I Think Thursday

Another week is (almost) in the books!  Let’s celebrate with this week’s thinking links:

1. Food + literature, a quiz!  So fun.
2. Excuse me, cereal milk tres leches cake!?!  Looks like straight up sorcery.
3. An uplifting story about paying it forward.  And by “it,” I mean “pizza.”
4. Girl scout cookie wine pairings!? A ridiculous/genius concept, if I ever heard one.
5. The customer reviews for this book are JUST. HILARIOUS.
6. Another episode of my new podcast is up!  Sarah and I are having so much fun with this.
7. Made me laugh.
8. This headline has me imagining a cartoon-style heist… “give me all the cronuts or this cookie GETS IT!”
9. I really really really really really really like Tom Hanks.
10. Pulling that Citrus Beet Salad with Creamy Poppyseed Dressing up there out of the archives!

Hi, friends!  Some thinking links as we close out this week:

1. It feels like spring has come early to Seattle! Although if you live in a place that’s a bit more tolerable-temperature-challenged, a quick batch of those Chocolate Spring Flower Cookies up there might help.
2. A lovely essay on Paris and pastries.
3. I’d give this 6-minute animated short an Oscar, too.  You know, if I had that kind of authority.
4. Episode 3 of the And Eat It Too Podcast is up!  #TroopBeverlyHills.
5. Last year in pop songs: a mashup.
6. Food waste is definitely something I struggle with, so it’s cool to read about how attitudes (and actions) on kitchen waste are changing.
7. The motherlode of kitchen organization tips.  Whoa boy.
8. This has been making it’s way around the web, but it’s fun: the top song the day you were born. (Mine is Ghostbusters, so I win).
9. Did you know that yesterday was Middle Child’s Day? …Don’t worry, no one else did, either.
10. I can’t wait to buy this adorable (and food-centric) guidebook before our honeymoon to Paris this summer!

Again with a slow week around these parts!  Don’t worry, things will pick up soon.  Once I finish wading through the paperwork for our NEW HOUSE!  #adult.  More on that soon.

In the meantime, here’s what I’m thinking about, this Thursday:

1. Craving those noodles up there.
2. What Marilyn Monroe Ate for Breakfast.
3. Such a cool idea – Be My Eyes: an app that connects blind people with volunteers via video chat, so they have help whenever they need it.  Amazing!
4. I just like the mental image of feeding babies “heaping teaspoons” of peanut butter.
5. The second episode of our (audio-challenged) And Eat It Too Podcast is up!  I swear one of these days we will figure out using microphones. (It’s also available on iTunes, hooray!)
6. Someone get this man a “hello my name is GENIUS” sticker.  And then punch him in the face.
7. I LOVE A CLEAN KITCHEN!
8. Christina imitating Britney is so, so good.
9. How gorgeous would these beauties look on your dining room table?
10. Loving (& a little jelly of) Molly’s honeymoon pics.  Ileana’s too!
11. I’m torn between Lupita and Emma and Reese.  Who was your pick for best dressed at the Oscars?
12. Well this is just fantastic. #uptownfunk

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I made these cinnamon rolls from Sheet Pan Suppers last weekend for Valentine’s Day – I’d forgotten how unbelievable they are!  Just wanted to remind you.  And here, your Thursday thinks!

1. This heartfelt SPS testimonial/review has me grinning from ear to ear.  Yay, Asha!
2. Straight up loving this cover of Shake It Off.  On repeat.
3. Why moms love emoji.  This is SO GOOD.
4. Hot dudes reading on Instagram.  Hah.
5. What happens when American kids try breakfasts from around the world? (Spoiler alert: cuteness ensues)
6. Boston, I know you’ve got cabin fever, but is this a thing??
7. Old Finnish people with things on their heads is amazing.
8. Cara crushed this sheet pan biscuits & bacon thing.  And I’m slow-clapping her honey butter addition.
9. Sarah and I are working on creating a podcast for you! We are working out some audio issues but so far it’s FUN.
10. The Oscars are this weekend! I’ve seen approximately none of the movies nominated.  This guy has not only seen, but ranked all 60 films.

Happy Thursday, friends!  Today is my mama’s and sister’s birthday, so it’s an extra special one.  Here, some thinks:

1. Remember those banana bread hearts?  They make for a fun Valentine’s Day project.
2. Stefanie made Caesar Salad Garlic Bread from SPS and it looks DANG good.
3. Cities (and people) are dirty & amazing.
4. Great tip for reviving a bottle of flat champagne! (I feel like The Kitchn has been killing it lately.)
5. Coming Soon!  ACCA-AWESOME.
6. These lil chocolate pots de creme look sooo good!  Bonus points for being hecka easy to pull off.
7. Say it ain’t so, Jon Stewart.
8. What a fun cookbook roundup!
9. How to fall asleep in under 1 minute.
10. I used to work here!  Get yourself one of those Valentine’s Day box of goodies stat.
11. Are fashion sweatpants a thing?  If so, I’m ON BOARD.

