yet another beautiful rendition of this horrifically incredible song.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
From Scratch: Quick Eggplant!
Didn't photograph this one because I didn't know how it would turn out,
but if you're looking for a healthy, filling, impressive dinner, try this one out.
Feeds Two.
Ingredients:
1 eggplant
1 can of crushed tomatoes
1 large clove of garlic, minced
1 or 2 shallots, minced
1/2 of a lemon's juice
Capers
Dried basil
Olive oil
Recipe:
1. Preheat oven to 400
2. Cut the eggplant in half the long way, then again so you have four long pieces. Place them on a cutting board and salt generously. Let sit for about 30minutes, the eggplant should start to sweat. Rinse the eggplant and pat dry.
3. When oven is preheated, place eggplant on a baking sheet. With a sharp knife, make X-like cuts in the eggplant's meat. Brush olive oil and some of the lemon juice over them. Bake for 20-30minutes.
4. In a hot, oiled pan, saute the garlic and shallots. Add the crushed tomatoes, including some of their juice. Continue to stir until heated through. Add as many capers as desired (and even some caper juice). Add salt and pepper to taste. Keep warm on the stove.
5. When the eggplant is roasted, distribute tow pieces to each plate. Top each piece with a heaping spoonful of the tomato mixture.
Serve with sautéed kale and sunflower seeds or a side salad.
Ra Ra Riot - March 3, 2011
WHEN EVERY LITTLE THING
YOU OWN IS LOOKING BACK
AT YOU IT STARTS TO MEAN LESS
THAN IT EVER DID
ON EVERY, ON EVERY INCH OF STONE
SKIN AND CLOTH.
MADE TO LEAVE YOU.
Seeing Ra Ra Riot on 3/3 at
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Hearts in the Sky
Almost a year ago, I was taken aback by the prettiest store decorations at my favorite home goods store in Hampden - Red Tree. Dainty paper hearts hung on pink twine from the ceiling, adding whimsy and delicacy to the store. I immediately wanted to copy this decorator's genius idea, so I cut out tons of orange and red hearts and bought string that was somewhat comprable. But, I never hung the hearts up. I probably got too busy or was too lazy, but I came across the envelope of unused hearts last night and got to work. Now the same campy, cute decorations hang above my bed and giraffe blanket.
This is just the first step on my way to make it into The Selby.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
SPRING!
My parents are housebound in over three feet of snow in Boston and Baltimore is so icy I've almost wiped out walking to class numerous times.
THANK GOODNESS Punxsutawney Phil did NOT see his shadow and says SPRING is on its way!
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
The Bohemian
CHECK OUT THE SUPER NEW, SUPER RAD BALTIMORE MAGAZINE "THE BOHEMIAN."
I'M THE FOOD COLUMNIST, AND MY ARTICLE CAN BE READ
HERE!
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Fitz and the Tantrums
All my life I've been obsessed with soul and Motown, and as I've previously said, I think I was born in the wrong era. Ever since Cee-Lo Green's hit "Fuck You," I've been yearning for a soul revival. A comeback that doesn't involve auto-tune and fifteen year-old scantily clad girls. Well I think I've found it. Fitz & the Tantrums may or may not be the start of the soul restoration, but I can cross my fingers and hope. And in the meantime, I will just keep their newest album, Pickin' Up the Pieces on repeat.
Watch/listen to the video for "MoneyGrabber," directed by filmmaker Michael Mohan.
My favorites:
Tighter
Pickin' Up the Pieces
From Scratch: Hummus
I love hummus. I can eat half a container of hummus in a day. Unfortunately, a container of hummus can cost up to $7. Now there's two solutions to my expensive habit - stop eating hummus or make it myself. Since the former isn't really an option, I decided to make hummus myself from scratch. I made about 6 cups of hummus and it cost me about $5. I even made so much that I had to freeze some. I followed most of Mark Bittman's recipe, but changed some things.
