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Frozen Banana-Chocolate and Peanut Butter Loaf: The Possibilities

February 8th, 2012

There is a neatly arranged time and place for everything in life, including peanut butter. I used to tell Matt, even before we were married, that I believed in the concept of soul mates. Something about our meeting and the way that we clicked made me feel confident that there was a reason that I [...]

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TK005: Thousand – The Fall / Your Wild Heart 7″

February 9th, 2012

When I originally discovered the music from the solo project of Paris songwriter Stéphane Milochevitch I described Thousand (his musical nom de guerre) by stating that his music exhibits all of the qualities of a glass of fine red wine: it is bold, smooth, and a little spicy. I’d add that like a good red [...]

Cognac Ice Cream from Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams: The Sexy Ice Cream (For Valentine’s Day)

February 6th, 2012

When I lived in Italy, I learned three very important things. Don’t talk about God. Don’t talk about politics. And eat pasta as a first course. I’ve managed to be pretty good at sticking to the first two rules, but it’s on the third that I waiver. It’s an internal struggle that I have; in [...]

Musical Pairings: The Walkmen – You & Me

February 8th, 2012

I’ve always thought it was cool that The Walkmen were one of those bands that earned their chops as musicians by playing together, having played in bands alongside each other since the 5th grade or earlier. For example, Bassist/organist Walter Martin and vocalist/guitarist Hamilton Leithauser are cousins and grew up across the street from one [...]

Tell Us What You Heart and Win a Set of Heart-Shaped Utensils from iHeart-This [Giveaway]

February 3rd, 2012

We mentioned in our January newsletter that the February Pairings Box will include some special treats, including a heart-shaped utensil from our friends at iHeart-This. The ‘Heart Parts’ are an awesome way to share a meal with a group of friends or a special someone. Each Heart Part can be used as a knife, fork, [...]

Served Three Ways: Three Covers of Neil Young’s “On The Beach”

February 7th, 2012

Neil Young’s On The Beach was originally released in 1974 as the follow up to the commercially and critically successful Harvest. It was raw and loose, and from the lyrics and sparse production, it’s clear that Young was in an emotionally dark place at the time. For a modern equivalent, you could compare it’s emotional [...]

Eggplant and Meyer Lemon Risotto: Color

February 2nd, 2012

All of the walls in my house are white. I hadn’t intended for it to be that way, but for the past seven years, I have lived in a rented apartment where painting the walls is off-limits. I never thought it would get to me so much. You see, my bedroom in my parents’ home [...]

Musical Pairings: Bachelorette – Bachelorette

February 6th, 2012

It has been said that all art is a product of its context. That is certainly true of the self-titled third album by New Zealand songwriter Annabel Alpers who records solo albums and performs live as Bachelorette. Bachelorette was recorded while Alpers was living a somewhat transient lifestyle with parts of the album recorded in [...]

Sesame Salt Kale Chips: Let’s Talk Crazy

January 30th, 2012

There’s a good reason why I’ve never shared a recipe for kale chips on Turntable Kitchen. The reason is that I had always thought that people who thought kale chips were tasty were batshit crazy. I’m not a potato chips kind of girl, but I’ve always thought those women who would rave about how their [...]

Guest Post: King Krule – King Krule EP

February 3rd, 2012

My earliest awareness of the iconic Frank Sinatra came from watching classic Looney Tunes cartoons from the early 40’s. In those cartoons Sinatra was depicted as skinny and sickly, often attached to various medical apparatuses as women swoon in increasingly ridiculous fashion as a result of hearing the buttery tones of his hypnotic croon. I [...]

Spaghetti with Lemony Anchovy Sauce and My Big Takeaway from Alt Summit

January 25th, 2012

I had recently fallen into a rabbit hole called Alt Summit (if you’ve been following me on Twitter, you may have noticed that I was tweeting up a storm about everything I was learning). I’ve crawled out from under white dresses, sparkles, stationary and balloons to tell you a story about embracing who you are. [...]

Musical Pairings: The War On Drugs – Slave Ambient

February 2nd, 2012

The band The War On Drugs formed the same way many great bands start: two guys with shared musical influences met, had a few drinks together, and decided to sit down and write some music. In this case, the primary songwriter, Adam Granduciel found his creative muse by collaborating with Philly-guitarist and fellow Bob Dylan-fan [...]

Sage Biscuit Egg Sandwich: When Good Enough Turns into Something Pretty Great

January 23rd, 2012

Fluffy, tender biscuits have been eluding me for years. You see, I’d find recipe after recipe, tweak here and there, in the hopes that I could recreate those towering, cracked rounds that I’d see in magazines and cookbooks. But they would never come out the way they looked in those images. Frustrated, I had given [...]

Single Servings: Azealia Banks, Deerhoof (feat. David Bazan), The Dø, and M.I.A.

February 1st, 2012

New music from Azealia Banks, Deerhoof (feat. David Bazan), The Dø and M.I.A.! That is a lot of great new music for one Single Serving. Thankfully, I think you can take it. What you waiting for: give ‘em a play. Azealia Banks – Bambi Uhm, so the new Azealia Bank’s track is mind-melting (and, uhm, [...]

Simple Vegan Chipotle-Chocolate Truffles and Only Children: Different but the Same

January 16th, 2012

Update: I’ve been informed that cocoa and coffee are both processed with high heat. Therefore, these truffles are technically not ‘raw.’ That said, you can use raw cacao and replace the coffee with with equal parts water. If you live in America, and you’re an only child, chances are you’re kind of an anomoly. Growing [...]

Served Three Ways: Three Covers of Elliott Smith’s “Between The Bars”

January 31st, 2012

Elliott Smith wrote some of the prettiest pop songs ever written. Of course, writing a pretty pop song isn’t the same thing as writing an upbeat pop song. “Between the Bars” is a perfect example. The melody is touchingly beautiful and unthreateningly gentle. The lyrics, however, are undeniably troubled. Although the song could double as [...]

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Cognac Ice Cream from Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams: The Sexy Ice Cream (For Valentine’s Day)

Musical Pairings: The Walkmen – You & Me

Tell Us What You Heart and Win a Set of Heart-Shaped Utensils from iHeart-This [Giveaway]

Served Three Ways: Three Covers of Neil Young’s “On The Beach”

Eggplant and Meyer Lemon Risotto: Color

Musical Pairings: Bachelorette – Bachelorette

Sesame Salt Kale Chips: Let’s Talk Crazy

Guest Post: King Krule – King Krule EP

Spaghetti with Lemony Anchovy Sauce and My Big Takeaway from Alt Summit

Musical Pairings: The War On Drugs – Slave Ambient

Sage Biscuit Egg Sandwich: When Good Enough Turns into Something Pretty Great

Single Servings: Azealia Banks, Deerhoof (feat. David Bazan), The Dø, and M.I.A.

Simple Vegan Chipotle-Chocolate Truffles and Only Children: Different but the Same

Served Three Ways: Three Covers of Elliott Smith’s “Between The Bars”

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