TNS: Once there was a nerdy boy and a nerdy girl…
The captions will make everything clear, because I know that grilled cheese with mashed potatoes does not look like a romantic cliche. Also, do you know how hard it is to find a cookbook with recipes for plain grilled cheese and mashed potatoes? …who went to high school together in central New Jersey in the ...
Liveblogging Top Chef: Episode 11
Screw the jelly, are you ready for Eric Ripert? Because he is coming, and either you think he’s incredibly handsome or looks kind of like a Dolph Lundgren-esque serial killer. Either way, he’s a dangerous man with a fillet knife. I know that last week the site went down once or twice during the show. ...
Are you prepared for the jelly? No?
It’s WEDNESDAY already, kids. This Thursday is the FIRST THURSDAY. Have you planned your romantic cliche yet? Not only that, but First Thursday is the same day as World Nutella Day. Could there be some synergy there? You know what I’m saying…bawm-chicka-bow-bow.
Can you plagiarize yourself?
Because I think I almost just did, but I caught myself just in time. I was mulling over what to make for dinner tonight, and was thinking about a pasta-and-lentil dish based on a classic Neapolitan dish called pasta e lenticchie. It’s too difficult to translate the real name from the Italian, so let’s just ...
Act now, and get a second Magic Bullet for the same price!
Today’s the last day of Bloggie voting, so hop on over! Scroll aaaaaaaall the way to the right to find me. If you don’t get a confirmation email, as many have reported, email nikolai@nolan.net to have your ballot approved. Because if I go down I will initiate a painfully drawn-out recount process, and no one ...
Totally worth it.
BOILERPLATE: I’m a finalist in the 2009 Bloggies. Best-Kept Secret Blog! No shitting. I’ve added a new page to the site to pander introduce you to my oeuvre. Voting ends tomorrow! Is this what your breakfast looked like? Because this is what my breakfast looked like. Freshly baked savory blue cheese croissants, raspberry jam and ...