Man, did 2008 kick ass! In no particular order:

NEA Fellowship: This will definitely go down as one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. I learned SO much about theater criticism, made some friends to last, and felt truly inspired to make a career for myself out of arts journalism (though turns out I'm taking a bit of a detour...)

DCist: ( Read more... )

John was not having a good work week. Worked till like 11 p.m. one night, had contractors yelling at him with unrealistic expectations, you name it. It wasn't the best week for me as well; we'd returned from an awesome vacation, but I was stricken with a head cold and fever that I still wasn't completely done with by Wednesday ( Read more... )

The Omnivore's 100: I'm supposed to bold the things I've tried and strike anything I wouldn't.

1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile (I can't remember whether I had this growing up)
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a ( Read more... )

I made some turkey white bean chili yesterday (recipe here) and it turned out more soupy than chili-y. I do think that I overdid it on the chicken broth but I'm wondering whether there's any ingredients in white bean chili (I did not take a tomato-based approach) that were left out that would make it thicker. I ended up thickening a bit with ( Read more... )

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Though I don't blog much anymore, I wanted to keep track of my Thanksgiving meal for future reference next year ( Read more... )