15 Go-To Cocktails: Gimlet
My uneasiness with Sundays is somewhat well-documented here, but starting the evening with one of these certainly seemed to calm my nerves a bit.
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Feb 15
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Feb 7
Date night braised lamb shanks
Brett and I have a weekly date night, and when those words come out of my mouth/fingertips it makes me feel a little bit more cheesy and settled than I already do, but let me tell you – I love date night. We alternate planning date nights, which can be as simple as dinner at the Italian place down the street or as complex as an entire day-long itinerary of activities, and we commit to spending the time purely on ourselves and on spending time together – no thoughts of work, no doing errands, no paying bills, no email and no phone calls. We often end up going places or doing things we wouldn’t otherwise. Two weeks ago, we went roller skating. Last week, we took a pizza to the drive-in movie theater nearby for a double feature. We’ve also taken food up into the mountains to watch the sunset, woken up at 5 a.m. to drink hot chocolate and see the sunrise at Skyspace, and spent a day exploring LA on public transit. It’s a great way to get to know our area and to experience the important things, considering we know we won’t live in Southern California forever. Read more
Feb 6
Easy cornmeal Parmesan crackers
I love those moments when I realize that something I had previously stashed away in the “too difficult” or “too complex” box should really have always been stored somewhere else, somewhere far more accessible. And not for lack of experience or training, but just because I had completely misconceived it as something more difficult or complex than it actually is. I’ve been trying to put quite a few of those on my Food Lists, and crackers is now another. For some reason I thought crackers would complicated, with complex equations of ingredients and technique to get just the right crunch, just the right flavor. I’m sure there are some complicated crackers out there, and certainly there are many varieties, but I can tell you right now that I’ve found a pretty awesomely simple basic cracker.
Big ol’ snickerdoodles
I’ve never really taken note of cookies without substantial … additions. Be it chocolate, dried fruit, oatmeal, fruit puree, or even a simple glaze or frosting, it generally takes something a little special to catch my eye. Plain old sugar cookies just haven’t really done it for me. Don’t get me wrong – I’m never one to turn down a cookie – but let’s just say that there is a long list of types of cookies I’d choose to make or to buy before turning to something like the one I made this weekend.
Jan 17
Roasted chickpeas
I’m always on the lookout for tasty, somewhat healthy snack foods. Cut veggies and dip just doesn’t always cut it, you know? But there’s often not a lot between that and chips. Or maybe there is, but I certainly don’t know about it. Read more
