ruffles and skirts

• coat: h&m
• shirt: j crew [thrifted from the sister's closet]
• skirt: target
  

• shirt: ann taylor
• skirt: gap
• shoes: dsw

this outfit is about as nautical as i will ever dress. red stripes and gold anchors just scream "i cant think for myself, good thing someone will tell me what to wear every season and ill do it even if it looks bad cos i would hate to be out of style!"

south massapequa republican dinner...

not a place i would ever frequent voluntarily. but when work requires i don a schmancy suit, drink some wine, and eat free food... i go kicking and screaming.

to the south shore

at an elks club style catering hall

complete with swan butt

and theres the right end. i waited like 5 minutes for this shot. was it worth it? idk. i think the butt seemed more appropriate for the occasion

happy birthday katie!

roommate katie is an anthropologist doctoral student. since she does digs in exotic places and dissections.. i figured bones would be appropriate. but who wants a creepy birthday treat? hopefully no one. so after googling for a bit, i decided on the "kawaii" look

fittingly i also was eating sushi. in between filling the kitchen with powered sugar clouds. and yes i pick out the faux crab. the vege only sushi looked like crap and i dont trust raw fish thats been sitting in a grocery display case. plus that whole texture thing..

for some unknown reason we only have a 12 cup cupcake pan. well one 12 cup and one 6 cup. and 12 silicone cupcake cups. but those are a pain in the arse.. so i went with an 8" cake. which fell. surprise, surprise. the blue gel shit is hard to write with and i have absolutely no clue how it tastes.. but it shows up well on dark chocolate buttercream frosting

a skully closeup. ["buttercream" fondant with lemon cake underneath!]

and since everything is inherently more badass in black and white...voila

spicy turkey apple glazed tortellini

thats why i'm not a professional recipe namer.


ingredients [estimated]:

• fresh/frozen tortellini
• 1/2 lb ground turkey
• 4-5 pepperocinis
• 1/2 cup apple jelly
• 2 tablespoons garlic
• 1 tablespoons olive oil

step 1: boil and drain tortellini slightly al dente.
step 2: fry up turkey with garlic and oil
step 3: finely dice pepperocinis, seeds and all and add to pan
step 4: add apple jelly and reduce slightly
step 5: add tortellini and fry lightly
step 6: realize it is really fucking spicy but chow down a bowlful anyway
[yields 3 servings]

meanwhile, toni performed the hot sauce soy-wings challenge. we have 5 hot sauces in the house [tabasco ran out awhile ago] and the winner by a long shot: sriracha. rooster sauce. the best invention ever, thank you thailand.

mary mary quite contrary..

how does your garden grow?

hopefully with all this stuff [click to enlarge]

no silver bells and cockle shells and all that shit in a row.

the first 3 strawberries of the year!

all gone.