November 8, 2023

October Occurrences 2023

by Liz Heather in Best of NYC, Family, Food, Halloween, Links, Movies, Personal, Recipes

That was one of the longest Octobers I’ve ever experienced and it couldn’t have been better. Here’s everything that went down last month:

The best tweets of October can be found over here, and I also did a post about the best Halloween tweets.
Our costume!
I started doing weekly Fall Fridays recaps because I can’t shut the hell up.
Made Halloween cake pops with Maya with meltable chocolate from Michaels (the funfetti vanilla is the best one) and I think these might be among my favourite desserts now. Nothing says ‘I’m almost 40’ like discovering how good cake pops are 15 years after they became popular?

Got a drink at Beetle House (the Beetlejuice-esque bar in the East Village) and that place is a party. Cocktails with dry ice should be mandatory at all bars for the prices we’re paying these days (I’d run on this platform alone if I were up for mayor).

I used a few of the single packets of the Dennis Gross triple eye serum and I could really see slight results in only a couple days. So annoying when expensive skincare products actually work well.
This chicken marsala remains one of my favourite top three dinners to make.

It’s a tall order, but please serve this chicken marsala at my funeral

TIP: if a recipe calls for softened butter but you forgot to soften it in advance, you should just brown the butter instead. This works for me literally every time. Browned butter is incredible.
Finally went to the Oscar Wilde bar and it was beautifully decorated for Halloween. It also had one of the best lighted washrooms I’ve ever seen in NYC.

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It’s one week into November so have I already had the Thanksgiving dumplings from Mimi Cheng’s as well as the Bobbie (Thanksgiving) sandwich from Capriotti’s? We both know the answer, don’t make me say it.
Made pecan pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, but they were only okay. I think I’ll steer clear of the baking recipes from Bon Appétit for awhile. Independent bloggers almost always have better dessert recipes.

Underwhelming pecan pumpkin chocolate chip cookies

Okay, the flagship Nordstrom in Manhattan? New favourite place to shop for dresses. There’s also a great happy hour bar on the fifth floor with this incredible locker that charges your phone while you walk around.
I’ve made the Chrissy Teigen jalapeno corn pudding for the past few years as part of our Thanksgiving meal and I might finally be sick of it? Looking for new corn recipes.

My favourite freezable meal right now is this short rib bolognese.
Walked through a section of Central Park that I’d never seen before (the north woods) and it felt like an entirely different park.

Made apple cider doughnut cookies that turned out great. I thought the cinnamon sugar topping sounded a bit boring, but it was perfect.

It is both a blessing and a curse that I learned of Nuts Factory existence (it’s basically American Bulk Barn).
Made this coconut chicken tikka masala in the slow cooker and it was pretty good. I doubt I’ll make it again though because I never cook rice anymore and this is a recipe begging for rice. (Why don’t I like to cook rice? Um, it takes forever? And I threw out my rice cooker because I hate having useless appliances that I’ll use once a year.)
The focaccia ready-made sandwiches at Eataly? Holy shit. Unbelievably good.

Went to Canada for Thanksgiving and it was so lovely, as always.

Some things I watched:
- Sabrina The Teenage Witch (the movie): I had no idea it was a movie before it was a show. I’ll always love Melissa Joan Hart as Sabrina, so this was a great find.
- Urban Legend: totally forgot about how good this movie was. With the exception of the dog-in-a-microwave scene, obviously.
- Knock At The Cabin: I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, M. Night Shyamalan’s movies are always so hit or miss and this one? STUNK. I really hate that he insists on making cameos in them, too.
- Prom Night: Great! Jamie Lee Curtis is a phenomenal dancer. Nobody talks about that.
- Blades: it’s literally just a Jaws parody but with a lawnmower instead of a shark. So what I’m saying is that it was fantastic.
- Trick R Treat: so terrible.
- Halloween (the Rob Zombie one): UGH! Awful! Nathan claims that I hated it because apparently I don’t like “dysfunction or reality.” WHO DOES.
- Coherence: so good! Everyone should see it.
- The Fog: loved it! So fun when the villain is weather. And I LOVE the fact that when it was first released, they installed fog machines in some movie theatres where the movie was showing. God, that’s great.

Some things I’m looking forward to this month: Nathan’s big Gramercy show this weekend, buying new cookware finally because our pots specifically are pretty toxic, might make these salted chocolate pecan pie bars for (fake) Thanksgiving later this month and I can’t wait to finally eat at the Christmas restaurant in the city Rolf’s.

If you’ve got any interest in reading last month’s roundup, you can see what went on in September over here. And my autumn highlights on Instagram can be found here.

February 4, 2021

January Jewels 2021

by Liz Heather in Beauty, Food, Ideas, Links, Movies, Music, Personal, Products, Recipes, Television

Mississauga Ontario snow 2021 — My parent’s backyard

Wonderful, a new month! Even I’m not sure when I’m being sarcastic anymore. You know what I realized this month? This is technically year three of Covid-19 since it started in late 2019. Should I have kept that information to myself? Probably. I’m sorry. In any case, time moves on and we’re in a new month, so here’s what went down last month.

Before I begin, every January I make sure to:
- Mark down all important holidays/birthdays/anniversaries (also Daylight Saving Times, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Thanksgiving) on my calendar
- Check expiration dates for passport/license/health card/insurance/vet vaccinations and write down any important renewal dates
I recapped how my 2020 resolutions turned out. Spoiler alert: it’s not impressive.
I made my 2021 resolutions because I’m determined to live optimistically.
Here are some of my favourite photos from 2020.
I really want to make these A-Z foods that I’ve never made before throughout the year. Kind of really excited about this.
I’ve officially become obsessed with making end-of-the-year videos.
The new 2021 birthday gifts at Sephora have been announced! (Speaking of Sephora, have you seen the price point for Jennifer Lopez’s new line of products? Hahahahah, just wild.)
I read and reviewed Alek Trebek’s memoir, which was really good.
I made this carbonara from Bon Appetite and it BLEW! It was the first recipe that I made this year so I. was. PISSED.
I couldn’t find a Detroit style pizza place near my parent’s house (grow up, Mississauga) so I had no other choice but to get takeout from Descendant in Toronto and it was incredible.

