10 Things We're Doing Besides Sockin' It to Ya

Oct 10

erica’s things

Planning out my awards season movie-going: 20th Century Women, The Edge of Seventeen, and Loving are all at the tippy-top of my to-see list.
Tossing a spaghetti squash in the oven whole. Did everyone already know to do this? ‘Cause it sure makes things easier.
Drifting off to a little island near Sicily with the help of The House at the Edge of the Night—it’s one of those novels best described as “transporting.”
Oohing at this almost-cork-like furniture made from recycled newspaper. And here I was, commending myself for using old installments of Thursday Styles to line a bunny’s litterbox.
Putting a lot of thought into what to make first from Molly Yeh’s dynamite cookbook—will it be the quinoa carbonara, the cauliflower shawarma tacos, or the black sesame milk, do ya think?

Reigniting my creative spark via the excellent Pattern Studio workbook. It’s like a more advanced take on the concept of adult coloring books.
Finding a new use for nutritional yeast besides dumping it on popcorn, thanks to the dressing in this easy-peasy shaved cauliflower salad.
Consuming my breakfast in half the time. How did it take me this long to realize smoothie straws are a (really, really useful) thing?
Challenging you to find a more hip and attractive movie theatre than NYC’s Metrograph, which also boasts an enticing restaurant, a tiny bookstore, and a killer refreshments counter.
Replacing some of my mason jars with a much sleeker option that’s also blessedly simpler to open and close.

Getting me a wallet that can do both: make my Metrocard easily accessible and hang on to loose change.