February 2010
1 post
for the shy of bowel
Yesterday morning, I opened up my Daily Candy email to see this trendy little V-tine’s gift idea (among others)…
Cute keychain, you say!
Yes… it’s functional, it’s precious, it’s a TOILET SOUND BLOCKER! Whaaat?!
At first I thought this darling chunk was actually a piece of high-tech sound-canceling equipment. Which might be cool, right? Think of the...
January 2010
3 posts
I LOVE. requires no cleaning. →
Prunes and Sardines →
Does this really make any sense? I am eating all but two (and make that two with bad reputations) of these “best foods you aren’t eating.” Bring on the more exotic list. And who isn’t eating cinnamon!? Shame on you!
November 2009
2 posts
“55. Do not serve an amuse-bouche without detailing the ingredients. Allergies...”
– Bruce Buschel’s Times article, “100 Things Restaurant Staffers Should Never Do (Part 2)”
September 2009
1 post
June 2009
1 post
"if you don't use profanity you will not offend...
Have you noticed that I never eat out anymore? Very astute. It’s a problem living on a retail paycheck. Happily, good food is always in the works when family is in town. I recently visited Poole’s - a “diner” in downtown Raleigh - just before catching my otherhalf’s brother on the stage at the Pour House (a curious venue that has thirty beers on tap but never a...
February 2009
1 post
January 2009
1 post
apologies for more rudeness
Dearest readers who have probably abandoned me by now,
I now live in the beautiful town of Carrboro, North Carolina!!
Yes, big change. Thus my lack of postage. Also, I just got internet. It is tethered to a modem via ethernet cable. I feel as though someone has handcuffed me. Snobs For Wireless Internet Anonymous has a new member.
But here’s the most exciting part (for this blog, I...
December 2008
3 posts
Dear Ethan Allen,
Please fix your website. It is pretty, upon first viewing, and resembles those commericials that are presumably doing so well for you. It has some lovely design features. But then, when I click “shop”… and particularly “tables”… oh dear. It’s like a child’s collage of magazine clippings, but out of focus. Seriously. Hire a web designer. I...
I was enticed by the orange glow →
please excuse my rudeness!!
I have taken a bit of a sabbatical - but now I am back, however briefly.
My large news is that this publishing company has offered me a wee internship for the spring!!
All of my time recently has been consumed with searching for apartments, making up my mind about them, and then completely reversing my decisions. Additionally, I must take another job to pay some portion of my expenses and...
November 2008
9 posts
A Texas Phenomenon
Every Thanksgiving I have come home, the problem has usually already presented itself. I offer to make food about a week before Turkey Day festivities, hoping that if the usual family plan were to fall through that I could present (magically) some kind of reasonable, home-cooked alternative. Since I tend to get home anywhere from 5 to 11 pm at night on the Wednesday before the holiday, this...
what kind of tee pees?!
Please forgive me - this item is too funny not to post.
Is that a cute santa hat? A holiday cap for your gerbil? A festive present for the gnome living under your sink? Paperweight? Cinnamon-scented sachet for your drawers? Noo. It is not. It’s a - heh - I can’t think it without snickering - pee pee tee pee. Yes. I cannot make this stuff up: “If you’re the parent of...
babe santa
I don’t really have any words… it’s a Santa apron…
Oh, yes, and it’s “dry clean only.”
inappropriate gift ideas
I know, this beer holster is JUST what you wanted for Christmas. Or, you know, something great to give to your grandmother/boss.
last week was a rollercoaster
It started on Tuesday.
One of my lovely coworkers was out Monday, after scoring a gig with her son on Emeril! There are so many foodies in the world! My coworker and her young son are into cooking, so were selected to be featured in a show with Emeril on Food Network. Maybe Emeril is not my favorite chef, or celebrity chef, per se, but the son loves him and thinks of him as his idol. Also,...
Davidson News
Davidson College alums received an email today from current President Tom Ross (who has been counting the days of his presidency) addressing the lovely and recently ubiquitous theme of the economy. I was pleased to see that my alma mater still has her priorities straight. Ross stressed that Davidson would not compromise quality of education, although I feel that such a compromise is not...
I am tired but hopeful
cuter gift ideas
Via spoonsisters, here’s a cute stocking stuffer or hostess gift. I would probably cross that one in the middle out and put “don’t even eat any of the nuts (gross)” instead of “don’t pick through the nuts.”
horrible gift ideas
Since I can already smell the gift-giving season around the corner, I’ve been trolling the internet for ideas. This item appears to be a disaster waiting to happen.
“If you’re not awake to disarm the launch procedure, the Rocket Alarm Clock’s launches its missile, beeping until you return it to the clock’s base.”
Say WHAT? You will have a permanent hole...
October 2008
19 posts
Simple Solutions
I am more disturbed by the fact that this article is a piece of news than I am that there are bad eggs coming from China. I am sorry that they are having trouble with their dairy, but I am appalled for another reason.
We should not be eating eggs from China.
Period.
Farmer's Market + Favorite DC Chef's Restaurant =
Just went to the lovely farmer’s market at Penn Quarter after work, and there was an Oyamel booth! This occurrence totally overshadowed the fact that a nice little man gave me some special Japanese turnips for free (stir-fry them! he said). I was so pleased to see the chefs with their little Oyamel logos. They were serving a cute tapa with butternut squash puree on a chip!! DELICIOSO!...
Why I Am Also Embarrassed for Elle →
tights!
Ah, tights. I have grey ones today.
