“When I’m trying to cut down on popcorn at the movies, I take a full Ziplock bag of grapes with me. I know it’s not the same taste at all, but the act of popping them into my mouth one by one emulates the act of eating popcorn and is way better than just sitting there, not eating anything, wishing for popcorn.”
Lessons of the Week
Here are some things that I learned this week:
- You're not supposed to ever feed your dog grapes. Seriously, don't do it. I read that here, along with many other things that are bad for dogs in general. It can cause kidney failure or make them sick. Stop doing this! I don't care how cute it is to witness!
- The best banana pudding in the world is in the West Village at Magnolia Bakery. (Fuck those cupcakes, go here for pudding!) Can't believe it took me this long to hear about it. Apparently everyone else already knows this. Eat it. Love it. Live it. (photo below)
- Cooked prosciutto IS WAY TASTIER THAN RAW PROSCIUTTO. Why in the hell are people not eating it cooked always? It's eons better! It's like a less fatty, thinner, meatier-tasting bacon. And I love it. I've always tried to coerce myself into loving it raw and why? 'Cause I guess I'm a rube. Never again. Always gonna cook it now.
- Kale can actually be tasty. I've never believed this before (I'm talking years here), because, well, it's putrid and poorly cooked most of the time. But I had some of a wonderfully under-dressed kale caesar salad with bacon last night at Murray's Cheese Bar that was the definition of delightful. I should've been less shocked though since almost everything there is amazing.
Do these seem more like recommendations and less like lessons to you? 'Cause you're wrong. You need to get on all of these things immediately.
There are pieces of cake in it!
Tip of the Day - Frozen Grapes
Is it lame to like wine that's really, really cold? (Not red wine, of course - I'm not a barbarian.) But for white wine? God, yes. It's gotta be freezing.
What do I do? I keep frozen grapes in my fridge, always. Why always? Because they make a good snack, too.
So whenever you have a bottle of wine that's just been bought or has been sitting out - you just plop these mothers in and it'll chill up nicely. Obviously, it's better than ice cubes because those will melt and water mixed in with wine is gross.