Wednesday, February 26, 2014

WCW: Amy Poehler


Amy Poehler is one of those amazing people who gets more beautiful the more you listen to her. Parks and Recreation has become one of my favorite shows of all time! Check out her awesome website, Smart Girls at the Party, dedicated to life tips for young ladies. Even though it's meant for tweens and teens, I may or may not peruse the articles and learn new things.

Monday, February 24, 2014

MM: Sweet Potato, Chickpea, Spinach Curry


Today I have decided the best way through a pescatarian Lent will require a ton of spices. For real, I need to stock up and replace meat flavors with ~world spices~. Plenty of indian, ethiopian, and thai food coming up for me.

This dish was a perfect, slightly intermediate and nearly vegan pantry meal. Normally my pantry is ready to make some kind of simple weekday meal, but this time my resources are unusually abundant. I got my green grocer box (Note: if you're in the DMV, check it out-- it's so worth it!) for the first time this new year; and my $24 Trader Joe's haul supplied me with a ton of dried and canned goods. I wanted to get creative! That said, I still had to make a lot of substitutions and omissions. 

I didn't have harissa, or cardamom, or green chiles. Ground spices replaced some of their whole versions. Oh, and I also didn't have coconut milk. But this was my proudest moment! So I had a big carton of heavy cream, so I used that. BUT THEN I saw that you could add almond butter, and I had that! It was the perfect substitute-- it tastes different than coconut milk, but tasted delicious in it's own way. Coming in second place for best substitution is the Huy Fong Foods Chili Garlic Sauce for the harissa. My curry was super spicy and delicious! I was so proud I couldn't believe it, you guys. One day soon I will make another curry and hopefully I'll have all of the ingredients on hand. I will definitely attempt this recipe again! Try it here.

Juliana Romano




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Friday, February 21, 2014

Other things from this week... 2.21.2014



Song of the week:




I am in love with this song by Black City Lights. If you like it, check out the rest of their album on Bandcamp.


Articles we loved:


A letter from one dad to Michael Sam's dad: Learn to accept your gay son like I did | Outsports

Apocalypse, New Jersey: A Dispatch From America's Most Desperate Town | Rolling Stone
T-Pain Slams Homophobia in Hip-Hop and R&B for Six Straight Minutes | Gawker
Black Larry King (Isn't Any Of Those Things) | The Awl
Frank Gehry Is Still the World's Worst Living Architect | Gizmodo
Jasper Johns: ‘Regrets belong to everybody, don’t they?’ | FT Magazine

Note:

Since the Corcoran Gallery and College of Art is close to both Layla's and my hearts, I am sad to see it go. It has been in my life since high school, when I used to both browse the museum and attend portfolio days with my photos. However, I am excited about the free admission! Go forth and prosper in this new chapter, Corcoran. You can read about it here.

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Woman Crush Wednesday: Lupita Nyong'o


Step by Step, Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Hangin’ With Mr. Cooper, Full House—I watched a lot of sitcoms, as you can tell.”

Read her interview in NYMag.