS!)
I have a confession to make. I get weak in the knees for food with texture. I love a good chew or crunch. The flavour of a food is equally important, of course. But, for me, the most satisfying experience of eating is the texture. That’s why I could never give up bready baked carbs, tortilla chips, and crunchy peanut butter. The crisp, flaky crust encapsulating a loaf of bread, soft and studded with air pockets, is a fantastic combination. It’s just this kind of juxtaposition that makes for an incredible eating experience. [click to continue…]
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I adore quince. Straight-up giddy love. I do realize, however, that they’re not easy to love. They can be hard to find and it takes some coaxing for them to reach their full potential. (That’s a fancy way of saying you have to cook them for a really long time before they’re even edible.) They seem ancient and they’re hard as a rock, but a bowl of them on the counter will perfume your entire kitchen. Nigel Slater does a much better job than me describing their appeal. They’re starting to pop up here and there are the farmers market right now. I even spotted some labeled as “quince apple” at my neighborhood fruit stand! So, I wanted to share some helpful nudging in the form of my favorite recipes for quince, to help celebrate their arrival. [click to continue…]
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