The 8 x 10 “no name” from Descendant Pizza, Toronto

I listened to Taylor Swift’s evermore and the favourites are: champagne problems, tolerate it, and evermore.
I’ve been using my parent’s air fryer and, surprise surprise, it’s amazing. Obviously it makes everything taste great, but the best part is that it’s so much faster than a regular oven. The best thing I’ve made so far was definitely these pickles.
These are the greatest frozen french fries in Canada. Eat them. I promise. They’re lightly coated, but still thin and crispy.
I’d never even heard of The Devil’s Own which seems insane because two of the hottest nineties men are in it. Good movie? Not so much. I’d watch it again on mute though maybe.
If you’d like to momentarily be transported back to your childhood on Saturday mornings, get your ass over here for a second.
Speaking of the past, do you remember Heritage Minutes in Canada? God, some of them were really, really good. My favourite ones were the Laura Secord one, the Superman one, the Winnie one, and definitely the Marconi one.

@theladyshortcake
#fy #fyp
♬ Jake25.17 sound - 🦋Olivia🦋

I bought another bodysuit from Aritzia, but I mean look at this one. It’s heavenly. I can’t wait to wear it for Baby Dog on my way to the kitchen.
And I mean since I was already on the site, I also bought this honey/beige-coloured headband and matching mittens. I officially look adorable.
Still in love with the Dennis Gross peels, I just wish they weren’t so unreasonably priced.
I made this BA pasta with mushrooms and it was waaay too salty, what the hell is going on with me fucking up recipes these days?!
I tried this frozen vegan pizza and it was actually not terrible! Like, not as terrible tasting as regular frozen pizza.
Remember Grand & Toy (it was near Walter’s Music in Square One in the 90s)? I have to make a mental note to start using them instead of Staples. I loved that store for school supplies when I was a kid. Gotta support.
I’ve been watching the new Jeopardy! episodes with Ken Jennings and the first one was terrible in my opinion mainly because it just felt so wrong, but as I’ve kept watching I think it’s becoming less weird. I am excited to see the other guest hosts just to see how different they’ll each be.
I tried this drugstore John Frieda sea spray and it was complete crap. I may have overused it, but that’s really not my fault. Why in the hell don’t hair product labels tell you how many pumps you should use?! I swear to god, if only I were running things…
I made popovers for the first time and they were surprisingly easy! I might never buy a dinner roll ever again.

I love the softness of these Indigo pajamas so much that I bought them twice (in both red & blue).
I heard the old Frank Sinatra song That’s Life on the radio the other day and got so teary, maybe ‘cause I haven’t heard it in years? Maybe ‘cause it’s just a perfect song? Am I slowly just losing it? While it was playing, I just kept saying to myself “That IS life!” Yeah, might have lost it.
I watched the newest season of Big Mouth and loved it. The anxiety mosquito might be the best new character introduced in the middle of a series OF ALL TIME. Such a great show.
I started watching Superstore (mostly in the background) and it’s pretty good! I’ve only seen a few episodes, but I definitely get the appeal.
I made these ganache-stuffed chocolate chip cookies and they were just lovely. Love a ganache, love that word.
Also made these salted tahini butter chocolate chip cookies (quite good!) because I’m going through a light depression, evidently.
My friend Dusty got his film Violation into Sundance and it’s wild that I know such immensely talented people. So, so proud of him.
I made blintzes with a Grand Marnier mascarpone (the blintz recipe is, of course, from Chef John and the mascarpone recipe is from one of Stanley Tucci’s cookbooks). It was delicious. It seems so intimidating to make crepes, but it was actually so easy and fun. Plus it looks like it’d be such a complicated thing to make, but I’d say it’s even easier than baking cookies.

Blintz with Grand Marnier mascarpone & wild blueberries in a cranberry coulis

I tried to read Ijeoma Oluo’s newest book Mediocre and I just couldn’t get into it. Even I was surprised because I love her work, so maybe I’ll give this one another try at a later date.
I had a real craving for a good bagel and since I’m not near Brooklyn Bagel in Astoria at the moment, I looked up the best place in this area for a bagel and went to the Old Bagel House on Lakeshore. And look, I respect what they’re doing, but they don’t hold a candle to New York bagels. Hard pass.
I’ve been using this tea tree night lotion from The Body Shop for years now, it really calms down your face before bed. Their entire tea tree collection is hard to beat.
I bought this jewelry stand and jewelry box both from Simons and they’re so divine.
Loving this makeup brush cleaner (especially the mini size for traveling). Expensive brush cleaners make zero sense to me.
I tried the Snoop Dogg wine and it was wine! (There’s not a spelling error or word missing there, it really was just wine.)
I made Creamy Cod & Potato Gratin and it was delicious, god I love tarragon.

I recently started eating frozen Canadian wild blueberries and they taste so blueberry. It’s madness. They’re so tiny and full of flavour, I couldn’t believe it. I’m so used to the blandness of blueberries from literally everywhere else. NO ONE TOLD ME ABOUT THESE!
I also tried sumo citrus oranges and yes they were good, but nowhere NEAR as good as cara cara oranges.
Right now, Scaddabush has a pretty sweet family deal of a lasagna, salad & focaccia for $40 and it easily feeds four people, with leftovers.
Favourite tweets of the month ahead.

no one is “born bi,” you watch The Mummy at a formative age and the whole cast turns you bi
— Elle (@Elle_Enasalin) December 30, 2020

Maybe this year will be better than the last
— Counting Crows (@CountingCrows) January 1, 2021

Using negative COVID tests to decide if it’s safe to go to parties is like using pregnancy tests as contraception.
— Kay M. Dingwell🍁🩺🏳️‍🌈 (@CanadianKayMD) December 31, 2020

In 34 years on this planet I’ve learned one very important lesson that I’m going to pass on to you fellas. She can eat your fries. You cannot eat her fries
— Crockett🍀 (@CrockettForReal) August 17, 2020

when the subtitles are like "speaks foreign language" i'm like...yes, girl...and what they be sayin??
— sydney battle (@SydneyBattle) January 2, 2021

My one wish for post-pandemic life is the return of the conversation pit as a popular architectural feature. pic.twitter.com/l3M0aCxhmu
— Dave Schilling (@dave_schilling) January 3, 2021

I choose to believe crop circles are real because I love the thought of aliens coming to earth and then being like “now time for some arts and crafts”
— Michael Benjamin (@mfbenji) January 3, 2021

Paul Rudd is a glimmering example of an 8 who became a 10 by having a good personality. That’s right folks, you can go up by +2 just by being wonderful
— Marisa Galvez (@masiragz) January 2, 2021

Somehow went from “Suck it up, Snowflake, you lost!” to “Oh we lost? Let’s shred the Constitution.”
— Rachel Dratch (@TheRealDratch) January 3, 2021

