the beet goes on

2009

November 196
October 242
September 206
August 179
July 11
June 8
May 11
April 9
March 7
January

2008

October 49
August 145
July
June
May
April
March
February
January
bumped into my godfather whom I haven’t seen since I was a little girl on the C train. He said...
Oct 2nd
This is so cool! BLT from scratch (for real!) http://onehungrychef.freewebhostx.com/blt/
Oct 1st
Eek! @unluddite is threatening to step in my big bag of concord grapes with this bare feet
Oct 1st
RT @northjerseyfood Thank you, New York Times, for telling the world that Mrs. Butterworth’s...
Oct 1st
Just signed up for this Japanese cooking workshop at the Saveur test kitchen...
Oct 1st
The wonderful @unluddite just bought me 5lbs of concord grapes for more pie making. Oh boy!!
Oct 1st
Alejandra & Always Order Dessert featured in...
Oct 1st
Just popped a grape pie into the oven
Oct 1st
slipping tons of concord grapes out of their skins because i’m making grape pie!!
Oct 1st
a bowl of naked grapes looks like a bowl of eyeballs
Oct 1st
RT @jenleo: Ready for your afternoon travel daydream? 20 fabulous boutique hotels in India...
Sep 30th
“That man should have known better. That is the end of it. No...”
— Pacing The Panic Room: My...
Sep 30th
Also got 3 baskets of purple tomatillos, concord grapes, red mustard greens, and broccoli rabe
Sep 30th
The quince are back!!! I bought 5 gorgeous fuzzy fragrant ones.
Sep 30th
Thank you all SO much! I’m beyond giddy this morning now. :)
Sep 30th
downloading what feels like thousands of hi-res situational sex photos. Oh the exciting life of a...
Sep 30th
Farmer’s market time!!
Sep 30th
oh whoops! lol I think i missed one of the “outrage’s.” In that case I have to...
Sep 30th
I’m in the Times of London today! http://bit.ly/6g8yO
Sep 30th
Thank you so much!! @valentilaw @maggiejane @benedictwong @lisaiscooking @edibleusable @elleskitchen...
Sep 30th
Making a pear & pink peppercorn pie because the jar fell & spilled peppercorns into my...
Sep 30th
I love all these wonderful pie crust tips!
Sep 30th
RT @clotildenet: v. cool little animated film by amy winfrey: the muffin tree http://bit.ly/R33JJ...
Sep 29th
What are your pie crust secret tips? I’m working on mine & keep coming across so many cool...
Sep 29th
Ridiculous! mom gets in trouble by state for watching neighbor’s kids: http://bit.ly/3a1At7
Sep 29th
New Post! I burned my fingertips making these smoky jalapeño poppers http://bit.ly/2HLMax
Sep 29th
Just entered a pie baking contest for this weekend. Woo hoo!
Sep 29th
RT @TheMorningNews thoughts on turning animals into food & when we began craving twice as much...
Sep 29th
Just ordered a bunch of jams from @chezpim’s etsy store!
Sep 29th
Smoky Jalapeño Poppers
Sep 28th
Million to one apple is half red, half green - Telegraph
Sep 28th
Am really loving this rainy sunday morning. So nice and quiet.
Sep 28th
Only found out about this last nite, so glad it’s postponed due to rain. Definitely want to...
Sep 28th
So yesterday there was some kind of protest and now there is some kind of loud parade screaming...
Sep 28th
I rearranged the furniture in our living room yesterday. Not sure if I love it yet, but getting...
Sep 28th
hoping that Time Warner Cable doesn’t screw up Mad Men again today. Last 2 weeks it had weird...
Sep 28th
Oh Time Warner Cable! you are ruining my Sunday night!
Sep 28th
Called TWC & they rebooted but didn’t work. They said it would be fixed “in 24...
Sep 28th
I have to wait until 11 to watch the show so am trying to avoid any of these comments revealing...
Sep 28th
Watching the notebook on oxygen
Sep 27th
Practically Edible: Eco-friendly Dinnerware...
Sep 27th
Just published a new story about eco-friendly dinnerware on DivineCaroline! http://bit.ly/DrrkA
Sep 26th
Protesters in wedding dresses were carrying signs and walking in direction of the Bronx down 155th...
