i like to win

here is my "windorphin". what is it? oh, it's just ebay's new little campaign. winning is nice, except i've never won any stupid ebay auctions because of all those insane "snipers" out there. i once tried to bid on a vintage mini dress, but of course lost since i put in $40 and it quickly escalated to $80 within minutes.

i also like to win when i argue with my boyfriend. i'm always right. oh and also he has asked for his secret code name to be "Destructor". i will humor him for awhile just to be nice.

when i played volleyball in high school, winning was really nice - but then they make you shake hands at the end of the game to demonstrate good sportsmanship. that made it not as glorious.

anyway that is my random rant since i have no interesting food posts right now.

fast times at the hollywood forever cemetery

i love summer in la. it just feels like there is so much going on, and the weather is always gorgeous. this weekend we went to the screening at the hollywood forever cemetery. since fast times at ridgemont high was showing, we knew we had to be there early. we packed a picnic basket full of snacks and wine (of course!) and picked up 2 doughboys sandwiches on the way.

the picnic starts outside, while you wait in line for an hour and a half! everyone spreads out their stuff and starts boozing. look how many people are in line by 6pm! (gates don't open until 7:30 and the movie is not until 9!)


i sipped on a beer while laying on the grass; here is my view. ah, blue skies and nice, warm sun!


finally! at 7:30 we make it inside and find the perfect spot right up front. (no, i don't know that guy)


here is our picnic basket.


wow, check out that crazy "vip" picnic area up in the front! they had little tv dinner tables set up with fancy wine. wonder who that could be?


here are our sandwiches. i had the "pan bagnat", which is supposedly a nicoise salad inside a hollowed out sourdough baguette. the idea sounds nice, but by the time i opened it, everything was soggy! PLUS, there was NO tuna! hello, what a rip off. i was really looking forward to the tuna. i think maybe there were 3 shreds total. since i didn't like my sandwich, i took a picture of it with the bottom of my boyfriend's shoe. there you go nike, here is your product placement.


here is what he had (much more tasty and less soggy) - a prosciutto sandwich with camembert cheese, yum! only, he asked for no melon. who does that?? weirdo.


then i lounged around some more while drinking wine. here is mostly what i was staring at:


finally the movie starts; oh yea and who was that special vip guest? drew barrymore! she was so cute when she got up on stage and "introduced" herself. then she introduced amy heckerling, the director of the movie who came up and talked about it. the crowd was great and it was a wonderful way to spend a saturday evening. i wonder if the inhabitants of the cemetery mind all the loud music and people stomping all over the place?

thanks syrup!

thank you for your post - mmmm pasta salad.

Cool Off! Lemon Basil Pasta Salad

Hello All! I thought I'd be a guest contributor today to my favorite blog! I'm coming to you from the East Bay in the Bay Area where it has been HOT. We just went through a bad heat wave where temps were 100+. I also just got back from Reno, NV where it was hitting 115. So, all of this heat has made we want to make some yummy summer foods to cool me off. Today I made a lemon basil pasta salad! You can use your favorite pasta and add your favorite veggies as well. For my version I used penne, cucumber, and corn. Cook and cool the penne and corn and mix all off the veggies together. Add the juice of a lemon, some

EVOO, basil, and S&P. Toss and eat! It is so refreshing and you can eat it cold or hot. I had it warm today because I didn't want to wait for it to cool!

happy 4th: mojitos, tequila, wine, pork burgers

after consuming alcohol all day, i finally had these delicious pork burgers we brought over to our friends' bbq. this is a crappy picture because i was probably intoxicated when i took this. but really they are very good! and very simple. just add about a tbsp of fennel seeds to 1 to 1.5 lbs of ground pork. also add a little minced garlic and salt. that's it! i love fennel.