Recipe: Ina Garten’s Parmesan Roasted Zucchini | The Kitchn.
Christmas Crack | Culinary Hill. Planning ahead for Christmas pot lucks parties.
Dill Pickle Soup | Noble Pig. The Polish Community Center in Seattle has weekly dinners and their pickle soup is amazing, I hope this recipe will be as good as that version.
Bon Puf Cotton Candy (NOTCOT).
How to Stock Your Home Bar on the Cheap (Yes, We’re Naming Bottles) | Man Made DIY. Very useful list, some of these are brands I’m not familiar with and the others are choices I strongly agree with.
Popcorn Polenta w/ Mushroom Jus – Lady and Pups – an angry food blog.
Ricotta Goat Cheese Polenta Bake with Mushrooms, Greens, and Caramelized Onions, at Gather and Dine.
Air Delight Aero Chocolate Bar Recipe – HowToCookThat. She works through a few methods for making bubbly chocolate and finds the best one.
Egg Florentine In Pullman “Bowls”, for Cynthia – Lady and Pups – an angry food blog. Grilled bread boxes!
The Fourneau Bread Oven, via Swissmiss. This is a cast iron cave that you heat in your regular home oven and use to make spectacular bread.
1 Technique, 2 Very Different Cauliflower Purées | Serious Eats.
A Truly Traditional Thanksgiving Pumpkin Pie That’s Baked Right Inside the Gourd, at Laughing Squid.
Watch: Amaze Your Guests With Buttery Candles That Double As Sauce – Eater.
Rethinking Swiss Meringue: Lighter, Fluffier, and More Stable | Serious Eats.
Goat Cheese Stuffed Peppers – Food Fanatic.
an easier way to make cookies – smitten kitchen at Smitten Kitchen. This is how I make my gingerbread, pull the excess dough away from the cut shapes and you don’t get any distortion. Also, it’s way, way easier to roll out your dough when it’s still room temperature and chill it afterwards. Ahh, so easy and clean.
Tabletop Moonshine Still | Cool Tools. Table. Top Moon. Shine. Still. Hell yeah.
The Hottest New Variety of Pepper Is Not Hot at All | MUNCHIES. As somebody who loves shishito and padron pepper season I’m happy to see we’ll be getting more non-hot pepper options.
broccoli pizza – smitten kitchen.
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We Spoke to the Chef Who Has Made 143 Types of Mac and Cheese | MUNCHIES. Mac and cheese in a sausage, nice.
How To Make A Negroni — Cocktail Chemistry. They also include the recipe for a Boulevardier, a drink I’m very fond of but have found few bartenders know. Help me change that, let us make the Boulevardier as commonly known as (but easier to make than) a Margarita, yes?
How to Make a Beautiful Galaxy Mirror Cake Using Reflective Icing, at Laughing Squid. So shiny.
How to pick the perfect watermelon: 5 key tips from an experienced farmer, via Inner Vision.
Someone Probably Revealed KFC’s Top-Secret Chicken Recipe, at Grub Street.
The Best Way to Freeze Pesto Is Not What You Think — Preserve 2.0 | The Kitchn. Yes, more support for freezing things flat and thin for quick access later.
The Legend of the Choco Taco – Eater.
Best Burgers in Seattle, Washington – Burger Quest – Thrillist. The best burger on this list is from an out of the way bar that I was introduced to by the owners of Spinnaker Bay Brewing when I was working there. To this day when I have something small to celebrate we head to Loretta’s Northwesterner for burgers.
The Weirdest Things to Eat at the 2016 State Fair of Texas – Eater. “That’s right, in America we use mac and cheese AS A DIP.”
Crazy Crust Cranberry Sauce Pie | Baking Bites. This looks delicious.
Recipe: Rainbow Veggie Noodle Salad — Recipes from The Kitchn | The Kitchn.
I’m A Grown-Up Disney Kid — Obsessed With Hidden Mickeys?. The hidden mickey in the corndog here is adorable.
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Outdoor DIY Wine Cooler Idea: A Picnic Table with a Gutter! — Ingenious Ideas | The Kitchn. This is neat.
