Beets are making a comeback — this week at least, since the NY Times is posting a new beet recipe every day this week. I managed to concoct a beet salad and beet omelet (from beets in jars) and am feeling rather healthy & pink.
Books from Boxes is an amazing song by Maximo Park. On repeat all this week in my cubicle/car/ipod.
The new Dole Pina Colada juice is SPECTACULAR, and usually I’m not even a big juice fan. It’s 100% juice and 8oz is 120 calories and counts for two servings of fruits (though you are still supposed to get most of your fruit servings from whole fruits). I like to mix 1/3 juice with 2/3 plain seltzer. Yum!
Everyone is obsessed with Mad Men (availible on DVD) because it was nominated for, like, a billion Emmy’s. Now I’m obsessed, too. I wasn’t won over right away, but eventually became intrigued by the early 1960s ad world (mAD men, get it!), and especially love that they also have a female character who is trying to make her way in a man’s world (although almost all of the other females are secretaries or housewives). Anyway, I netflixed the entire first season this week.
Now that I have a brand-y new prescription from my eye doctor, I’m super-excited about the blog Glassy Eyes, which explains how to purchase prescription glasses online for about $10-$50. I love these particularly ugly glasses from eyebuydirect.com. They’re so ugly they’re fashionable! (There are a lot of not-ugly glasses at these sites, too, by the way. And you can even print out glasses or “try them on” online by uploading your picture!)
Fredflare.com was recently featured in an NY Times article about band-aids (they happen to have sausage and egg band-aids, by the way). Anyway, after even seeing the web-site’s name listed in the NY Times article I got all nostalgic about my fashion-forward, bright-colored friend. I now want everything on the web-site! Someone want to lend me a few bucks?
ooh. i am excited to try some beets too!! you’re gonna have to tell me if you roasted them/simmered them first?
and that juice looks good too!
much love
I just used canned beats, but I think the NY Times recommends fresh beats roasted so that the skin comes off easily! I bet they are better w/fresh beets, too!
2 Responses for "Currently Obsessed: Beets, Books in Boxes, & More!"
ooh. i am excited to try some beets too!! you’re gonna have to tell me if you roasted them/simmered them first?
and that juice looks good too!
much love
I just used canned beats, but I think the NY Times recommends fresh beats roasted so that the skin comes off easily! I bet they are better w/fresh beets, too!
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