Category: food

  • Good News! I Finished My Round Of Antibiotics, Now I Can Drink Again!

    Good News! I Finished My Round Of Antibiotics, Now I Can Drink Again!

    Hello, I’m alive! (…-ish) So I finished my last dose of antibiotics last night! That’s a week of antibiotics! Phew!  You may recall that last week (when this picture was taken) I was pretty much dying of bronchitis and sinusitis. Well, I can breathe now! I’m still having WILD fever dreams, but I’ve been too busy…

  • Good News…Same As It Ever Was….

    Good News…Same As It Ever Was….

    Ok. I’m freaking out. You’re freaking out. I just remembered what day it was and here I am, in front of all this uplifting *CoNtEnT* trying to justify it.   I started doing this when I felt overwhelmed by the news. I guess keeping it up is most important when it’s hard. When you’re like,…

  • Yes, Lavender Simple Syrup is SO Simple

    Yes, Lavender Simple Syrup is SO Simple

    That is my lavender plant…in a lavender pot. I’m growing it from seed! I posted on Twitter over the weekend that I was making lavender-infused simple syrup and ooh la laa, you’d think I’d just casually dropped that I was making Spanishe Windtorte! You guys, there’s a reason it’s called “simple syrup,” and that’s because it’s SO…

  • I Invented A Pasta, Don’t @ Me

    I Invented A Pasta, Don’t @ Me

    Yeah, I invented a pasta.   I’m going on record as saying that I invented this pasta because I had a craving for something salty and carb-y during my last menstrual period and I let my uterus pick the ingredients. And my uterus was eyeing that bag of brown rice pasta from Trader Joe’s that had been…

  • The Cake Dream

    The Cake Dream

    On Monday night, I fell asleep on my boyfriend while watching Jean-Claude Van Damme or something, and I had a dream about cake. The cake in my dream was a vanilla cake, light and spongy, half-decorated in white frosting and half-decorated in dark chocolate frosting. Like a giant, fluffy, black-and-white cookie! In the dream, it was…

  • Yes, I’m An Egg-cellent Cook

    Yes, I’m An Egg-cellent Cook

    There’s a little saying that goes, “when life hands you lemons, make lemonade.” And when life hands you eggs and a fridge full of nothin’ but leftovers, you make BRUNCH. Aw yes, folks, I’ve been cooking. That’s right. ME! Cooking on the fly, making up recipes. And I’m going to share the wealth of my knowledge with you.…

  • Menstrual Cycling

    Menstrual Cycling

    “Isn’t it weird how your period transforms you into Wonder Woman?”  my friend texted as my uterine lining erupted out of me like hot magma out of Krakatoa. Wonder Woman?  Is everyone else’s menses making them super-strong and giving them invisible jets? That’s right, I’m talking about my period again!  I talk about my period…

  • I’m Sorry, But You’re Wrong

    I’m Sorry, But You’re Wrong

      So I was coming home from a long day at my internship wherein I got really caught up in A Thing and didn’t really eat lunch.  Well I did eat one of those KIND bars – the one I keep in my bag for an emergency – but that’s an EMERGENCY TIDE-OVER BAR, not…

  • I Love You, You’re Perfect, But…

    I Love You, You’re Perfect, But…

    Around Valentine’s Day, you see lots of sappy posts cropping up from coupled bloggers about how much they love their significant other, how they’re the greatest in the world, blah blah blah.  This isn’t one of those. Well, obviously, all those other posts neglect to mention the fact that my boyfriend is clearly the best…

  • Rainy Sunday Morning Update

    Rainy Sunday Morning Update

    First off, thanks for all your kind comments, tweets, and (mom) concerned texts about my cold – can’t say I’m 100% yet, but I feel like I’m sloooooowly getting better! Aside from work and doctor’s visits, I’ve been laying pretty low at home, but I had my first social venture of the New Year last…

  • I’m Sick of Being Sick!