Please stay home, wear a mask, and get the vaccine. My child told me today his best friend is the number 35.
— Leila Cohan (@leilacohan) January 3, 2021

"Reduce Stress" isn't an acceptable treatment suggestion for any ailment unless the doctor telling you to do it is offering to cover your expenses while you rest.
— Rosa Pasquarella (@whatrosasaid) January 5, 2021

Almost a year later and I still think it’s absurd that we’re all expected to carry on like everything isn’t bizarre. No change in work schedules, hours or anything. We’re really the “this is fine” meme come to life.
— Creole Lady Grey Poupon (@theelectwoman08) January 4, 2021

wanna open a bar called “plot twist” where upon entering the establishment you suddenly learn that you are that evenings bartender
— Kristen Arnett (@Kristen_Arnett) January 5, 2021

i used to think that commissioning a hologram of your wife's dead father who you never met and having him call you a genius from beyond the grave was proof of a perfect marriage but i guess i'll have to rethink https://t.co/UyOoVfIGMa
— Emily Heller (@MrEmilyHeller) January 6, 2021

tort yells at food pic.twitter.com/CebiOG1bmF
— Tortoise (@TortoisesDaily) January 6, 2021

I know kim happy she don’t have to wear them hunger games clothes no more
— greta gerNIG (@NILES100) January 6, 2021

stop rebooting spiderman and batman every two years and give us what we really want: a zorro who fucks
— karl hess (@karlhess) January 4, 2021

Donald Trump: a man who started life on third base and ended up destroying baseball
— DC Pierson (@DCpierson) January 6, 2021

2016: it’s only four years, how bad can it get

2021: are the armed insurrectionists storming the Capitol aware that there is a plague ravaging the land
— Owl! at the Library 😴🧙‍♀️ (@SketchesbyBoze) January 7, 2021

this is my favorite photo of the year. John Trumbull’s Surrender of General Burgoyne sitting right there and he grabs a PODIUM?! FUND ARTS EDUCATION NOW! 🤡 pic.twitter.com/nfT37LZoM1
— Antwaun Sargent (@Sirsargent) January 7, 2021

I want to take up painting and paint horrifying portraits of friends for their birthday and tell them I worked really hard on it.
— Kase Raso (@KaseRaso) January 8, 2021

twitter now that trump is banned from it pic.twitter.com/lKyb2IMauD
— louis’ gf (REAL!!!) loves preethi (@hscatrry) January 8, 2021

jAsOn MAntZoUkaS tAlkS LiKe ThIS soMEhOw?
— Lizzie Logan (@lizzzzzielogan) January 8, 2021

"This is not who I am" -me eating my 6th slice of pizza
— Sarah Cooper (@sarahcpr) January 8, 2021

Simply the best.
Thank you, Alex. pic.twitter.com/GgXbV4AWMt
— Jeopardy! (@Jeopardy) January 8, 2021

What’s always appalled me about this country is how we have so much more empathy for powerful people who commit crimes out of greed than for poor people who commit crimes out of desperation.
— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) January 9, 2021

buying clothes online:

"the model is 6'3" and wearing a size small."
— ☕netw3rk (@netw3rk) January 9, 2021

Once my husband was reading a Halloween book to our 4 y/o niece & she pointed to a vague monster in the background of an illustration.
“Who IS that?” she asked.
“I don’t know,” he answered.
Then like an exhausted magazine editor in chief, she sighed “It’s probably a ghoul.”
— Andrew Farmer (@thatsajellyfish) January 9, 2021

me going on a stupid little daily walk just to feel something pic.twitter.com/Yi6VVHVVB6
— ruby 🐊 (@roobeekeane) January 8, 2021

the gender pay gap is mostly fucked up bc like what do men even have to buy?
— Audrey Kaufman (@KaufmanAudrey) January 9, 2021

dating someone who can stay kind even during fights is very important
— ً (@Kidxfx) January 9, 2021

I just pushed my grandmother down the basement steps. My parents want to call the cops on me, but I don't know how that would unify this family.
— Chip Chantry (@ChipChantry) January 10, 2021

pic.twitter.com/P9c6IakEre
— ₩abzz 👾 (@Nabzzino) January 9, 2021

Americans only love the college experience because it's the only time in their lives they live in walkable communities
— 𝖆𝖟𝖚𝖑𝖎𝖙𝖔 (@Bro_Neill) January 10, 2021

that morning field trip air was just different
— Nope (@memequeenyerp) January 8, 2021

His dad owned a fucking emerald mine during the apartheid https://t.co/qIDzQFopXo
— Diamond hands Josh (@gokuw33dlord) January 11, 2021

sex is cool but have you ever been brown while watching white terrorists dragged off a plane
— Fizaa Dosani (@FizaaDosani) January 11, 2021

I'd like to teach y'all a Southern phrase that will help you get off a phone/Zoom/Facetime call or you don't want to be on anymore but don't have an excuse to leave. Let me introduce you to the power of "Well, let me let you go"
— sara (@_saracannon) January 12, 2021

I actually cannot stop laughing at this hahaahahahaha pic.twitter.com/viiqCwBsMn
— jack rem x (@jackremmington) January 13, 2021

my mom: we’re just gonna have a few people over, I’ll make something simple

also my mom: pic.twitter.com/CQWFYpLwO8
— عابد (@NasheedWallace) January 13, 2021

my first time making focaccia !! ✨ not perfect but i tried lol 😊 pic.twitter.com/drjHAIocsB
— Jubilee ❣️ (@16pxl) January 14, 2021

Government of Ontario Marvin Gaye

🤝
"What's going on"
— Sailor Sad 🌹 (@abaquan) January 14, 2021

ONLY person going through border from Canada to US. Customs agent looked at me the way a server does when you walk into their restaurant that’s about to close
— Nathan Macintosh (@Nathanmacintosh) January 14, 2021

me, scrolling by terrible, non-harmful opinions on this hellsite and not stopping: pic.twitter.com/PthfOB8EX2
— Preeti Chhibber (@runwithskizzers) January 15, 2021

me going through the TSA body scanner pic.twitter.com/BBGigtyA98
— elizabeth (@peeanofreek) January 15, 2021

Live clip of Canada managing Covid-19 vaccine distribution... pic.twitter.com/PEUXkVMW4t
— PETER ANTHONY (@peterisfunny) January 15, 2021

