David Tennant Gets NBC Pilot
One word:
!!!!!
Anthony Bourdain on Food Network Personalities
I know this is from 2007, but it’s too funny not to share.
“PAULA DEEN: I’m reluctant to bash what seems to be a nice old lady. Even if her supporting cast is beginning to look like the Hills Have Eyes—and her food a True Buffet of Horrors. A recent Hawaii show was indistinguishable from an early John Waters film. And the food on a par with the last scene of Pink Flamingos. But I’d like to see her mad. Like her look-alike, Divine in the classic, Female Trouble. Paula Deen on a Baltimore Killing Spree would be something to see. Let her get Rachael [Ray] in a headlock—and it’s all over.”
A White House Chef Who Wears Two Hats
I’m all for using local, sustainable produce, and working to decrease childhood obesity in the U.S., but here’s the real reason why I’m posting this:
Sam Kass is a fox and a half.
A great twist on the “fashion shoot rips off classic movie” genre: Miranda July and Roe Ethridge draw inspiration from the extras in this month’s Vice.
(via Miss at la Playa)
Best part of Halloween weekend:
Spotted: a grown man dressed as Scooby Doo doing the Walk of Shame Sunday morning on Essex and Delancey.
I’ve been cooking a lot lately. Like, a lot a lot. In fact, my birthday presents to myself were a new pots and pans set and an immersion blender. (Next up: a cast-iron dutch oven and a new knife set!) And while there are a few cookbooks I would like to own - say, RR’s Big Orange Book (shuddup) or PW Cooks - I get most of my recipes online. Here are some recent out-of-the-parkers:
Homemade Bolognese Sauce (served with garlic bread, salad with lemon/dijon dressing, and noddles tossed with butter and oregano)
Ribollita (spicy bean and tomato soup, served with mezgaldi)
Carnitas (served with corn tortillas, pico de gallo, and spicy rice…this was actually a fail in my book but the bf loved it - just make sure you get the right cut of pork, which I did not)
Caldo Gallego (spicy potato, sausage, and spinach soup…I’m sensing a trend here)
BBQ Meatloafballs (served with garlicky mashed potatoes and spicy corn)
So next time you’re having a potluck, invite me! Just don’t expect anything low-carb.
“Emily lived well into her 90s, and knit sweaters for all of her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren up until the day she died (about 10 years ago). She grew up in a super-conservative home in Texas. Her father (a prominent doctor) wouldn’t let his 3 daughters dance, play cards, or bind their breasts (a rebellious activity at the time!)
After high school, she went to a university in Texas while her high school sweetheart went out to UC Berkeley. She graduated a year earlier than he did, and when he came home for his summer break that year, he said he missed her out in California. Her response: ‘Well, why don’t you marry me then?’ So he did! They moved out to California together right after their wedding. They were married for over 50 years, until my great-grandfather died. Emily, however, actually remarried in her 80s to a widower she met a few years later. She was a fiesty lady!” (via my mom, the style icon)
This blog has inspired me to go through my photos to see if there are any of my mom at that age…
What a great night. For the last month Alli C. and her boyfriend have been road-tripping across the country. They stayed one more night here before leaving for France and it was fantastic to see them again. We drank a couple bottles of wine, carved a pumpkin and roasted the seeds…oh, and did I mention she let it slip that they are getting married?!?
She was so nonchalant about it that I almost felt badly for getting as excited as I did. Almost.
I also made this soup for dinner since they had been traveling all day. It was fantastic, even with this few small changes I made, namely adding more chicken broth (it’s a really thick soup) and substituting roasted red peppers and jalapenos for the poblano…I think I’m going to make another batch before the weekend is out to take to work all next week!
Also: Sweet Dee was in Coyote Ugly. Just something I felt the need to share.
“The blonde would’ve gone for $275!”
I finally, a year later, got around to watching the Sex and the City movie all the way through. I won’t go into how much I loathed it (though it’s safe to say it was watched with a finger in my nose and a bag of Doritos next to me), but I will admit one plus in its corner:
I loved Carrie’s hair when it was dark and she was sad. Why SJP didn’t keep it? It’s infinitely more flattering.
Boo at the Zoo
“3:30 PM - Meet a zookeeper and watch our baboons have a smashing good time when they receive their Halloween pumpkins!”
OMG I AM SO THERE.
Shakira strikes me as the kind of person who likes to pee on people. It doesn’t feel like a sexual hypothetical pee — just a matter-of-fact one. Maybe she doesn’t even enjoy it; it is just something she does the way other people crack their knuckles or chew on their own hair. (via fourfour: Comedy album of the year!)
Best album review you will ever read.
Oh lordy. Thanks to last night’s “Sweet Caroline,” my Puck crush is now rock solid.
