Hey, If it’s okay for supermodels to spend hours on make-up and hair and reap the benefits of postproduction-who-knows-what, airbrushing and such, is it really so wrong to use liquid cement as milk while photographing a bowl of cereal? No one’s suggesting that you eat cereal with cement, per se, it’s just that this thing called…
Month: February 2015
Party Girl
I sure love throwing parties, I just kinda hate going to them. I love choosing a fun theme and all that entails, but once the elephants have done their dance and the acrobats have shimmied down my chimney, I’m not so sure I need to be there. I obsess over my parties like an artist…
Fruit Reigns Supreme
Warm chocolate lava cake is heavenly, which would explain why every single restaurant on the planet serves it. A well made lemon pie is an uplifting and refreshing way to end any meal, or start it. Good biscotti dipped in coffee or booze feels oh so sophisticated and yet there really is nothing so perfect…
You Get What You Pay For
I would be remiss if I didn’t say a word or two about the overpriced Baskin Robins birthday cake I bought for my nephew. It was at least double the price of the supermarket variety, easily quadruple what you would pay for a sheetcake at Costco. So if you’re a heartless Grinch who doesn’t give…
Big Green Monsters
I recently purchased the Professional Ninja 1,100, the poor man’s Magimix, which reviewers say is just as good at a third of the price. I’ve finally joined the ranks of the yoga generation, and start my day with everything green and fruity, yogurt and milk. I guzzle it down with pride, knowing I couldn’t have…
Spoiler Alert: Brown Rice Is Not Your Friend
Brown rice is not your best friend. Unless you’re into arsenic. So what does that say about those of us who where too good for white rice all these years? I ignored this dirty secret and didn’t corroborate for a good month, because, like you, I really didn’t want it to be true. So I’m…