The Jealous Curator /// curated contemporary art /// kurt pio. Gorgeous paintings of giant diamonds, I really dig these.
Wood Rails 36″, at Parabo Press. For hanging really big posters, perfect for an Engineer Print. Via Swissmiss.
The mudroom: It begins! | Door Sixteen. An excellent list of all the products Anna uses, this is one I’ll refer to before our next house project.
Stud Thud Magnetic Stud Finder | Cool Tools. “Dual magnets create a “thud” when passed over a screw or nail”. Our house is old and has any number of mysteries behind the drywall. We once hit a water pipe trying to put up a curtain rod.
This Graphic Shows the Best Air-Cleaning Plants, According to NASA, at Lifehacker.
The Best Plants for Bedrooms and Bathrooms, by The Sill | Parachute Blog. Via The Wirecutter.
How to Make Vinegar Cleaning Spray (That Smells Good!) | The Kitchn.
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Rainbow Steam Cake Recipe – HowToCookThat. How to make a layered rainbow cake that doesn’t involve cutting and stacking.
Giant Ravioli with Egg Yolk, Spinach, and Ricotta. Recipe lookup inspired by Salty Seattle’s Instagram. Yum.
dubosc | Colossal. Edible zoetropes!
Orangette: While you’re not looking. A technique for cooking dried beans, I’ve got to try this because my previous dried bean trials weren’t worth the time put in.
Scientists Say Psychopathic People Really Like Bitter Food | MUNCHIES. Uh oh.
Cooking with Manuela: Rose Shaped Eggplant Parmigiana.
The Politics and Cultishness of Hops – The Sauce – The Stranger. A primer on Washington hops.
Best Value in Booze: What’s the Best Single Malt Scotch Under $30? | Man Made DIY.
Why Cookbook Clubs Should Be the New Way We Entertain | Serious Eats. Yes! (Also, full disclosure, my trusty red dutch oven can be seen in one of these photos.)
The Cocktail at the End of the Universe – Eater. “In search of the Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster, an imaginary 1970’s cocktail from space.” A delightfully thorough look at bars then and now.
This Coconut Cake Is Better Than Your Grandmother’s Recipe | MUNCHIES.
Pulled Pork and Cornbread Make This Slow-Cooker Chili a New Favorite | Serious Eats.
ChefSteps Guide to Pike Place Market – Eater Seattle.
The Cool Way to Brew Good Coffee – The Awl. Oh gosh I had nearly forgotten about Clover machines! Anyhow, this is a good history of coffee hype from pre-aughts to now. Via Kottke.
The Food Lab: Introducing Vegetables Wellington, the Plant-Based Vegan Roast Even Meat Eaters Will Want | Serious Eats.
IDEAS IN FOOD: Sandy (Pretzel) Sticks.
Lumberjack cake: tartan batter? / Boing Boing. This is neato.
15 Edible Cocktail Garnishes to Snack on During Happy Hour | Brit + Co. Some good ideas in here, I like the pretzel stick as an option.
A Cadbury Creme Egg Cafe is Coming to London | Nerdist.
The Crazy History Of Your Cocktail Cherry – The Daily Beast. I got to watch as Scott discovered the superiority of Luxardo cherries this year.
The Best No-Carb Cloud Rosemary Bread with only 4 Ingredients. While I’m not looking for a no-carb thing, these do look good as a party appetizer for my celiac friends.
spaghetti pie with pecorino and black pepper | smitten kitchen. This is perfection.
Smoke Signals – Bon Appétit. All about Tara Jenson and her amazing pies and loaves of bread.
A Dozen Rose Cupcakes | Sprinkle Bakes. A cookie cutter that makes creating a sugar rose more like assembling a paper flower, very clever.
The Ringer Cast Iron Cleaner | Cool Tools. It’s a square of chain mail!
Play Food « bakerella.com. I’m bookmarking this because the recipe doesn’t need to be chilled before rolling, but also because the tiny cookies are absolutely adorable.
Make Matchstick Cookies This Valentine’s Day | The Etsy Blog.
Valentine’s Magic Heart Dessert – HowToCookThat. A hidden heart in the lid, really clever. Does anybody know where this idea originated?