Sep 26th
Sep 26th
there is some kind of protest going down 155th street. Anyone know what kind? Lots of people dressed...
Sep 26th
RT @districtbelle: The verdict on pumpkin hummus? Kind of amazing! Fall YUM! http://bit.ly/CScqz...
Sep 26th
RT @heidileon: beautiful, gorgeous wedding pictures, so inspiring! http://bit.ly/37bay3
Sep 26th
Very entertaining post by @feastup http://bit.ly/3GsR7D
Sep 26th
Just posted Marcella’s Belgian Apple Pudding Cake to @Food52 http://bit.ly/LxrhC
Sep 26th
RT @NathanBransford: Wow. JK Rowling’s on Twtter. For the reals: @jk_rowling
Sep 26th
An actual e-mail I sent @unluddite when he was traveling through Prague w/ a moldy piece of dutch...
Sep 26th
Warch Watch
Tortilla Espanola | Working Class Foodies
Sep 26th
An actual e-mail I sent Eugene while he was...
Sep 26th
Talking to a reporter about catering budget baby showers today — anyone been to any parties w/...
Sep 25th
I’m completely incapable of dressing myself appropriately lately. It’s not my fault;...
Sep 25th
chrispazen: so here’s my question — since a fair number of...
Sep 25th
Is Mad Men popular in the UK?
Sep 25th
You all need to check out @artfuse’s new web series Working Class Foodies. It’s...
Sep 25th
I knew it!!! I knew that Annie from Community is Trudy Campbell from Mad Men! http://bit.ly/144eQP
Sep 25th
Community is good. It is very, very good.
Sep 25th
suicideblonde: bohemea: Mad Men boys - Newsweek by Art...
Sep 24th
winstonwolfe: stolencamera: O no, he DIDN’T! US...
Sep 24th
Anyone want a cheap NYC Metrocard? (I’m the seller)...
Sep 24th
RT @katelaurielee Today is one of those days when everything is worth it. <— I want one of...
Sep 24th
Had dinner at Fish in the West Village. Angels on Horseback and Lobster Cobb Salad.
Sep 24th
(Although I do wish they’d published my letter) ;) http://bit.ly/DAVie
Sep 24th
Just got the new Gourmet. They published a couple letters from readers pissed about that xenophobic...
Sep 24th
My pecan milk on @chipbrantley’s new nut blog! http://bit.ly/BfMev
Sep 23rd
RT @benjilanyado Looking for Baltimore blogger. Tried getting hold of Mobtown Shank...
Sep 23rd
Back home. It was great seeing @RuthReichl but wish store people hadn’t been so nasty.
Sep 23rd
Was delighted to find fresh figs at the office salad bar today. Combined w/ spinach, walnuts, and...
Sep 23rd
Heading next door to williams sonoma at columbus circle to see @ruthreichl and Gourmet reading/demo
Sep 23rd
Ooh I see her! Wish I had a camera!
Sep 23rd
Olympia oysters marea crostini sea urchin lardo pasta porter house bone to gnaw on just the bone and...
Sep 23rd
So sad. We waited in long line to get @ruthreichl to sign book but lady at end said I had to buy 1st...
Sep 23rd
Information that would have been helpful before we waited an hour. We and others just left. Will buy...
Sep 23rd
Oh and David Gray (Grey?) Is doing a concert here too.
Sep 23rd
LOL reading over the Pecan Milk blog post I wrote at 4 o’clock this morning. I was a...
Sep 22nd
Homemade Pecan Milk
Sep 22nd
Vote For Me! 2009 Love This Site Awards (via @DivineCaroline) #LoveThisSite http://bit.ly/oRFON
Sep 22nd
It’s nearly 4AM and I’m still awake. But I got so much done! I knew sleeping was getting...
Sep 22nd
Poor @unluddite has been in pain all afternoon/evening with a miserable migraine. Anyone have any...
Sep 22nd
I just wrote a blog post about homemade pecan milk. It’s a little punchy in that...
Sep 22nd
And now I think I’m actually going to bed.
Sep 22nd
Pet Peeve: eBay sellers who hound you for feedback (3 emails in 2 days over wknd? Really?)
Sep 22nd
Why does chuck keep having business meetings in odd locations? It’s like he’s bringing...
