November 2011
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One year ago...
…today was my due date. I made a plea with Mark Twain. It went unanswered. Our parents called to “check in on us, see how we’re doing”. I was firmly rooted down in my apartment, declaring myself unfit for social outings because I was a big (fat) grump. I was crafting Christmas decorations. I was a ball of nerves. A ticking time bomb. An object of pity. Of wonder. Of...
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the 10 news stories you missed in 2011 →
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Wham — Last Christmas
Christmas markets opened a...
byronic replied to your photoset: This is my Great Grandfather’s “Berliner Brot” …
This looks yummy! Do you have a good recipe for Zimtsterne to share?
They are yummy.You should make them.
And stay tuned. Zimtsterne (cinnamon stars) are on the to-do list.
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Stop-Motion Short of the Day: To promote his girlfriend Dee’s entry in the Irish cooking competition Chef Factor, Alan Travers put together this whimsical stop-motion short documenting the making-of Dee’s “Legendary Chocolate Biscuit Cake.”
The idea for the short emerged from a joke Dee made about he she’s made the biscuit cake so many times “that the ingredients could make it by themselves.”
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Otis Redding — That’s How Strong my Love...
messily replied to your post: Buy this book
Make the mustard batons! Especially since you’re in Germany where there are so many delicious mustards. I promise you will not regret it.
I have made the Batons! They are delicious and this is a huge, huge compliment since I actually, kind of, totally hate mustard.
(I made mine with grainy mustard and then added a smear of honey since that is the...
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“Tuesday, by act of Congress, pizza was declared a vegetable. The Spending Bill...”
– Congress Reaps Pizza Harvest « NotionsCapital
(via david-noel)
It’s no wonder these kids can’t identify vegetables if their government, to whom many pledge allegiance to first thing every morning in school, is telling them that pizza in all its bready, cheesy glory, is a...
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Buy this book
Dorie Greenspan’s Around my French Table.
Seriously. It’s amazing. I’ve already cooked so much out of here and have so many more recipes to go. And I have to say, the recipes are accessible and easy. There is no recipe that I look at and think “Ugh. No fucking way.” Neither are there any ingredients that make me wonder where the heck I would find it.
I’ve...
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Words With Friends
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