Perhaps one of the best things about winter, ranking up there with hot chocolate… and snow… and my stylish winter coat…
(This post is my attempt to welcome a new season instead of grumping around about the cold.)
Breadventures (just the beginning)
When I gave my beau a copy of The Bread Bible, I thought he would like it, but I certainly had no idea that he would practically open up a bakery. Much to my delight, we embarked upon a challah journey when he came to visit last weekend. Neither of us is Jewish, so this recipe is not emblazoned on our hearts since birth, and all of our (my?) experience with challah loaves comes from purchased...
applewood smoked mozz
Cheese, my favorite food! I just bought the most beautiful and delightful cheese!
<— LOOK AT IT. YES THAT IS CHEESE not a lung
(I know you think you paid attention in 5th grade science class.)
OMG I am freaking out at the tastiness of this cheese!
Sorry but I had to share.
on love & chocolate
When I was born, my parents had cute little chocolate bars made to announce my gender: herSHEy bars. (I was trying to show you a picture but it isn’t working!)
So cute! I normally don’t go out of my way to purchase candy bars, but today, as I was coming in from a fake fire alarm in which the alarm never actually sounded on my floor and no one was evacuated (doesn’t that just...
The Angsty Teenager in Me Loves the Name of This... →
Nerd Alert →
Morning, Buns!
Perhaps intrigued by the faint scent of the climbing stock market, Williams-Sonoma, one of my favorite stores who must employ the silliest new media marketing team, has released a mass email advertising what? Yes, you read correctly - morning buns! Buns for the morning. Wake up to the smell of buns, friendly breakfasting creatures. See there below; they do look like quite tasty, flaky but...
Ooh, Michael Pollan Op-Ed! →
Local What?
BEEF A LO!
Yes, I went to the Fresh Farm Market yesterday with my dear friend Abby, to get ourselves some dinner, and what did we find but some LOCAL BISON. Since I associate bison mostly with Colorado and other various plains North and West of Texas, the prospect of “local bison” severely intrigued me. We bought a pound of ground for four dollars and my was it tasty. I highly...
“The bridesmaid dress is the cutest damn dress I’ve ever seen.”
– Michael Kors, inspiring designer & panel member of Project Runway, in an unusual outburst about one designer’s creation.
Real... Tasty
Since I thought the cover of this month’s Real Simple mag was pretty, I snagged it on my way home from Raleigh this weekend to find, lo and behold, the beautiful picture above and its accompanying “Roasted Sweet Potato and Apple Soup” recipe. Perfect! I am a sucker for fall soups, in case you didn’t notice. So I tried this one last night, even though I don’t have...
Adventures in Media
Being the sourdough starter of food writers, or a novice food blogger, as people who aren’t freaks might say, I indulged myself in an adventure last night and attended a MediaBistro class entitled “Breaking into Food Writing.” MediaBistro is a website I visit to seek valid advice about the freelance world and to scroll through the job section, lusting after, and sometimes...
Happy October!
I’m pleased to report that it’s the first day of October and I do not yet have seasonal affective (effective? ha) disorder.
This could be due to several reasons:
a) My Whole Foods visit on Sunday caused me to impulse-buy squash and apples. I realize this is not a normal behavior for others, but as for me, I am about to become obsessive about root vegetables and squashes and other...
September 2008
15 posts
already thinking about breakfast tomorrow
Since breakfast is my favorite meal, I went to read the whole post on Saveur about the breakfast choices of political and media figures that Wonkette dubbed nauseating today. I thought it was cute. Notice the frequency of fresh fruit on the menu. It doesn’t surprise me that Maureen Dowd doesn’t eat breakfast. Apparently Barack Obama is a human disposal. Nancy Pelosi had a good...
mythical creatures, or, DC Bagels →
wishes and open letters
another book to lust after =>
dear epicurious,
thank you for making me
happily inspired,
curious, and broke,
due to your tasty recipes
and posts about food writers such as this one.
sincerely,
the davidsonienne
aka
aspiring foodie
nuts on national television
I’ll refrain from making a corny joke about WALNUTS! (or some other politician) here. My kind of nuts (get your mind out of the gutter) made an appearance Monday night, with the glorious return to television of every cool kid’s favorite 30-minute show, How I Met Your Mother. The plot has basically no relevance to this post, but if you’re curious, go on and check out the...
image searchery
SOBAOS!
A partner in my firm is fixin to go on a trip to Spain, so this morning my memory jerked up a piece of itself, reminding me of the taste of these spongy sweet delicacies. Mmm. So tasty with coffee (ahem, that is, cafe con leche).
things that are no longer my personal hell
I’m flying Southwest again today!
Did I mention before that I get to preboard (I know I mentioned the adorable nut policy)?
I love to fly! Flap flap. I also love to advertise for Southwest shamelessly. Maybe I should go into marketing (ahem).
nut nut nut nut nut
Another Allergic Girl!
Love it.
Also, she was featured on CNN! Yay! I am so happy when allergy awareness blows up over the mediasphere.
Sometimes I get humbled about my allergy to just nuts (okay, technically, peanuts are a legume so two species of things to cause allergies) and this is one of those times. Not that fear of death doesn’t consume my life every time I see something...
Loving This Slideshow →
Washed Your Brain Lately?
Maybe you’ve been sitting on your couch, feet propped up on the coffee table, possible beverage of choice dangling from right hand, waiting for Gossip Girl or Project Runway to return from commercial break, idly sifting through channels, when it happens. Two mothers emerge onscreen. Oh cute, this is an ad for juice. Or grilling. Or something summery and happy. You can smell the grass...