Only relatable part of nineties television is Danny Tanner compulsively cleaning bc it’s only thing he can control.
— Lindsay Theisen (@lindsaytheis) April 12, 2020

had a dream my girl shit herself at the club so i shit MY self to make her feel better😭😭😭why the fuck we aint just leave😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
— chris (@yunglame) January 15, 2021

bunch of high schoolers just walked past my car in the Taco Bell drive thru I was playing coldplay loud as hell. one of em made eye contact wit me, said something to his friends and they all laughed. this is the worst day of my life
— first-mate prance (@bocxtop) January 16, 2021

The US isn't even a country, it's just three corporations in a trench coat
— Chairman Kooks | UBSA ☭ (@shawarmacommie) January 16, 2021

Tim Hortons new ad campaign: our dark roast coffee gets a little less shitty every few years”
— Steve Patterson (@patterballs) January 17, 2021

It’s a good day when you find out it isn’t YOUR Backstreet Boy that’s into Q
— Babs Gray (@BabsGray) January 16, 2021

The biggest scam is cooking for 2 hours just to eat for ten minutes
— 🥂 (@Jackaldinh0) January 13, 2021

Nobody defends billionaires more than hundredaires.
— AC Tatum (@actatumonline) January 16, 2021

telling the song to “shut up” right before you skip it >>>>>
— Alfred (@fredtv_) January 16, 2021

i love how insane everyone is becoming
— insider (@housetrotter) January 18, 2021

Oh gawd he's going to open Canada's Wonderland isn't he. https://t.co/abfPkOllTY
— Jeremy Woodcock (@jwPencilAndPad) January 18, 2021

happy birthday Dolly Parton!! I will honor her, like I do every year, by having huge boobs and being nice
— Laura Peek (@laurapeek_) January 19, 2021

I am only now learning of the "body diversity" Vogue cover from 2017 and I cannot stop laughing.https://t.co/yMeuiBW8jB pic.twitter.com/gEJnE1j7Fu
— Michael Hobbes (@RottenInDenmark) January 18, 2021

He seems like a very happy old man looking forward to a bright and wonderful future. So nice to see! pic.twitter.com/G8gObLhsz9
— Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) January 20, 2021

no thoughts ... just ... baby snoopy pic.twitter.com/uKQkwHN1Pm
— ً (@voidshitter) January 20, 2021

u gotta be ur biggest supporter https://t.co/SkUdpvhwRE
— nope (@LilNasX) January 22, 2021

It’s wild that “not everyone gets food” is how we’ve decided to organize society.
— Wendy Molyneux (@WendyMolyneux) January 23, 2021

So many JLo movies start with a long sequence to ease you into the idea that in the world of this movie, JLo is just a regular looking girl.
— Ashley Nicole Black (@ashleyn1cole) January 23, 2021

leave butter out on the counter you cowards
— karl hess (@karlhess) January 23, 2021

today’s young vegetarians will never know the adrenaline rush of ordering a veggie burger in 2006 with not the faintest idea of what you were about to receive
— Sarah Lazarus (@sarahclazarus) January 25, 2021

What can i do to make sure nothing bad ever happens to me ever again ? so far my idea is buy something
— helena (@freshhel) January 24, 2021

Funny how people can separate Tom Brady’s politics from his game, but struggle to do the same when it comes to Kaepernick.
— Ahmed Ali (@MrAhmednurAli) January 25, 2021

The notes app is a uniquely melancholy place where banal tasks like "buy paper towels" live next to incoherent, sad aspirations like "become more like safdie brothers" (??)
— walker (@walkercapl) January 25, 2021

I’ve been attacked. pic.twitter.com/YhrOnRxWKM
— Matthew Strugar (@MatthewStrugar) September 18, 2020

the one thing I know about stocks is that they rise in value if people believe in them and I just want to say, same
— Karen Chee (@karencheee) January 28, 2021

Baby girl just got glasses and can now see clearly for the very first time. Makes my heart smile.

This is the Twitter content I’m here for...💪😍😇😊😍pic.twitter.com/2Gm9KpJmdb
— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) December 12, 2019

Been together since 4pm, no problems. I go to the bathroom ONCE 45 seconds in, and I have to rush out to this: pic.twitter.com/AN1iaZYe2k
— MV (@madelaneeee) September 27, 2019

When someone who wasn’t previously thirst trapping starts posting sexy pics I’m like YES babe also who are these about tell me everything
— Allison O'Conor (@allisonoconor) January 27, 2021

Doug Ford pic.twitter.com/hj3BpFByq0
— alan crane lewis 🏗 (@TheAlanShane) January 27, 2021

my daughter was wearing a flannel hoodie so I said “hey, the 90’s called” and she replied “yeah cause they couldn’t text” and godDAMMIT I’m getting really tired of my kids owning me
— Grant Tanaka (@GrantTanaka) January 29, 2021

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— out of context community (@darkestimeline) January 29, 2021

It's so cold in New York this weekend, I think I might stay inside since last March.
— Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome) January 30, 2021

The government making vaccine appointment booking online only is a pretty good case for making the internet a public utility.
— pls vaccinate me (@onekade) January 28, 2021

Mix it up this weekend by staring into a different part of the void
— tom (@pilau) January 30, 2021

I once asked friends on Facebook for the craziest LA advice their parents had given & 1 said their mom told her to wear a fake ponytail when jogging so if someone grabbed it to try to rape her it would pull out like a lizard's tail and boy do women have a lot more to worry about.
— Benjamin Siemon (@BenjaminJS) January 30, 2021

all sober people straight rawdogging this pandemic should be first for the vaccine
— Ely Kreimendahl (@ElyKreimendahl) January 31, 2021

For everyone who is like, “A SATC reboot without Samantha? She’s the sex!” Sure. But she’s been the best friend anyone could ask for since Day One. When I think Samantha - I think this moment sums up her entire existence. That wink!! pic.twitter.com/QrsjnZMFLi
— JEN KIRKMAN 👩🏻‍💻 (@JenKirkman) January 31, 2021

Sometimes is ok to wake up and choose violence. At least once a month.
— iamcardib (@iamcardib) January 31, 2021

Charles Manson carved a swastika in his forehead and his lawyers didn't quit.
— Mike Larsen (@MikeLarsenOH) January 31, 2021

A “new” “month” of this “year” “starts” “tomorrow”
— Charlene deGuzman (@charstarlene) February 1, 2021

I will never forgive covid for stealing one of my hot years
— Marisa Galvez (@masiragz) February 1, 2021

Covid also wasted one of your enemy’s hot years
— Max Hoover (@bigtenniscourt) February 3, 2021

Some things that I’m looking forward to this month: I will continue to watch and love all upcoming new Riverdale episodes (thank you season five for bringing this song back into my life), I might make these french onion stuffed shells because they sound insane, I’m excited to watch Stanley Tucci’s CNN cooking show Searching For Italy, I might fall into the world of focaccia bread art, I’d love to attempt ANY of these hairstyles, and I’m so excited to hear when the final season of Shrill will finally air.

