New Year

I had a hard time coming up with what the theme was going to be for this year. Something along the lines of "This Year I Have a Long-Distance Boyfriend" seemed lame and pretty awkward.

But this past month I've developed a gluten intolerance, so... I guess that'll be it!

Things I've learned so far: I'm really bad at having a gluten intolerance.

They sneak gluten into effing everything! Seriously-- sauces, latkes, curry... all this stuff you'd never think to ask about. So it's a learning curve. I eat out a lot, and that's been tricky. So this year will be a lot of "learning how to cook gluten-free."

Yay....

Day 23 - Tentacular

This weekend on Ambitious Cooking with Jezebel...

I cooked squid!


That's right... squid. It's amazing what the discount fish section at the grocery store will inspire.

Ambitious Cooking is meant to get *cough* certain people out of boring food habits. Certain people like to eat a lot of beige food, easy food. So, certain people are giving themselves a kick in the pants and trying new things.

I googled some recipes and made up my own: stir fried with olive oil, onions, and some salt. What they don't tell you on the internets-- THE TENTACLES SQUIGGLE WHEN YOU COOK THEM. THEY MOVE LIKE THEY ARE ALIVE. THEY WAVE AT YOU. IT IS DISTURBING.

Other than that, squid went super well-- the top part tasted better than the tentacle part, but practice makes perfect. Here's pictures:




Join us next time on AMBITIOUS COOKING WITH JEZEBEL!

Day 1

I've been thinking a lot about dating. I've been dating a lot-- pretty much non-stop since I started my freshman year of high school. That's 8 solid years now. And I'm getting kind of burnt out. I feel like I should not be burnt out at 22, so I'm going to take a bit of a break.

The goal is to go a year without dating. I'll get some hobbies, start reading again, work on my friendships, and brave the scary post-grad world.


I think it'll be baller.


-Jezebel