If any of y'all want to throw the trendiest foodie dinner in the neighborhood, here are a few tips:

Pandan
Macarons
Labneh
Marshmallows
Ricotta Baked Goods
Tamales

If you want to kill two birds with one stone - pandan macarons.

Also making a comeback this spring:

Clafoutis
Matcha
Squash Blossoms

Honestly, going through my blog roll is getting ( Read more... )

Don't get me wrong. I am entirely appreciative of April showers - they bring those May flowers, they've got that puddle-jumping, yellow galoshes, flowery-umbrella charm to them. But March rain is just dreary. And when you're stuck in an office building with nothing to look at but a blank screen and a sea of black umbrellas below (even the taxi cabs ( Read more... )

Oh my GOD, Alejandro Diaz! I cannot believe you sent that man over here! You have NO IDEA. All of my work colleagues were over and I think I just about died. Ricky was definitely the highlight of my evening. Thanks, sugar ( Read more... )

There is absolutely nothing on TV, and I refuse to move one inch from this bed for fear of falling over, top-heavy from the amount of gunk in my head. Combined with my chest, there is no way I am making it all the way over to the DVD rack ( Read more... )

Well, the jury's still out on whether or not these books are better or worse than the Internet, but the fact still stands that these pages are as susceptible to memes as a Myspace blog. At least I can take no blame for the fluffy animals - Isaac, babe, that's all youI have no pets (unless you count my sad little box of herbs, which would be less ( Read more... )

Hey! Is that Super Bowl thing still going down tomorrow, or has it been scaled back by more practical sensibilities?

My previous plans were interrupted by the flu, and I've got all these snacks and nowhere to go. Just saying.

Well. That was unexpected! I suppose the old adage holds true - be careful what you wish for! (Not that I haven't thoroughly enjoyed each and every picture.)

Here's a topic for discussion - Compendiums: better or worse than the Internet?

[After Al posted this.]

I, for one, think my life would be much improved by the occasional shirtless man photo in these journals. What do you say, boys? Noah? Adam? Isaac? Jacob, you need not apply, but just think! We could turn it into a calendar and make big bucks! Al, I'm thinking you and the orange would make a good July.

[posted hours after the Bond marathon watchers have gone to sleep, minutes after Louise's cell phone rang three times and went silent. writing is tired, she doesn't bother to lock.]

Sorry if the phone woke you up, Lou.

( Private to Byron Hale )