If you’ve got any interest in reading last month’s roundup, you can see what went down in December over here.

June 2, 2020

May Misery 2020

by Liz Heather in Ideas, Links, Movies, Personal, Products, Recipes, Reviews

How is it June? Imagine that this year is just a nightmare that we’re all simultaneously having? I should use this space to be uplifting, but hope is exhausting at the current moment. All I can tell you are the things that either brought me joy or displeasure from the last month. That’s all I can do at the moment. And that’s definitely a privilege right now, I understand. I feel helpless, hopeless and like nothing is going in the right direction. This is a terrible intro, so let’s just get into all the meaningless trash that I did last month.

My brother Gary made this great video on how to make KFC gravy and you might think I’m biased, but he’s just so fun to watch. Love it so much.
I rewatched two Alfred Hitchcock movies: Rope (still such a great motive, one of his best) and Rear Window (which is average as hell, the idea of the story is so much better than the execution of the movie). Also, it made me really laugh hearing Nathan say, “If you can’t kill your wife, whose wife CAN you kill?“
Are you aware that they’re still making new flavours of M&Ms? I tried the fudge brownie flavour and I gotta say, they just taste like regular ass M&Ms.
I had completely forgotten about this amazing ricotta toast (thank you, Marla) recipe that I loved from years ago. Everyone should make it. It sounds like such a boring recipe, but it’s incredible. Of course it’s from Ina.
A great article about apologizing.
We keep making these chickpea pitas and likely won’t stop.
Months ago I bought this white poncho on sale for basically nothing because I thought this was my year of travel. Yeah. Great purchase.
I watched the Michelle Obama documentary, Becoming, and it’s obviously inspiring and great. Love the woman.
I’ve mentioned before how walnuts in pesto are way tastier than pine nuts, right? Cheaper, too. In any case, I can’t stop making this walnut pesto.
I watched the first season of Awkwafina is Nora From Queens and it’s SUCH A GOOD SHOW. Every single character is great. Perfect show.
I made this banana cake again, mostly because of that damn frosting. Even if you’re just making a regular cake, you should do it with this coffee cream cheese frosting.
Every morning for the past few weeks, I’ve been making this iced coffee protein shake (below). It might be the only thing I look forward to at this point in time. (It tastes pretty similar to a Tim Horton’s Iced Capp, just less sugary.)

I only wear one perfume (Miracle by Lancome), but I’m almost completely out of it (and won’t repurchase anytime soon since these are not the times to be buying luxurious items) so I’ve been wearing Fresh Cream by Philosophy that I got as a gift last year and I kind of love it. It makes me smell like a cake.
I’m still making these halloumi hummus bowls for lunch, but I’ve amended the recipe slightly by adding chopped basil instead of oregano and slicing up the halloumi incredibly thin since I think it tastes better when it’s crispy and thin.
Some movies that I’ve rewatched: Dazed & Confused (a forever favourite, I love a movie where the plot happens over the course of one day), Crazy Rich Asians (still fantastic, although I truly hate the bride character or actress playing her, I can’t decide), I Know What You Did Last Summer (still holds up, solid movie), I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (not a great sequel at ALL, but I do love the idea of a killer on vacation), and Back To The Future (this might be the perfect movie, the script is amazing, everything is so fun, the music is epic, I also love the fact that the writers Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale will never allow a remake or reboot during their lifetimes).
I got this cropped sweatshirt from Nordstrom that I wear approximately six days a week.
In love with this new Jackbox game that I’ve been playing with my family on Sundays: Mad Verse City.
I walked to Manhattan from Queens and wrote about it.
The peony blossom candle from Trader Joe’s smells beautiful.
The Body Shop gives you a free product worth $10 on your birthday month, so I got their tea tree body wash and I love it. What the hell did I do before tea tree?
Just learned: grating garlic is so much tastier than chopping garlic. Thank you, Bon Appetit!

I made this kung pao cauliflower and it was good as a side dish but definitely not as a main. Cauliflower as a main dish will always be offensive to me.
I watched Stephen King’s Graveyard Shift and absolutely hated it. Terrible movie. What kind of accent is that guy supposed to have???
I bought a cuticle cutter since the nail salons are still closed and I figured how hard could it be to use? Turns out: very hard. No idea how to use it on myself or anyone else for that matter.
I have been making these kale quesadillas for lunch and they’re so tasty. I just use whatever cheese I have, basil and white wine vinegar instead of champagne vinegar. Also, I omit the corn because frozen corn is always trash. Super simple recipe, too.
I watched two episodes of the Epstein documentary on Netflix and had assault nightmares that night so I thought maybe I don’t need to finish all the episodes. I’m not including the link here for it because I truly don’t think anyone needs to see it.
My friend Dusty made this great short film.
I argued with Nathan at least twice this month on camera. (And about 400 times in real life? Again, no link for that.)
My six year old nephew is beyond adorable in this video about the lockdown.
I bought these Steve Madden sandals for $22 when they were on sale the other day and I had a gift card, and I’m in love.
Forgot how good these black bean muffins are. Such a nice little snack. Ignore the fact that they sound disgusting.
Excited to hear that Tuca & Bertie are coming back for another season! (Thank you Harmeet for turning me onto this great show!)
We’ve been eating the Beyond Meat hamburger patties and they’re phenomenal. We’ve been putting this McCormick gravy on top of them and and I’ll add these pickled red onions too and wow. Heavenly. Never would’ve thought I could be into a homemade pickled onion. Growth!
This is wild and slightly horrifying.
Super interesting piece about the NYPD.
Favourite tweets from the month:

i was so angry at everything when i was 13. and i was right
— common sad girl (@sadgirlkms) April 27, 2020

time passing is not an apology.
— tray🦋 (@traydominic) May 2, 2020

Can we normalize not having to be busy in order to be left alone.
— Dyymond W-Y (@DWHPP) May 4, 2020

i'm so sick of my female traits....caring, yearning....kill me
— Sarah Hagi (@geekylonglegs) May 5, 2020

when i lost over 100 lbs, everyone suddenly loved me. everyone thought i was gorgeous. everyone thought i was powerful. i can assure you being congratulated for weight loss just feels like your greatest fear confirmed. you have to be thin to be valuable to the world. it sucks.
— kendra (@kendramorous) May 6, 2020