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David Chang Calls Out Starbucks. As somebody whose edible creations have become popular, used for marketing for large companies and sold in major stores without even so much as credit I can feel this pain.
Happy 20th Birthday To This American Life, Which Is Way Darker Than You Think. Via The Morning News.
The clog post — Medium. “I’ve fallen off sidewalks from Brooklyn to San Francisco, disappearing mid-sentence wherever I go.” One of my internet Old Ones is posting on Medium every day through December and it’s making me giddy.
Hatton Garden robbery drill-hole necklace | The Guardian. A fine pendant in the shape of the hole drilled to pull off a multi million pound heist in London.
Establishing a Peace Accord Between Parents and Their Childless Friends – The Everywhereist.
The 24 Most Insane Theories About Who Rey’s Parents Are. #24 is the author’s crazy theory and it’s awesome.
Hired Hand — The California Sunday Magazine. Via The Morning News.
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When Two Best Friends Make Video Games (And Only One Sells). A good examination of what’s going on in the indie market.
Beyond ‘Serial’: The 50 Best Podcast Episodes of 2015 – The Atlantic. See also: additional 10 Great Podcast Episodes from 2015 from Matt Thompson.
Waiting for Serial? Try Some of These, Our Favorite Podcasts | WIRED.
Nathan Grayson’s Top 10 Games Of 2015.
Take a Video Crash Course in Beginner Electronics, at Make.
Data Atsume. Tons of data for the Neko Atsume game on what to use to attract the rare cats and get the greatest fish return. Via Waxy.
Stick a pin in it! — Postlight Posts — Medium. The Pinterest Chrome plug-in is taking over your website, but only the users can see it so you might not know. If you manage a website you should know this is going on, and they offer code to stop it.
Steam VR Stealth Game Looks Like A More Violent Portal, at Kotaku. I got to try the Vive last year and part of that was a Portal demo. Scott and I spent some time wondering how you’d make a Portal game for the Vive played at home and our theories were a lot like the way this game is described.
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Don’t freak out, but scientists think octopuses ‘might be aliens’ after DNA study | Irish Examiner.
A 3D-Printed Chess Set Made of Pieces That Are Individual Mini Planters, at Laughing Squid. This is pretty darn charming.
Alison Bechdel Would Like You to Call It the “Bechdel-Wallace Test,” | The Mary Sue. This comes from an interview with Alison Bechdel on Fresh Air.
Emily V. Gordon’s book Super You is available for preorder! She is a hero of mine and I’m so looking forward to her book.
Disney’s Artemis Fowl adaptation moving forward with Kenneth Branagh · Newswire · The A.V. Club. The Artemis Fowl books are great because of the secret code running along the pages, but I listened to the audiobooks and was impressed with how cinematic they were. I like the names attached to this movie so here is to hoping it’s great.
The 100 TV Dramas Everyone Should Watch — Vulture. I love that all the Bryan Fuller shows are high on this list. On Dead Like Me: “it’s one of very few coming-of-age stories about a girl that isn’t a story about falling in love.” Yes.
Here’s what one year in space does to your body | The Verge. “Your feces will not be shooting stars.”
The Problem With Trillian: Hitchhiker’s Guide and Me – The Toast.
Jerry the Bear – Off Topic – Cooking For Engineers. A plush bear that teaches kids how to manage their own chronic health conditions by caring for Jerry the Bear. This looks pretty amazing.
Remove Odors from Your Entire Home by Simmering Vinegar, at Life Hacker.
The One Podcast to Start With, Across 24 Topics — Vulture.
VR Interface Design Pre-Visualisation Methods on Vimeo on Vimeo.
Music to Sleep By – The New Yorker. “The composer Max Richter has written an eight-hour-long piece that he hopes listeners will sleep through.” I lived in a noisy apartment in college and would put on an album by The October Project. Training myself that way was incredibly effective, I still get heavily drowsy at the second song on that record.
Ermahgerddon: The Untold Story of the Ermahgerd Girl | Vanity Fair. I dig meme origin stories.
SunsetWx. A sunset quality predictor, via Kottke.
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