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Lovely Internet 12.12.14

Elena Rosemond-Hoerr 12.12.2014 lovely internet 3
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12.12.14

1. How to Email a Busy Person (is it really not rude to send the same email, verbatim, again?)

2. “I like to imagine that he created this catalog just to fuck with rich trust-fund babies.”

3. I want to try this!

4. This should be filed under #21stcenturyproblems.

5. These look delicious!

6. Popcorn balls make me feel like home.

7. I love this idea! I just ordered sandalwood, pine, cedar wood, and honeysuckle essential oils to make my own!

8. Great advice.

9. I will be ordering this for my bathroom immediately!

10. “When we plant a rose seed in the earth, we notice that it is small, but we do not criticize it as “rootless and stemless.” We treat it as a seed, giving it the water and nourishment required of a seed. When it first shoots up out of the earth, we don’t condemn it as immature and underdeveloped; nor do we criticize the buds for not being open when they appear. We stand in wonder at the process taking place and give the plant the care it needs at each stage of its development. The rose is a rose from the time it is a seed to the time it dies. Within it, at all times, it contains its whole potential. It seems to be constantly in the process of change; yet at each state, at each moment, it is perfectly all right as it is.” —Timothy Gallwey

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Sliced Baked Potatoes

Elena Rosemond-Hoerr 09.12.2014 grains & starches, holiday, vegetables 6
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Have you had Hasselback potatoes before? For the past few years I’ve seen them all over my pinterest throughout the holiday season, and I was curious. I mean, there isn’t much better than a baked potato, and the prospect of getting the butter inside the potato as you bake it was irresistible.

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If I were to choose my two favorite ingredients in the kitchen they would be salted butter and red pepper flakes. So simple, but both add a depth and complexity of flavor.  I use them in everything from roasted turkey to grits, and they’ve become a staple in my pantry. On potatoes, there’s nothing better (unless the potatoes are mashed, and then, mayonnaise).

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Sliced Baked Potatoes

5 yukon gold potatoes

1 stick of salted butter

2 tbsp red pepper flakes

1 tbsp salt

4 cloves garlic, minced

2 tbsp olive oil

Heat oven to 425F.

Wash the potatoes and slice, short ways, from the top down, stopping just short of the skin. The potatoes should stay attached in one piece held together by the bottom skin.

Top with cubed butter, spices, and minced garlic. Roast for 30 minutes, and then brush with olive oil. Roast an additional 30 minutes. Serve hot.

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Lovely Internet 12.5.14

Elena Rosemond-Hoerr 05.12.2014 lovely internet 1
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12.4.14

1. I am guilty of helping to create the email monster, but I hate him.

2. I have finally crossed over and can now enjoy sipping brown liquor and brown liquor cocktails. I’m thinking infused bourbon is the logical next step in my journey.

3. It’s encouraging to hear that divorce rates are on the decline, especially for people of my generation.

4. I can’t breathe. (and)

5. The obsession with the most wasteful form of getting your morning jolt.

6. I love this series.

7. I used to sit on the beach with my grandma, Bobbie, and listen as she made up stories about strangers.

8. Pea & Corn Cookies

9. These hand pies were delicious.

10. Capt’n Pappie’s videos are getting pretty great.

For more tidbits from Elena the person, follow me on twitter (@elenabrent or @biscuitsandsuch), instagram, pinterest or facebook. Subscribe to my bloglovin’ feed to make sure you never miss a post. Follow along with MissElenaeous for thoughts on everything other than Southern food.

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