"start your free trial" "enter your card info" https://t.co/AgMKPwlbpi
— Adamz 💯 (@Philz_adamz) May 9, 2020

so my grandma gifted these to her daughters for Mother’s Day 😂🥺 pic.twitter.com/VtEvOm1X1i
— 𝐦𝐞𝐥 (@_melcheyenne) May 11, 2020

Lmao why she still look like she wanna talk to the manager https://t.co/4AbeVOetgY
— Dani Fernandez (@msdanifernandez) May 15, 2020

absolutely no one:
my dad doing virtual reality: pic.twitter.com/nkLmtEJlZj
— Ashley Madison (@ashleycacioppo) May 16, 2020

my Tia coming up to me at a family party trying to get me to dance with her https://t.co/rFf6LBfryh
— John💤 (@theytookmyinsta) May 17, 2020

Lil man said he was not gonna be left outta this TikTok😭🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/LXmAM3B7C3
— 🇧🇧 (@rahm3sh) May 17, 2020

I'm not wearing glasses anymore I seen enough
— Hoesncheetoes (@Hoesncheetoes) May 18, 2020

Y’all ever just be driving & you’re like..... yo was that light even green 😭😭😭
— toxic king (@777jorgeivan) May 5, 2020

Last night as I was putting my 3 year old to bed she looked deep into my eyes, lovingly stroked my face and whispered “are you garbage?”💀
— Laura Benanti (@LauraBenanti) May 21, 2020

remember when britney showed up to the VMAs looking like this and the world decided that this is the body of someone who "let herself go" ...... the apology this world owes all women my god pic.twitter.com/2B4xfywrje
— Anya Volz (@AnyaVolz) May 22, 2020

My mom said we should speak Thai in public so we don’t get targeted for speaking Mandarin and I think it’s so sweet that she’s nice enough to believe that these stupid fucking racists can differentiate between Asian languages
— James Tang (@jamesthetang) May 14, 2020

Every Guyanese girl gotta dye their hair blonde at least once as a rite of passage
— Tupac Chopra (@N_Kognito) May 25, 2020

I just aggressively removed two bottles of prosecco from our trolley, proclaiming crossly “Neither of us likes prosecco. It’s bloody horrible”

The gentleman moved away from me at speed. We had not met before. It was neither my trolley nor my husband.
— jo aaron lilford (@jolilford) December 30, 2019

What’s the worst typo in an email you spotted immediately after hitting send? I think mine has to be: “I appreciate that you’re very busty.”
— David M Barnett (@davidmbarnett) August 23, 2019

I figured out why Nova had an attitude during our photo shoot 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😭😭😭😭😭😭💀💀💀💀💀 pic.twitter.com/kfwDQMI26p
— $arah 🥂 (@shh710) May 25, 2020

How is the computer gonna ask me if I am a robot? Bitch you're a robot
— Seth (@KingzNA) May 27, 2020

Your girl after reviewing the pics you took of her pic.twitter.com/yD8eqeT1EU
— Rayan (@Bellaboy23) May 25, 2020

The “your friendships are being tested rn, find out who your friends really are” crowd are demons actually. We’re in a pandemic, everyone is insane, we are all doing the best we can. Your relationships to others have to be elastic to survive. Calm tf down and stop keeping score
— arabelle sicardi (@arabellesicardi) May 18, 2020

Sometimes i sit and think about a simpler time... like, when the only thing you had to worry about was just a global pandemic
— greg stone blue check mark (@gregstone_) May 31, 2020

Funny how one bad protester labels the whole movement, but a few bad cops are never supposed to represent all cops. 🤔
— Trill Clinton (@aStatesman) May 31, 2020

Thank you for your Black Lives Matter graphic. May I please see a picture of your executive leadership team and company board?
— Brandi Riley (@BrandiJeter) June 2, 2020

Just a cute reminder that "unplugging" from the news cycle is privilege.
— Allana Reoch (@reochnroll) May 30, 2020

wait i forgot, are we under disease curfew or racism curfew
— Shaun Scott🌹🤝 (@eyesonthestorm) June 1, 2020

They’ll declare martial law instead of just not killing black people. Do y’all get it now?
— Britt Julious (@britticisms) June 2, 2020

Some things that I’d like to do this month: I promise that I will finally review the last two monthly Ipsy bags, I really want to make these salted thyme chocolate chip cookies, I want to make this midnight pasta that I heard about from Mindy Kaling, I want to read at least two books this month, I’m dying to make this ricotta jam jar, and I don’t know, maybe June won’t be a complete shitshow. Also, don’t forget about Father’s Day on the 21st. Just a reminder. If you’ve got any interest in reading last month’s roundup, you can see what went down in April over here.

And it’d be weird not to mention this at all right now, but there are so many awful and horrendous things going on, you know this. I completely support Black Lives Matter and it’s insane that there’s any kind of divide about whether you do or you don’t. It makes me sick that saying something as simple as “black people are human beings” could ever be considered complicated or political, but I guess here we are. I have no magical words to offer and I wish I did. I have no quote that’ll make everything make sense because nothing right now makes any sense. People are not being treated like human beings and it’s disgusting, it’s that simple. I don’t know what’s ahead of us, but for fuck’s sake I hope it’s better than where we’re at right now.

May 2, 2020

April Activities 2020

by Liz Heather in Advice, Beauty, Family, Food, Ideas, Links, Movies, Music, Products, Recipes, Reviews, Television

I’m really hoping that May is a more uplifting month than the last two months combined, I need it to be. We’re still staying at home and doing the best we can, but there have been so many things cancelled lately and I really just want to look forward to something. Here’s what went down this month.

I watched the first season of Dave on FX and wow. Just wow. It’s such a good show and I’m so glad I listened to my brother Robbie and watched it. Ten episodes. Each better than the last.
I also watched the new Mindy Kaling creation on Netflix, Never Have I Ever, and it was as good as I hoped it would be and more. Again, there are only ten episodes and I wish there were more. Also, the soundtrack is killer, see for yourself, bud.
I made this banana cake with coffee cream cheese frosting and it was heavenly.

If you are looking for an uncomplicated curry recipe to make, this is the perfect one (I used green beans instead of snap peas and it was still great).
My mom sent me this song for obvious reasons and now I can’t stop playing it.

