It's the Weekend, It's the Weekend!

(above: adorable houses in my new hood; below: somebody in my hood is stealing my identity!!!)

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Hey guys!

I'm starting a new column for the blog full of the links I read and enjoyed during the week. It's kind of an awkward time to start it, since I'll be heading to New York City next week for the Saveur Food Blog Awards ceremony (!!!) and probably won't get around to it next weekend, but what the heck, right?

Enjoy the weekend!


...  if you're going to San Francisco ...

• Be sure to bring a giant paycheck, 'cuz median rent in the city is now $4,225. Gross.
• Two words: S'MORES CRUFFIN. Who wants to join me on my mecca to Mr Holmes Bakehouse soon???

...  this is how we do it …

• Alice Medrich, my baking hero, taught me some new tricks I didn’t know (even despite the years of baking under my belt!) on preparing cake pans for success.
• I always wondered where to buy these beautiful knotted ring trivets, but it turns out you can easily do it yourself at home.

...  and you, you can read me anything …

• Except maybe The Saddest Cookbooks Ever.

...  our house is a very, very, very fine house …

• Before I turned my life upside down and moved to San Francisco, I had planned to replace the front door of my Portland house #casahummingbirdhigh with a yellow statement door — but maybe black is a better color...

... every inch of you is perfect from the bottom to the top ...

• I hate-read the New York Times' Fashion & Style section for oddly tone-deaf and hyperprivileged articles... like this one that outlines ridiculous regimens on how to get your arms ready for the summer. I'm with Hamilton — just do some push-ups, bro.

...  surf it, scroll it, pause it, click it …

• Ride sharing apps like Uber and Lyft are a new-to-me service, but, at the end of the day, maybe they’re just another popularity contest?
• When I look at my blog analytics, I sometimes see weird bots and crawlers referring traffic to my site. I thought it was harmless, but it turns out I was wrong.

...  how they love the sporting life ...

• The FIFA World Cup is the only sporting event I actually like and pay attention to, but the death toll stats for the upcoming Quatar World Cup is horrifying and heartbreaking.

...  you had one eye in the mirror as you watched yourself go by …

• Why you never see any selfies in my Instagram feed. Or hardly any photos of me at all. This is the closest you’ll get.

...  cash rules everything around me …

• I love to daydream about quitting my dayjob and starting my own bakery. What’s stopping me? Money, money, money.

... yeah, living the raw deal – three-course meal! ...

STARTER
Stinging Nettle Pancakes with Lingonberry Jam
(and yay, Sini's back!!!)

MAIN

Hawaii Plate Lunch with Chicken Katsu, Macaroni Salad, and Rice

DESSERT
Tim Tam Pavlova
(I got hooked on Tim Tam cookies when my Australian coworker brought back several packets for the company — they're now apparently available at Target!)

And be sure to comment with any links, recipes, and GIFS you think I'll like!