Sep 22nd
I really don’t like this naughty kitchen lady’s voice
Sep 22nd
Baked two loaves of challah. One regular. one Cranberry-Raisin. Now folding what feels like a years...
Sep 20th
Mmm…it feels and smells like the holidays. Chilly outside, warm from the oven inside, with...
Sep 20th
RT @lastnightsdinnr: All sorts of happy weepy for Deb and Alex and their adorable new boy!...
Sep 20th
Went shopping yesterday. I bought a whole bunch of new skirts and sweaters and dresses. yay, new...
Sep 19th
Making pomegranate-braised brisket with root vegetables and cranberry-raisin challah today for...
Sep 19th
This is so funny! a literal beurre noisette: http://bit.ly/4l2lj
Sep 18th
Day 2 of #BPCleanse is going swimmingly! If a totally food obsessed food blogger like me can do...
Sep 18th
Sticky Books: Michelle Norris of Brown Eyed...
Sep 18th
New Sticky Books Post! Michelle of @BrownEyedBaker http://bit.ly/HbZEr
Sep 18th
Follow Friday! My recent Sticky Books bloggers: @browneyedbaker @recipegirl @norecipes
Sep 18th
RT @megmaker: Bird avatars: Evidently Twitter software is so advanced, it has birds, not bugs....
Sep 18th
Anyone see the premiere of Community? did you notice that the brunette girl (Annie?) is Pete’s...
Sep 18th
what are all these little bird avatars everyone has?
Sep 18th
Best verification word ever!! http://bit.ly/eU3SA
Sep 18th
Best verification word ever.
Sep 18th
Cool!! My Saffron Plum cake is on Saveur’s Best of the Web http://bit.ly/P7wjA
Sep 17th
Aww wolf blitzer is sucking at celebrity jeopardy. I want to give him a hug!
Sep 17th
Ran my homemade pecan milk through the ice cream maker and made amazing dairy-free ice cream!
Sep 17th
I think I might blog about my @BPCleanse experience this time. You know, for posterity.
Sep 17th
Just finished reading The Wednesday Sisters. I liked some parts. Not others. Some nice motivation to...
Sep 17th
Bought two large jars of raw local honey at work farmer’s market and one no sugar added pear...
Sep 17th
My hijinx at the @amhistorymuseum Julia Child exhibit & awesome @doriegreenspan...
Sep 16th
And so cool. A commenter pointed out that the AAK/JBJ on the Julia’s phone was probably...
Sep 16th
Toying with the idea of hiring a personal assistant. Seriously. Any of you have one?
Sep 16th
thank you for the RT @HeatherHAL @TheGastronomer @StreaminGourmet ! Glad you enjoyed the butter...
Sep 16th
RT @maggiejane: RT @exromana , @charliecircus former Domino editor launching online-only mag...
Sep 16th
Yesterday I discovered that taking the local I actually get to work 3 minutes earlier. AND I’m...
Sep 16th
Picking up my level 3 blueprint cleanse today. very excited!
Sep 16th
I went to the Smithsonian and totally recreated that Julie & Julia butter offering scene:...
Sep 16th
Julie & Julia & Alejandra: Adventures in...
Sep 16th
Unfortunately my time does not…
Sep 16th
My list of things I need/want to do just keeps getting longer
Sep 16th
RT @IndieInk How Simplicity Can Help creativity: http://bit.ly/1Fdjbe\
Sep 16th
Great post about racism: http://bit.ly/tVKFN
Sep 15th
avocado & watercress salad for lunch. with lemon & olive oil. so good!
Sep 15th
RT @higbymama: Tues - gets lost in the shuffle. Not hated like Mon, looked forward to like Fri,...
Sep 15th
Woke up early. Made salad for lunch. Drank water w/ lemon. Uploaded vacation photos to f’book...
Sep 15th
Going to dinner
Sep 14th
Enjoyed this episode of Mad Men. Man…giving birth in the 60s was awful!
Sep 14th
Didn’t get to do any of the things I wanted/had to do this weekend. But I’m still sick,...
Sep 14th
Have you guys flown Virgin America? What do you think about it?
Sep 13th
Trying to buy tickets for our trip to Napa in October. Have 4 browsers open w/ chart of fees &...
Sep 13th
This “Naughty Kitchen” show looks disgusting.
