Monthly Archives: June 2010

Meat is the Word Summer Meatloaf: Go-To Recipe #2

June 30th, 2010

I’ve decided I’m going to try something during the month of July that will affect upcoming posts in the kitchen. Here’s the deal. For reasons unknown to me, I’m going to give up some major food group (that I love, but that isn’t great for me) and see how I feel after 31 days of [...]

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I need an apron.

June 29th, 2010

I have been using my super fancy Target dresses as aprons for far too long. And sure, most of the these bad boys from Jessie Steele cost more than my  cheapie Target day-wear collection, but still.  It’s proper, yo. Don’t you totally want one? Or five?

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Kirtsy + BlogHer Gala and Art Auction

June 29th, 2010

Are you going to BlogHer ‘10 this summer in New York?  I’ll definitely be there, navigating the fun with my always-roommate Jenny (which is always-entertaining). But I think I’m most excited about the party that was just announced yesterday: Kirtsy is teaming up with BlogHer to create the the much-anticipated Voices of the Year Gala [...]

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Tilting Toward the Sun.

June 21st, 2010

It’s the longest day of the year. The sun is in it’s southernmost extreme. In other words, Happy Summer Solstice, hippies. It’s nice to know, scientifically, that summer is upon us. Although, around here, we don’t need Milankovitch cycles to know it should be hot. Because it’s hot. The jalapeno plant is bursting with peppers. [...]

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Insect Suburbs

June 21st, 2010

Harry is currently a master-planned community developer for the Rolly Poly, Snail, and Caterpillar markets. He attracts them with a lush lawn, short commute, and attractive neighbors—promising a lovely, care-free, air-conditioned life. However, once they move in to their shiny new glass houses, their dreams of freedom are squashed. Eventually they just get slow and [...]

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Lemon Basil Pasta Salad: Go-To Recipe #1

June 20th, 2010

Over the past few weeks, I have been making the crap out of this quick pasta salad. It has 7 ingredients. I can regularly get 2-4 of them from my yard. Cool, right? So easy, and so good. Here it is. You’re welcome. Lemon Basil Pasta Salad Your pasta of choice 5 or 6 oz [...]

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Romper Room

June 20th, 2010

Perhaps it’s because it’s already 98 outside, but during the summer, I’m all for wearing as few items of clothing as possible. So these one-piece numbers are basically perfect. I’d like one of each in every color please. Clockwise from the top: Gabrielle Rocha, Calvin Klein, Shelli Segal, RSVP Raina, Trina Turk, Silhouettes.

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