ADVENTURES IN DOMESTICITY: Chickpea Sauté with Greek Yogurt Edition

Well, it’s the New Year (Chinese, at least), and I’ve been more or less keeping to my resolution to eat healthier in 2013. This has meant cutting out late night McDonald’s visits (sadness) and, well, early afternoon McDonald’s runs visits (more sadness), but not all has been lost. In the place of delicious Big Macs …

WATCH WHAT CRAPPENS #60: Tea Parties, Sur Idiots, and Persian-Palooza!

On this week’s episode of “Watch What Crappens,” Ben Mandelker (bsideblog.com), Ronnie Karam (TVgasm.com), and Matt Whitfield (Yahoo!) break down the big tea party on “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.” Then it’s off to Weho to ridicule the idiots on “Vanderpump Rules” as well as our Persian neighbors on “Shahs of Sunset.” Finally, we wrap …

WATCH WHAT CRAPPENS #58: What Crappens In Vegas…

This week, the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and the staff of SUR all travel to Vegas, and EVERYONE on Bravo eats Moroccan food. There’s shirtless douche fighting, witless knife wielding, and brainless strip teaching. Come on in!

Healthy Dining From ‘The Biggest Loser’s’ Devin Alexander

Well, it’s January, which means most of the country is still feeling rather bullish about eating healthy and finally getting into shape. You can count me in on that bandwagon, and while I do feel rather cliché for adopting a lighter diet (I’ve already made quinoa twice in the span of eight days — what …

DOWNTON ABBEY PHOTOCAP: Heavens! There’s Been Mismanagement!

How much do I love Downton Abbey? Let me count the ways. Or actually, just take my word for it. I love everything about this series — from the dialogue to the acting to the characters to the cinematography. That’s why it’s rather shocking that I only now caught up to the latest episode (heavens!). Due …

ADVENTURES IN DOMESTICITY: ‘Jerusalem’ Shakshuka Edition + Bonus Pics of Other Stuff

Back in November, a serious obsession began for me in the form of Jerusalem: The Cookbook by Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi. This glorious tome arrived in the mail one morning, and I’ve been more or less cooking from it ever since. How much do I love this book? Let’s put it this way: Jerusalem …

WATCH WHAT CRAPPENS #57: Stallion Booty, Kim the Ghostbuster, and Diamond Chakra Poison

This week, Ben Mandelker (bsideblog) and Ronnie Karam (TVgasm) of Watch What Crappens delve deeply into the Diamond Water non-phenomenon and giggle at Kim Richards’ ghost busting. Stallion Booty is also on the menu, as are Reza sobbing impressions and another attempt at a decent Kandi voice. Come listen!

WATCH WHAT CRAPPENS #55: Homewreckers, Homeless Punching Bags, and Lindsay Hohan

This week on Watch What Crappens the morally-corrupt Matt Whitfield (Yahoo!) and Ben Mandelker (B-Side Blog) diss/discuss Brandi’s coming out party on the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Lisa’s horrific spinoff Vanderpump Rules, the snooze-worthy Real Housewives of Atlanta, part deux of the Real Housewives of Miami reunion, MJ’s bathing suit blunders on the Shahs …

THE QUAFF: Fresh Cocktail Hour Returns!

A horrendous thing has happened in Los Angeles: my dear friend Sly and I have ceased making cocktails. Terrible, I know. To be fair, it really isn’t my fault. Every time I invite Sly over to make a beverage, she always denies me coldly — often with some excuse such as “I’m sorry, I just …

WATCH WHAT CRAPPENS #54: 1st Annual Crappy Awards!