6 cups of dry chickpeas
1 1/2 cups of tahini
3/4 cups extra virgin olive oil
6 cloves garlic, peeled
Juice from 3 lemons
3 tablespoons paprika
1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
Chopped parsley leaves for garnish
Cover dry chickpeas with cold water in a large saucepan and let soak overnight (dry chickpeas are super hard, so the longer they soak, the better). After they've soaked, drain the beans and cover again with fresh cold water. Bring the pot to a boil and simmer for an hour. Once they've cooked, drain the chickpeas but be sure to reserve the chickpea water!
Combine chickpeas, tahini, olive oil, garlic, lemon juice together in a food processor. Add salt and pepper to taste. As the ingredients combine, add the chickpea water to get a smooth, creamier consistency. Add the paprika and cayenne as you like.
Serve with a sprinkling of paprika and parsley on top.
Hummus is pretty forgiving so you can try lots of different flavors, but you may want to start with smaller batches if you're really experimenting.
Friday, January 28, 2011
First Week Back Tunes
MONEYGRABBER ^
fitz & the tantrums
IT NEVER RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA^
albert hammond
FUNNY LITTLE FROG ^
god help the girl
BROKEN BONES ^
chatelaine
FRUIT OF THE MOON ^
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Sundance Recap
Sundance for the first time for a cinefile/film student is a bit like comic con for a comic junkie. You are surrounded people who make, produce, and appreciate film, and who are willing and want to talk about it non-stop. You are constantly watching movies, and when you venture out of the dark cinema the air is pure and cool. Oh, and celebs are everywhere. Coming back to real life/Baltimore has been hard, and far less glamourous.
But here's my rundown of 2011 Sundance.
Top Films:
SUBMARINE (Richard Ayoade)
Must-see British indie about a young boy. Quirky, funny, and just simply awesome.
WIN WIN (Thomas McCarthy)
Paul Giamatti coaches high school wrestling and learns a lot of humanity at the same time. Both light and dark. Also, Bobby Cannavale is hysterical.
THE DETAILS (Jacob Aaron Estes)
Totally twisted. Tobey Maguire's an asshole and Laura Linney is crazy.
MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE (T. Sean Durkin)
Check out the Olsen twins' sister, Lizzy - yes, there's another one, but she seems like way less drama. This film has been criticized heavily, but its shocking portrayal of someone's psyche is refreshing and (I don't care what everyone's said) the ending is completely haunting.
Overrated:
CEDAR RAPIDS (Miguel Arteta)
If you've seen BLACK SWAN then you've seen the trailer for this movie. Looks like a lot of fun with John C Reilly, Ed Helms, and Anne Heche, right? Have you seen The Hangover? Yes. Have you seen any John C Reilly comedy? Yes. Have you seen a Judd Apatow film? Yes. Well, then you've seen CEDAR RAPIDS.
PERFECT SENSE (David Mackenzie)
An interesting, apocalyptic subject but wasn't pulled off successfully. A lot of gratuitous sex scenes (yes, we know Eva Green and Ewan McGregor are hot) and not enough explanation (if humans are becoming senseless animals, I'd like to know why). Watch the trailer to be totally deceived because it is nothing at all like what it pretends to be.
Films that Will Succeed Commerically
MY IDIOT BROTHER (Jesse Peretz)
Paul Rudd. Zooey Deschanel. Elizabeth Banks. Emily Mortimer. Rashida Jones. Hugh Dancy. Steve Coogan. Adam Scott. Do I need to say more? If I do, then how about this: Zooey and Rashida play lesbians.
MARGIN CALL (J.C. Chandor)
Does what WALL STREET 2 didn't. Kevin Spacey, Stanely Tucci, Jeremy Irons, Zachary Quinto, Paul Bettany, Demi Moore, Penn Badgley, Simon Baker.
Honorable Mention
TERRI (Azazel Jacobs)
It's not easy being fat. Odd, but beautiful film about a kid just trying to get by.
Jimmy Fallon//Neil Young
What if Neil Young covered Willow Smith's "Whip My Hair"?
It would be a little like this:
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Park City Hiatus
off to park city.
check out the following:
(Spoon's Jim Eno and Voxtrot's Ramesh Srivastava)
(My new food blog obsession)
(The L Mag's list of ''Hipsters Throughout History")
I'll Take Care of You by Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie XX
(great song)
Monday, January 17, 2011
Friday, January 14, 2011
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