This blog post was requested by my sister, who noticed that I'm... fairly active on multiple social media platforms and asked what I use each one for and, to use her phrase, how I "cultivate a different persona" on each platform. So I thought I'd explain how I use each social media platform and what I see as the purpose of each, which informs the "persona" I present on each one. First I want to say that we all know that social media is just a ... Read the Post...
Focaccia Bread
Here is a recipe I made for January's wine club: rosemary focaccia bread. I was inspired by Salt Fat Acid Heat but hadn't thought ahead enough to make her recipe--which requires sitting overnight--so here's a quick(er) recipe I made. Ingredients 1 1/3 cup warm water (just turn your tap to hot and use that) 2 teaspoons sugar 1 package active-dry yeast (.25 oz) 3 1/2 cups flour 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil (more for drizzling--you can use ... Read the Post...
Open House Peeping
Sometimes when I'm exploring a new neighborhood I'll get lucky and stumble upon an open house! At first I was nervous about going into an open house because let's be extremely honest, I'm a young millennial and it's hard to imagine when it will be realistic to buy a house--especially in a city as expensive as DC. Apparently I had absolutely nothing to worry about. I've found that people hosting the open houses have either been homeowners who are ... Read the Post...
Fake Chicken Carbonara (or what to do with leftover Roast Chicken)
If you've made a roasted chicken, odds are you've then had a bunch of chicken you need to figure out how to use. That's what this recipe is for. Ingredients leftover chicken (however much you want) spaghetti (also however much you want--I usually use 3/4 - 1 package so I can have leftovers) 4 slices of bacon 1 medium onion 3 garlic cloves 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese 1/2 cup cream salt and pepper Recipe Cut or tear up your left over ... Read the Post...