Sep 13th
oh wow…the pecan milk is awesome! think i might photograph and post
Sep 13th
Really bummed that I wasn’t able to get tickets on Virgin America but the rates were $250...
Sep 13th
Oh I’m still so sick
Sep 13th
making myself some pecan milk
Sep 13th
Whole Wheat Pear & Cognac Crostata: http://bit.ly/4xN9h6
Sep 13th
signing up to do a blueprint cleanse this week. Need to detox after the week o’sickness. Wish...
Sep 12th
My new favorite easy meal: saute sausage meat w/ pepper, onions, tomato paste, 1 c water. Cook down...
Sep 12th
So hungry. Going to see what I can rustle up in the kitchen…
Sep 12th
Love this Elizabeth David quote: http://bit.ly/fvhmI Someone should show it to Sandra Lee &...
Sep 12th
“What happens when you have to open four tins, two jars and...”
— Elizabeth David, An Omelette...
Sep 12th
Steak frites and wine for dinner tonight! I love the French!
Sep 11th
Hysterical! This guy is bombarding his mom with garden gnomes: http://www.donttelldebbie.com/
Sep 11th
New Sticky Books post!! This time featuring favorites by Lori aka @RecipeGirl http://bit.ly/JspXE...
Sep 11th
Sticky Books: Lori Lange of Recipe Girl
Sep 11th
sausage peppers & onion wraps for dinner. Om nom!
Sep 11th
I am so incredibly glad that I’m not out in Soho for the fashion week nonsense. I prefer my...
Sep 11th
working on my next Sticky Books post #stickybooks
Sep 11th
Heading down to lunch 4 minutes early. I like to live on the wild side.
Sep 10th
Goop is back. The summer really is over.
Sep 10th
craving marshmallows
Sep 9th
Can’t seem to keep anything down that isn’t bread or plain cookies. Even salad made me...
Sep 9th
some amazing go-to sick foods from you guys: sweet corn tamales, grilled cheese, tomato soup, panang...
Sep 9th
This gives me an idea! What is your go-to “i’m sick” comfort food? I’m...
Sep 9th
being sick makes me crave odd things i normally find disgusting. like blue box mac n cheese.
Sep 9th
RT @EFSlattery: Best if made by someone else. ;) <——- definitely. sick food MUST be...
Sep 9th
Oooh more sick comfort foods: chicken confee, banana smoothies, noodles with margarine and shakey...
Sep 9th
RT @MsTharpe: Does a toddy count? <—— toddys definitely count!!
Sep 9th
Theraflu is kind of delicious. It tastes like hot Minute Maid soda fountain lemonade
Sep 9th
RT @simmertilldone: And the finished quiche, still piping hot. http://bit.ly/WiPhg <—-this...
Sep 9th
My Chardonnay Cake on Apartment Therapy’s The Kitchn!! http://bit.ly/fiHuv
Sep 8th
RT @JenniferPerillo: Looking for an intern. Hands on writing and recipe testing guaranteed. DM me if...
Sep 8th
Went away for the weekend and ended up getting sick. Am blaming @unluddite as I caught it from him....
Sep 8th
RT @homesicktexan: Wish I was in Mexico City eating molletes. [new blog post] http://bit.ly/l5s7h...
Sep 8th
I wish someone would make me soup and bring me periodic mugs of tea.
Sep 8th
Woman who was talking loudly on cell for teo hours. @unluddite shouts “good riddance!”...
Sep 8th
Sing-a-long time!!! Hotel california anyone?
Sep 7th
The sun knocked us out. Had great 3-hour nap. Going to attempt dinner now.
Sep 6th
Have you seen the first Sticky Books column featuring Marc of @norecipes yet? http://bit.ly/snREn
Sep 6th
The lovers across the aisle are watching Mad Men season two. I want to tell them what happens…
Sep 5th
RT: @heymarci Since I strarted getting news on Twitter, reading my weekend NYT has this weird deja...
Sep 5th
If you don’t have a lover, you must find a different car.
Sep 5th
Tim Horton’s @ Penn Stn. actually advertising egg sandwich w/ “seasoned egg &...
Sep 5th
Amtrak seats in this car are “reserved for parties of two.” I think they should actually...
Sep 5th
I love luxury…
Sep 5th
Sticky Books: An Introduction & Selections by...