    I’m Sick of Being Sick!

    What did you get for Christmas?  I got the longest-lasting cold!!  I brought it back to New York City with me and maybe I didn’t treat it right: On the first day of sickness, I went to the hospital (for my dermatology appointment, more on that later!) and sat for hours in a waiting room…

  • 5 Fandom Friday: Holiday Recommendations

    5 Fandom Friday:  Holiday Recommendations

    I’m going to be completely honest with you (like uh, when am I ever not?) and say, I have no idea what this prompt means, taken as a whole.  BUT, taken one piece at a time: “Holiday” and “Recommendations,” I gather it means “Tell People What To Do This Holiday.”  I love telling people what…

  • What’s The Weirdest Thing You’ve Ever Eaten?

    What’s The Weirdest Thing You’ve Ever Eaten?

    Tomorrow is Thanksgiving!  Meaning that all across the country, Americans are getting psyched and ready to stuff their faces full of holiday foods and I’m over here making you lose your appetites. All my life I’ve sworn “I will never eat bugs!”  I also said I’d never do a lot of things that I definitely…

  • QUIZ! Which Thanksgiving Food Are You?

    QUIZ!  Which Thanksgiving Food Are You?

    1.  What do you wear to Thanksgiving Dinner? A.  Well, if I have time, I’m going to change out of this apron and into a nice outfit. B.  Call me when the food’s ready, I’m still wearing the pajamas I slept in. C.  Are jeans too casual?  I should wear a shirt with a collar,…

  • 25 Pet Peeves

    25 Pet Peeves

    Oh, boy, did I unload here!  Let’s get to it:  Darling Stewie (that’s her blog name and me being jocundly affectionate) posted a list of 25 Pet Peeves as a “Doggy Bag” post!  So I drank two Frangelicos, lit some incense, and purged my 25 biggest pet peeves out into this disasterpiece.  It’s dark!  Political! …

  • 5 Fandom Friday: Favourite Seasonal Foods

    5 Fandom Friday: Favourite Seasonal Foods

    Yay for 5 Fandom Friday!  As a gluten-free-pescetarian, I probably have a very different list from most people?  I don’t get to have fun with cookies, or pie, and I don’t eat turkey and stuffing, but there are certain treats that I always look forward to enjoying around the holidays!! 1.  Festive Sugar  is a…

  • Soup-er Bowl

    Soup-er Bowl

    Now that our World Series hopes have been dashed, we can finally focus on FOOTBALL SEASON!  Me?  I used to feign excitement over football in high school, during marching band, when sitting through games was part of the deal.  After trying (and failing!) to get boys to pay attention to me by asking them to…

  • Greenpointing II

    Greenpointing II

    Four months after moving to Greenpoint and the weather is perfect.  Just right to go kick some things off the Greenpoint bucket list!  You know, explore as far as possible, eat at the restaurants you  keep saying you’re going to, and drink Bloody Marys because that’s what weekends are for. The day started after noon…

  • 5 Fandom Friday: Girls Just Wanna Have Pumpkin!

    5 Fandom Friday: Girls Just Wanna Have Pumpkin!

    It’s that time of year!  Time for Pumpkin Everything.  Ornamental gourds?  CHECK.  Coffee-flavoured beverages?  CHECK.  Grab your nearest infinity scarf and strap on those black leggings, it’s time to go pumpkin picking!  Not real pumpkins, hello, what do you think this is, Long Island?  Aw.  Hell.  Naw.  This is Brooklyn, not to be confused with…

  • Brooklyn’s Best Bloody Marys

    Brooklyn’s Best Bloody Marys

    If your 20’s are all about mimosas, then your 30’s are the decade you finally appreciate the boldness of the Bloody Mary.  Clearly the more sophisticated of the brunch cocktails, the best ones come with a kick and so much garnish you can’t even find your straw.  If you’re brunching down Brooklyn-way, consider these spots…