Sing along, kids: "A brand new record, for 1990, They Might Be Giants' brand new album: Flood!" Great soundtrack for a dreary Friday morning.
v. 2.0
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A Case of the Mondays
Not only did I start my morning at the dentist (not particularly fun), but then I got to work and realized that I had left my travel mug full of coffee at the dentist. Grrrrr . . .
At least during my cleaning they were playing the classic rock station — nothing like getting your teeth and gums scraped to Sweet Child o' Mine and Another One Bites the Dust . . .
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This Week’s Reading List
- I'm a huge fan of writing angry letters to people and then not sending them. It's absolutely cathartic. I highly recommend it.
- Apparently, butter is back (was it ever gone?).
- Disturbingly, health insurance for dogs (including Moxie) is often more comprehensive than health insurance for humans.
- And here's one that I wrote — put some salt into that cocktail!
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Booze You Can Use: Have a Club Soda with Bitters
So after a lovely weekend visiting my family in Maine I was felled by some sort of stomach bug. While recovering, I'm obviously not having a cocktail tonight. On those nights when you might not necessarily feel like drinking something boozy — for whatever reason — a club soda with bitters usually hits the spot. Angostura is the most widely available, of course, but if your bartender (or home bar) carries something more fancypants that is to your liking — go for it.
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Release
Courtesy of Gaping Void
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I Spy
Was just reading this article about tracking software for pets. Is it wrong that I now want one of these? Not sure it's my best use of $149 to watch Moxie sleep all day. . .
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Your Tastebuds, They Are A-Changin’
I love this recent NYT article about how your tastes in food evolve over the course of your lifetime. I always make a point to taste foods I don't like (or think I don't like) every now and again just to make sure my tastes haven't changed — if I'm lucky, they have. Still waiting for my tastebuds to flip on goat cheese — hasn't happened yet . . .
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Good Advice on Eating Alone on Valentine’s Day (or any other day, really)
I didn't write this, but I truly wish I had. Props to you, Jean Grae.
Get a loaf of great bread. From a bakery. Or a supermarket. Whatever you want. I don’t know what you want. Something with olives in it? Rosemary? Sundried tomatoes? None of the above? Baguette? Focaccia?
It’s up to you.
Now, get things that will go with this bread.
A great olive oil.
A wonderful pesto.
A tapenade (I’m thinking about this anchovy and black tapenade that I had recently. OMG YES SO GOOD.)
Olives. A gang of mixed olives.
Sea salt chocolate.
An Asian pear.
Grilled asparagus.
Meats. Prosciutto…whatever, man.CHEESE. CHEESE AND MORE CHEESE.
Get you some GOOD damn cheese.
You could even make some Burrata. Dear lord, you should make some Burrata. It’s an Italian cheese made from mozzarella and cream. Yes. Exactly.Anyways, it’s not that hard to learn how to make. I’ve done it. It’s delicious and amazing and now you will know how to make cheese and THAT, is sexy. Make some Burrata and level up in life. People get excited when you tell them you make cheese. THEN THEY WILL MARRY YOU. OH!
Put everything on a big chopping board or a wooden whatever. Sit there. Eat it.
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Booze You Can Use: Have a Little Italy
photo courtesy of cocktailia.comIt's Friday — time for a drink. @daisy17 and I are already plotting and planning this evening's post-work drink destination. Despite the slightly warmer temperature, I'm still in the mood for brown & stirred drinks. This Manhattan-y variation from Pegu Club might do the trick tonight:
Little Italy
2 oz. rye (Pegu uses Rittenhouse 100)
1/2 oz. Cynar
3/4 oz. sweet vermouth (Pegu uses Martini & Rossi)
Stir ingredients with ice in a mixing glass and strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with 2 Luxardo cherries, skewered.