A Thing Or Two We’re Doing Besides Mailing With Miffy

Mar 4

Good fortune cookies, bad search engines, and a whole bunch of other nonsense await all you Thingiemabobs on this week’s podcast episode!

erica’s things

Finding it impossible to describe this masterful little memoir. You’ll just have to trust me?
Starting a love affair with smoked pickled radishes. Best served with, wait for it, mascarpone.
Stashing these in my carry-on to keep “did I pack enough socks and underwear?” dread at bay.
Praising Japan for its wholehearted embrace of Dutch-born Miffy, including bestowing her a place of high honor: postage.
Seeking—and finding—meaning in flower paintings.

Copping a cooking trick worth sharing: Bathe chicken thighs in citrus and spices of your choosing, roast at 400° for an hour, turn off the heat, and leave in the oven for 30 minutes. That’s it. Rave reviews all around.
Thanking the podcast gods for giving us an aspirational-besties chat show.
Getting in the Passover spirit.
Ogling the predictably delightful results when the force behind Somerset House gets to design a brownstone.
Dipping a single toe into paranormal romance after years of resisting—this proved to be a good gateway drug.