Sep 5th
esculent is a lovely word
Sep 5th
Introducing the first ever Sticky Books column!! Featuring Marc of @norecipes http://bit.ly/snREn...
Sep 5th
Making @mollyorangette’s winning hearts & minds cake
Sep 5th
Some #FF picks!! @TheNDM is hysterical @ABowlOfMush because I love the name & conversation...
Sep 4th
RT @sixsentences: The last thing you want to do is usually the first thing you SHOULD do....
Sep 4th
September felt so far away. It still sounds like something from last year. It’s not September...
Sep 4th
Calendar confusion. Was reading blog post dated Sept 3rd & I kept refreshing to find...
Sep 4th
belly is full. Made my spicy seafood for @unluddite. It’s my “when you’re...
Sep 4th
Eyes shutting. It’s bedtime, folks.
Sep 4th
Stop spamming me @PennysLowFatDes If you want to get writers/bloggers interested in your product,...
Sep 3rd
I don’t *wan’t* to go to work today. Want to stay here and work on my projects…
Sep 3rd
Eating a delicious bowl of farina w/ butter & sugar (well, Splenda). It’s the...
Sep 3rd
Feedblitz came through w/ my customer service issue after I sent a Tweet. Said didn’t receive...
Sep 3rd
So bummed that Komi in Washington, DC is closed labor day wknd. Any other similar recommendations?
Sep 3rd
woah…suddenly craving cookies. specifically, raw cookie dough.
Sep 3rd
Bear city!!
Sep 3rd
I’m actually quite proud of the little girl for disobeying her mom. The “s” comes...
Sep 3rd
A lady outside is repeatedly screaming at her daughter “I aks you to come here. I aks you to...
Sep 3rd
Just saw Duplicity. It was duplicitous.
Sep 3rd
My mallorca post has attracted a lot of attention among my family members in Puerto Rico....
Sep 3rd
Bear city! http://bit.ly/GpNwa
Sep 3rd
New blog post! Pan de Mallorca (or soft, sweet, buttery Mallorcan bread rolls) http://bit.ly/46icI
Sep 2nd
There is nothing cute about not being able to use the same (simple!) technology everyone else in the...
Sep 2nd
Eugene (@unluddite) is concerned that I didn’t credit his hand modeling debut in these...
Sep 2nd
Is Feedblitz on twitter? I emailed their customer service a week ago & still no response. Very...
Sep 2nd
Pan de Mallorca / Mallorcan Sweet Rolls
Sep 2nd
RT @debpuchalla: Spread the word: I’m ISO NYC journo foodie webbie intern for FoodNetwork.com...
Sep 2nd
RT @judecee: http://twitpic.com/g5qtw roll on left used to be called pan de regla (menstruation...
Sep 2nd
RT @JoyManning: Minced celery leaves and a drop of Worcestershire are delicious in homemade mayo....
Sep 2nd
It’s so chilly out! Seems like it might soon be time to bake a batch of my Pumpkin Spice...
Sep 2nd
happy to have Gmail back!
Sep 2nd
As this is just down the street from me, will hope to pop in every day! RT @bonappetitmag Bon...
Sep 2nd
RT @unluddite: Playoff game tonight. Waiting for the gym to open up. <—-Good luck my...
Sep 2nd
argh…loud opera singer downstairs is practicing nonstop. Wish she’d shut up and let me...
Sep 2nd
So nice to work with no tv on in background. And no loud opera singer downstairs. If only I could...
Sep 2nd
My Sticky Books feature launches this Friday. Am very excited! Will have a new one every Friday...
Sep 2nd
I just signed up for a FREE 6-Month Photoshop Course! http://creativetechs.com/freephotoshopcourse
Sep 2nd
Love the article about cooking clubs (Daring Bakers, BBA, Dorie, Etc.) in the Washington Post!...
Sep 2nd
Things I want to do right now: Write mallorca post, check out 1 of my NINE new books, do some...
Sep 1st
Woah!! Another “real life” friend has finally joined Twitter! Welcome @jssiegel aka...
Sep 1st
The unripe nectarine on my desk is taunting me with its deceptively fragrant aroma.
Sep 1st
Decided to relax a bit. Watching claudette colbert in The Egg and I (based on the book by betty...
Sep 1st