An Amuse Bouche on the Fridge

Another ArtHouse project has me looking at the Fridge:
The Things Found Series
"Volume One: The Fridge
The Things Found Series is the beginning of a new photography series that encourages participants to capture an image of a common space. This week, we’re challenging artists to shed a little light on one of the most personal spaces of all… the refrigerator. Open your fridge and take a photo of the inside in all its glory. Don’t worry if it isn’t beautiful! We’ll create an exhibition from the photographs we receive that reveals the substance of our community — one everyday space at a time."

Here's the outside:

click on image to see bigger 

You'll have to wait to see inside... it was too disgusting and needs some cleaning!
My deadline is 4/6, so hopefully no mad dashes to the PO this time.

Meeting the Postal Deadline

Guess who spaced out on her entry deadline for The Meal? Yes, moi. I was checking all the ArtHouse project dates at work and saw that it was the day of the deadline. EEEEEK! I grabbed the image from here and printed it on the laser printer (hoping it'll be "matte" enough - they required a "matte photo").
I typed a google search for "uspo open late near lax" and found this blog post by Kiyong Kim. He saved my butt! I got the lowdown on how to get a late postmark.
I went to the Airport branch (which used to be open until midnight, now you need to get there by 8:15), paid a little extra for the certified mail and got my March 5 postmark. Phew!

The Meal Project

ArtHouse sponsored a worldwide project called The Meal.
Here was our task (lifted from here):
"On February 24th at 12pm EST, join thousands of people around the world in a simultaneous global meal. Whether it's breakfast in LA or a midnight snack in Beijing, let's take a moment from our hectic lives and share it with strangers around the world. Snap a photo of yourself and your meal and mail it to us — we'll create an exhibition from these self-portraits, documenting the world's largest communal snack."

me and my "Dr Oz" quinoa

I got the recipe for the quinoa + prunes from the February issue of O. I like the fact that the prunes sweeten it up enough that I don't feel the need to add additional sugar.
Here is my version:

1 cup quinoa, rinsed
2 cup water
pinch of nutmeg
1 x 1" cube fresh ginger, grated
14 pitted prunes, chopped

put everything into a medium saucepan,
bring to boil,
simmer for 15 minutes, uncovered

makes 5 servings

Gluttony on Tour: New York 1/19 ~ 1/22

I had all intentions to report on this trip as it transpired...
I WAS TOO BUSY EATING!!! 
This trip, I managed to come home with more clothing than food. Here's some of the booty:

1) Desigual mini skirt with NYC motif
2) Uniqlo heat tech tanks + socks
3) Sev's 25¢ NYC tin, Duane Reade
4) cobalt Wigwam socks, Sockman, St Mark's Pl
5) ceramic "go" cup, greek deli style,
MeMe Antenna, Williamsburg
6) Oslo Roasters Freya blend roast coffee, Williamsburg
7) Hot Sox tights from Sockman
8) Barbie pink knit cape + scarf from
Mandala Tibetan Store, Williamsburg
9) bag from Rice to Riches --
ate the pudding before airport security,
tub of caramel sauce made it through, sanctioned by TSA
(missing -- still in Sev's bag:
six molassas cookies from Pies n Thighs)

Stay tuned for a full report on what we did, I'll roll it out slowly.
It was a super fun trip. We packed in a lot of eating and touring in very little time. Need a vacation to recover from my vacation!

Gluttony on Tour: Day 1 -- Pies-n-Thighs

We high-tailed it to Brooklyn for breakfast.

Our favorite breakfast spot in Williamsburg:
Pies-n-Thighs

You may remember that I hung out here for hours
last summer.

"Fish & Grits" for two!

Funny mug graphic.
Oslo Roasters coffee. More on them later...

We sat right next to the dessert case.
This became a problem...
We immediately got these three donuts to go,
plus six molasses cookies

Breakfast! Finally!

Happy

Free donut holes.
Why they thought we needed these, I don't know.
Saved for later.

Next, it was time for pie. Decisions, decisions...

key lime

banana cream

chocolate pudding

peanut butter

coconut macaroon
The WINNER!

compressed coconut flake crust (with eggwhite binder?)
chocolate glaze
vanilla cream
chocolate covered almonds
OMG

After all of that, a walk was in order.

Gluttony on Tour: Day 1 -- In Transit

I was delighted to discover that Severo was checking a bag.
Hurrah! Out came the larger suitcase. 

We took a red-eye from LAX and transferred in DFW. 
Here we are, approaching Dallas in the dark. 

While I sat and drank a Starbucks... 

Severo got us upgrades to First Class. SCORE!

Looking grumpy but just tired and hungry.
OK, grumpy.

Sev has intimate knowledge of the DFW AA terminal.
He likes this breakfast pizza and I agree, it's good for airport food.
We had to wait until 7 for it to open.
Will add name of establishment later when boy is awake.

There was a beautiful sunrise when we departed

See y'all later, DFW

Georgia O'Keeffe moment

We landed in Newark.
Amusing signage at the car rental.

Manhattan, here we come!

Happy Anniversary My Love!

15 years together! WOOHOO!!!!

here we are eating Zankou
in the back seat of my car
before going to a gig
at the Rhino pop-up last June
us, in a nutshell

we met at this CG gig at Checca

we got to know each other during Poptopia
two weeks later

on Valentine's Day, you wooed me
with a weekend at the Bonaventure
and dinner in Chinatown
(because Cheesecake Factory in Pasadena was
just A BIT too crowded)

in March, you flew me to my first SXSW festival
here, Beatle Bob clearly wins the pattern mixing award

I love getting to go backstage with you
(here, ten eyes at House of Blues)

watching you play

traveling to exotic destinations

dressing up and going out

meeting your alter ego Maurie

having fun in photoshop

Here's to fifteen years of adventures and many more to come! Mwah!