So excited to hear that Shrill got confirmed for another season! Perfect show.
Do you know about Pluto? It’s a crazy good streaming platform and dare I say, better than Netflix (as long as you don’t care about the occasional ad).
Best tweets of the month:

Best lockdown burn so far: my wife said to me “Just because you’re bad at being a man doesn’t mean you’re a feminist.”
— rob delaney (@robdelaney) March 30, 2020

Did King Kong really think he was gonna date that lady?
— Akilah Hughes (@AkilahObviously) March 30, 2020

i see what he's doing and i wont fall for it pic.twitter.com/BPOgMG5wjb
— hunter harris (@hunteryharris) March 31, 2020

Me, when I’m allowed to touch anyone again https://t.co/XiepB2bn3D
— Peri (@newyorkperi) March 31, 2020

This is why we cried when he won.
— JEN KIRKMAN (@JenKirkman) April 2, 2020

id gas up my girl for anything .. she be running over curbs and shit & id b like hell yeah babe you a bad bitch dont need no fucking road
— 𝐍𝐢𝐤 (@WrongN1K) January 12, 2020

pic.twitter.com/bGW9HItaWa
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) April 4, 2020

bc of quarantine i finally have time to say this thought:

guys always think they need a haircut right in the moment their hair starts to look ok
— Sloppy Jane (@sloppyjanemusic) April 3, 2020

You’re only being unproductive by the standards of the world that we lived in a month ago, and that world is gone.
— Jenny Jaffe (@jennyjaffe) April 3, 2020

“sex” is not what i’m after. “a man wanting to have sex w me so badly he is willing to watch and discuss riverdale w me” is what i’m after.
— Dana Donnelly (@danadonly) April 4, 2020

Gyms closed. So this summer gone be about personality.
— Falmé D (@MottoMan_) April 4, 2020

i just died pic.twitter.com/yDFIugejv0
— kim. (@KimmyMonte) April 7, 2020

Leo pointing his gf to the door when she turns 25 pic.twitter.com/YwpTzvlgMm
— Fiona Applebum says don't buy Shaun King's Book! (@WrittenByHanna) April 7, 2020

The reason Batman doesn’t cover his whole face is because he needs the police to know he’s white
— Randall Otis (@RandallOtisTV) April 8, 2020

I’m not counting this year towards my age.
— Charlie McDowell (@charliemcdowell) April 11, 2020

someone said 2020 feels like when scar took over pride rock 😭😭😭😭😭
— 💘 yaz 💗 (@saffronhuni) April 3, 2020

Millionaires and multi-billion dollar companies be like "We're doing our part by asking the poor to donate to the poor."
— Imani Cezanne (@imanicezanne) April 11, 2020

I think it's great that we've made reading an article online have more steps to it than watching a movie
— Nathan Macintosh (@Nathanmacintosh) April 18, 2020

Spicing things up the second month of quarantine by accusing my girlfriend of stealing my passport
— Luke Mones (@LukeMones) April 13, 2020

I don’t know how you couples are managing. I broke up with myself 3 times just today.
— Solomon Georgio (@solomongeorgio) April 15, 2020

If your marriage is feeling strained during this quarantine, have you tried closing your mouth when you chew?
— Elizabeth Hackett (@LizHackett) April 14, 2020

Me at the first restaurant I step into after this lockdown 😌 pic.twitter.com/HHijc5VAJ7
— 𝒪𝓎𝒾𝓃𝓁𝑜𝓁𝓊𝓌𝒶 𝒜𝓀𝑒𝓇𝑒𝒹𝑜𝓁𝓊 🍯 (@hoyeengurl) April 23, 2020

When they don’t allow food in the store so I stand in the window & watch my girl shop. pic.twitter.com/ZfRBdKHsGW
— Roy Wood Jr- Ex Jedi (@roywoodjr) April 16, 2020

Can someone fix bacon packaging this has gone on long enough
— Mary H.K. Choi (@choitotheworld) April 15, 2020

As parts of your life slip beyond your reach, know those parts don’t define you. You aren't your work. You aren't what you own or where you live. You aren't even your relationships. Don’t think for a minute that your you-ness has slipped away, too. You’re right here. Keep moving.
— Maggie Smith (@maggiesmithpoet) April 16, 2020

PARASITE winning best picture was so good it logically had to be the last good thing to ever happen
— Alison Herman (@aherman2006) April 18, 2020

I just got an email from a woman I’m going to work with in the fall and she signed off with “I look forward me meeting you. I look forward to meeting anybody.” lol
— Rumaan Alam (@Rumaan) April 22, 2020

When someone says they’re a sapiosexual my brain goes too “this person is attracted to monkeys”
— MattBachus (@Mattbachus) April 22, 2020

if i say “huh” like 7 times, don’t say nevermind. please don’t give up on me, i’m trying my best
— phoenix (@pmfphoenix) April 23, 2020

Most haunting part of all the closed bars is the St Patrick’s Day decorations.
— Lindsay Theisen (@lindsaytheis) April 25, 2020

At least when it’s raining we have permission to be cozy - until the sun comes out with its rays of guilt and inadequacy.
— Irene Morales (@irenesmoraless) April 21, 2020

when a hot person eats a burger it’s a personality but when I eat a burger it’s like “ok sure”
— Karen Chee (@karencheee) April 26, 2020

Having the Blue Angels fly over the city for healthcare workers is like when I ask my husband for help around the house and he buys me flowers
— Sarah Cooper (@sarahcpr) April 28, 2020

I keep forgetting that I’m wearing a mask when I walk the dog so when I smile at strangers this is all they’re seeing. pic.twitter.com/Pic3A1aBtm
— Yassir Lester (@Yassir_Lester) April 29, 2020

Becoming increasingly convinced that the point of life is to talk shit with your friends in restaurants
— caitie delaney (@caitiedelaney) April 30, 2020

Tip: never get tomato paste in a can. Tastes so tinny! Did everyone else already know this?
I tried Hal’s New York Seltzer water in the COLA flavour and HOLY CHRIST. Tastes exactly like Coke. It’s fucking wild. Shoulda bought ten of them but when I went back they were all gone. Like a mirage.
Is it abnormal to share a photo of a gorgeous woman? ‘Cause I saw this photo of Lili Reinhart (from Riverdale) and my jaw dropped, so gorgeous.

