My lovely friend Mica is not only a runner, a prolific blogger, a kthread VIP commenter, and a folder of fortune cookies, but also she carries vast knowledge of all things French with her wherever she goes.
In her honor this Bastille Day, I am posting a picture from my holiday breakfast this morning of [...]

Happy National Doughnut Day 2009! Last April I fried doughnuts in my mother’s kitchen because Krispy Kreme original glazed become even more beautiful then.
I’ll stand by what I wrote when I originally posted this (great comments on that post), explaining the recipe:
Why fry a doughnut that has already been fried? A turn [...]

Long weekends call for new music, a little dancing as everyone relaxes, and blue, blue skies—

Full playlist below image. Apologies for the beginning pop—pretend it’s a beverage opening, please. More music in the kthread spins section.

You, Me, & the Bourgeoisie – The Submarines
Little Secrets – Passion Pit
Technologic (Daft Punk cover) – Peaches
Down the Line – [...]

I always crave seafood on summer weekends, and this afternoon I sautéed a soft-shell crab in lard to top roasted red potatoes with pesto.
(Flour the crab, tap off excess, fry in two tablespoons of fat on high heat for two minutes a side.)

Tempted to make pesto from whatever green winks at me in the [...]

Saturday morning at 12:01 a.m., my (invisible) plane touched down in Nashville and America/Americana Day III began.
Cava is always involved with America Day celebrations (see America Day I and America Day II), and a cork soon popped at the apartment; Stewart, John, Ben, Michael, and I toasted to the revelries ahead:

Then, there was Mothership Wit [...]