ADVENTURES IN DOMESTICITY: Ina Garten’s Chocolate Cake Edition

Last week, I was both craving chocolate and feeling the need to procrastinate on an epic scale. What better excuse to bake a chocolate cake? But which recipe should I use? The last time I tried to make chocolate cake, I made an epic disaster by fusing a Mark Bittman recipe with an Aida Mollenkamp …

ADVENTURES IN DOMESTICITY: Ina Garten’s Tuna and Hummus Sandwich

Earlier this week, I made a batch of Ina Garten’s wonderful tuna salad in anticipation of assembling her Tuna and Hummus Sandwiches — one of her few healthy recipes. Well, I’m happy to report that I’ve since made some hummus (partially Ina’s recipe, partially my own), and today, I was able to finally move forward …

ADVENTURES IN DOMESTICITY: Revisiting Tuna Salad, Courtesy of Ina Garten

I had a downward spiral at the supermarket today. No, I wasn’t depressed or anything, but it was one of those trips where I walked into Fresh & Easy starving and emerged with much more than I had anticipated to buy. I just wanted a few basics, but then I got to thinking that it …

ADVENTURES IN DOMESTICITY: Ina Garten’s Roasted Shrimp Salad Edition

A friend of mine celebrated his birthday yesterday, and he requested that I write less about the Real Housewives and more about cooking. I can’t promise that I’ll reduce the Housewives coverage (there’s a new episode on every NIGHT it seems), but it did occur to me that I haven’t cooked anything for the blog …

ADVENTURES IN DOMESTICITY: Farewell To Oprah Potluck Edition

In case you didn’t hear, Oprah aired her final show yesterday, and in honor of this momentous occasion, some of my friends and I decided to celebrate her twenty-five years of TV glory by cooking up a Harpo-themed potluck. The rules were simple: just bring something inspired by Oprah. It could be one of her …

Make-A-Wish Kid Rejects Ina Garten, Is Awful

Me showing my support of Ina during these trying times. The Ina Garten scandal continues! After news broke that the beloved cook had refused to visit wee Enzo Pereda as part of a Make-A-Wish request, Ina made an about face and not only called Enzo, but invited him to her set. But guess what? The …

Ina Garten Does A GOOD Deed

LAME. Ina Garten caved into peer pressure. After having whipped up stiff peaks of controversy last week by not visiting a Make-A-Wish boy, Ina has now agreed to call little cancer-stricken Enzo. And here you all thought she was a heartless beast. Clearly she just wanted to vet out Enzo first, much as she does …

10 Reasons Why INA GARTEN IS NOT A MONSTER

The interwebs are abuzz over a story that beloved domestic goddess Ina Garten has refused adamantly to meet with a Make A Wish child named Enzo. The kid, who suffers from Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, reportedly wanted to cook with Ina, but his request was denied two years in a row, the second time with a …

Today Is Ina Garten’s Birthday!

Today may be Groundhog’s Day, but it’s so much more than that. February 2nd is also the day when one Ms. Ina Garten was put on this earth many years ago. And thank goodness for that. Without Ina, where would we be? Maybe about ten pounds lighter, that’s for sure, but whatever. It’s worth the …

ADVENTURES IN DOMESTICITY: Banana Crunch Muffins Edition

Well, it’s January 3rd, and everyone is slowly getting back to real life after a heady December full of parties, wassail, and poor food choices. There wasn’t much TV to watch over the past week and a half; so I focused on more unhealthy endeavors: eating and drinking. The result is a small backlog of …