It’s February already!  Double ewe tee eff.  Thanks for your patience this week – I promise to have a new recipe for you soon!  In the meantime, here are some Devil’s Food Raspberry Drip Cakes and your weekly thinks:

1. Ina Garten is my hero for SO MANY REASONS. #sauternes
2. How one 13-year-old boy helped raise 1M for his Brooklyn School.  Amazing.
3. Tracy made my Baked Chicken Parm (from SPS) this week and she totally crushed it.
4. Speaking of Sheet Pan Suppers, you can totally get a FREE ebook mini version just by signing up for this cool newsletter!  (Check out that recipe for Fajita Flank Steak w Peppers & Onions!)
5. The key to a long life is light jogging?  I’m totally doing this right.  Emphasis on light.
6. Butternut Squash Enchiladas sound sooo good right now.
7. The New Yorker takes on anti-vaxers.
8. The new epicurious is looking NICE.
9. What’s the deal with Hellman’s these days?
10. I’ve become obsessed with reading Dear Prudence columns.  I think it’s because I’m a Nosy Parker.
11. Saved By the Bell is BACK.

Oh, that old thing?  That’s just some homemade stromboli that you might want to make on Superbowl Sunday.  The recipe is in my book!

ALSO, it’s Thursday!  Here are your linky thinks!

1. In honor of the Superbowl this weekend: Bad Lip-Reading, NFL Style.  On the floor laughing.
2. Brush less, floss more?  The Truth About Your Smile.
3. Eat more cheese!  I’ll take some of that triple creme.
4. Germaphobes beware, these 8 household items are hella germy.
5. How To Negotiate.  GET IT.
6. Are My Non-Stick Pans a Health Hazard?
7. What happens to the bees in the winter?  The honeybee solution is amazing.
8. My friend Lauren is a teacher AND an NFL cheerleader – watch her on the sidelines this weekend.  Go, Lauren!!
9. A funny & insightful article on bone broth. (Spoiler alert – it’s just SOUP.)
10. It’s too bad that SkyMall is folding, huh?

It’s Thursday!  And I just wanted to say thanks for all of your sweet comments and notes about Gramma.  Means so much to me.  She passed away peacefully last night, surrounded by her family.  She lived one hell of a life (one I’ll write more about, soon), and I’m sure going to miss her.

And in the good news department, the weekend is aaaaalmost here!

Here, some thinks to get you through:

1. Steph from Girl Versus Dough made THE MOST gorgeous version of my Roasted Beet & Orange Salad with Pistachios & Feta from Sheet Pan Suppers!  Yay Steph!
2. Did you hear the news? Wet Hot American Summer is coming to Netflix?!? Excuse me while I go fondue some cheddar.
3. This doesn’t sound like GREAT news.
4. What exactly IS umami?
5. A few recipes from Sheet Pan Suppers were featured on Living Well Mag online!  I recommend those crispy potato rafts.
6. Also, how cute is Gwendolyn at the Calgary Herald at making Baked Turkey Meatballs & Slow Roasted Tomatoes from SPS?
7. The scoop on best choices when buying canned tuna. I guess it’s all about the poll/troll caught!
8. Did you watch the State of the Union this week?  This part!  So good.
9. Which booze rules in your state?  Seattle peeps are beer folk.  Extra hops.
10. Check out these dope looking breakfast tacos!  Yes please.

Holy jeez it’s January!  AND it’s Thursday!  I still haven’t gotten over my wedding (above) (duh), but let’s start this year with a few new thinks:

1. Sheet Pan Suppers is featured on Today.com! (HI KATHY LEE AND HODA!)
2. Andrew Knowlton’s Food Predictions for 2015.  I can get behind a few of these (tacos + Shake Shake, mostly).
3. You Can’t Detox Your Body.  Take that, juice cleanse.
4. What are your favorite tips for eating healthfully?
5. Cartoonists respond to the Charlie Hebdo tragedy.
6. Where are you most excited to travel this year?  The Saveur staff shares their faves.
7. Is the practice of tipping getting out of hand?  I have mixed feelings about this.
8. White privilege is real.  An explanation.
9. Would you eat salad for breakfast?  I would if it looked like Gina’s!
10. I heart the New Yorker.  #BenedictCumberbatch
11. Ellen & Portia forever.