whoever made this is a genius, and i salute you:

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=5975951

OMG WORLD SERIES, DUDES! ! ! ! !

GO RED SOX!!!

the fashion of wes anderson: http://www.latimes.com/features/lifestyle/la-ig-wes7oct07,0,4047322.story

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do you eat tofu/know about food spoilage? help!

i have a sealed package of tofu in my fridge (the stop & shop wholefoodsy brand in "firm" if that matters). said tofu has a "sell by/best if used by" (can't remember which) date of 8/30 or 8/31. today is 9/6, so it's about a week past due. should this be ok to eat today, cooked, or should i toss it?

any suggestions for lunch in manhattan? i'm going on a yarn expedition tomorrow with my mom and my sister. woohoo!

also, has anyone been to habu textiles? yay/nay? i'm already going to purl soho, which carries some of their stuff, but if the experience of being there is not to be missed... i'll put it on my list.

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for the something to look forward to file: tonight i'm making pickles.

i saw that hazlewood did some pickling last week: carrots, pickles. i'd always been intimidated by canning food at home, especially since my cooking methods tend to be experimental (though tasty) and i'm really, really afraid of killing loved ones with botulism. but apparently it's not ( Read more... )

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