I finally finished this season of Curb and the last two episodes were probably the best. There were definitely cringey parts in a few episodes this season, but overall it was pretty good. I really think Larry David is probably just an asshole who happens to be funny sometimes, just my impression.
I’ve been burned so many times, but I’m never buying Barilla pasta again. Their no-boil lasagna sheets no-joke look like recycled sandpaper and taste like ASS. Never again. Also, I think I’m against no-boil lasagna sheets. Just boil some sheets! What’s the big deal! You’re not busy!
And speaking of lasagna, I’ve made this mushroom spinach lasagna three times this month and it’s heavenly. The only thing I do differently is that I use a food processor to grind up the mushrooms so they’re almost like a paste. Tastes incredible. It tastes better when it’s reheated the next day, too. Lasagna lunch? Get out of here, best day of the week.
These blueberry breakfast cookies are now officially in the recipe rotation since I’m about to make them for the third time. They taste better after being chilled, in my opinion. And not to be pornographic, but a blueberry bursting in your mouth? Yes, please.
I just tried this bath soak and it’s made me want to create a bath basket for myself, which is basically just a basket full of bath shit like Epsom salts, bath oils, bubble bath, bath bombs, etc. Future me is gonna be relaxed as fuck.
Love reading what people want to eat out when life is back on again. If you don’t think I already have a list going, THINK AGAIN. I’ll post it when better days are near.
We’ve entered the part of quarantine where Buzzfeed listicles are making me laugh. (Specifically #2 and #6.)
I made this cauliflower bolognese and look, it was good but I’ll never make it again because it took WAY too long for what you’re ultimately getting. It’s not a bolognese. Nothing meatless should be allowed to be called a bolognese, it’s unjust.
I watched The Phantom of the Opera for the 11th (??) time when it streamed for free a few weeks ago and it was, as always, magical. I maintain that Colm Wilkinson was the very best phantom there ever was. (P.S. I will always love these types of videos, below.)

@elvisthescottie
Phantom of the Pawpera. 🎭. ##phantomoftheopera ##broadway ##musicofthenight ##scottishterrier ##dog ##dogsoftiktok ##quarantine ##quarantinelife
♬ Music of the Night - David Shannon

@amandaraed
##dog ##phantomoftheopera ##dogsoftiktok
♬ Phantom of the Opera - from "Phantom of the Opera" - The Northquest Players

Still in love with this egg salad recipe.
I didn’t know it was possible to do anything with stale bread other than make them into breadcrumbs or croutons: How to Revive Stale Bread

Can’t stop making these wildly easy smashed potatoes. When I’m feeling real fancy, I’ll make the sauce from this baked pickles recipe for dipping.
Yes, I have three books in my pile to be read right now, but I’m still really excited for this one. Already pre-ordered.
Really good article: Why Life During A Pandemic Feels So Surreal

Some of these quarantine tips about staying in touch with friends are actually good, not all but some.
I did a Zoom call with my whole family and we played games on jackbox.tv and it was actually really fun. Might become a standing Sunday morning activity.

When I’m not crying or drinking or taking a bath, I like to do beauty masks. But here’s the thing: I think all hair masks are a scam. How can you tell that they’ve DONE anything to your hair? Don’t you think that some charlatan could easily just put some basic-ass conditioner into a tiny disposable package and label it as some hair rejuvenating miracle? And while we’re here, it’s 100% likely that face masks are bullshit too. We’re being bamboozled and at this point I can’t even care about it because it’s genius. I’ll keep buying them and they’ll continue to do nothing.
Nathan started a Patreon! Check it!
This photo (below) from this nurse’s personal account of what’s going on right now is so good.

I tried a sample of Dr. Dennis Gross’s face serum and whoa. I love the idea of using a serum right after washing your face, so I just bought a reward-sized sample of this Drunk Elephant serum (it’s on its way) that’ll hopefully feel somewhat similar.

Loved the peachy smell of this Peter Roth cleanser from a sample I got.
I rewatched some of Master of None and it remains great.
Other still-great things that I also rewatched: Arlington Road & House of Sand and Fog.
I made the Dalgona coffee that everyone’s been making, but I didn’t put it on top of milk (that sounded gross). I put it on top of iced coffee for, like, some kind of super coffee. It was really good. I was jacked for hours. (And I haven’t tried it, but this Dalgona frosted chocolate cake looks nuts.)

Obviously loved hearing the Queen’s address.
I’ve been on almost all of Nathan’s podcasts this month, so just go on over there if you care (there are video clips too). Personal favourite is the bug mug one.
Little girl plays my favourite song.
I rewatched most of Community and I truly forgot what a great show that was. The first three seasons, I mean. MAYBE four. Best episodes: the missing pen one, the chaos theory one, love the Halloween ones, and the video game one is great. I will continue to hate musical episodes of any show, why do they do it? Who is it for? I’ve never heard one person say that they loved when a regular show did a musical episode. END THIS NONSENSE.

So I attempted to make the Asiago Chicken Bowtie Pasta from Jack Astor’s from this copycat recipe, and even though it reeeeally doesn’t taste the same, it’s still a decent recipe. It also tastes way better reheated the next day.

I made these chocolate chip cookies and they were very good. Not a super complicated recipe either, which is always a plus.
Tip: you shouldn’t just plop shampoo on the top of your head and then start rubbing it in (this leads to flat hair). You should rub it in right above the top of your neck and then work it in from there, it gets way more lathered up quicker this way. Please try it for yourself.
I finally tried the Canyon Creek caesar salad dressing recipe that I got from a waiter there years ago AND IT IS PERFECT. I feel weird posting it publicly, but if you love that salad and want to make it at home, I’ll absolutely send it to you if you ask.
Made this halloumi hummus bowl and it was really, really good. Love pearled couscous, love grilled halloumi.

Nathan and I watched Monkey Shine on Pluto and holy shit what a fun movie. Brief plot: It’s about a young athlete who becomes a paralyzed quadriplegic, and develops a bond with an intelligent service monkey named "Ella" who becomes homicidal after she is injected with an experimental serum of human brain tissue. HOW COULD THIS NOT BE AMAZING? It’s not going to sound funny now, but there’s this montage of the monkey doing all sorts of things for the man and then she puts this burrito-thing in the machine holder for him to eat and Nathan said something like, “Here… comes… PITA!” like she was gonna launch it to his mouth and I fucking died laughing. Truly just a fun movie.

Made these lemon ricotta cookies that were very light and lovely.

Some things that I’d like to do this month: make this burrata mushroom lasagna, I’d love to try this caesar recipe, I intend to finally review last month’s Ipsy bag that I’ve been putting off forever for no good reason, and I’ll likely rewatch the old Cannonball Run movies because I really want to. BIG PLANS.

Also, don’t forget about Mother’s Day on the 10th. Just a reminder. If you’ve got any interest in reading last month’s roundup, you can see what went down in March over here.

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My dad, “I don’t need to social distance from the sun, do I?”

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