#foodspin

I'm not much of a cook, but in honor of Deadspin's Foodspin episode from my home state of Pennsylvania, I decided to try making the pumpkin thing they came up with there. I've been scarfing down fresh pumpkin dishes, so I had some puree ready anyway. It was for sure more time than I'm usually willing to spend on prep, which is my gripe with baking in general. Lots of ginger chopping and the squishing the cold butter crumble with my hands was tedious. Deadspin's "kill your loved ones with butter" joke is no lie, it's best to just not think about it. Oh man, you guys, it turned out warm and rich and decadent AF, I wanted to breathe heavily and slather it all over myself like Hedonism Bot. I ate more of it straight out of the oven than I care to admit. #deadspin #drewmagary #foodspin #pumpkin #geekswhobake #baking

I Will Ride For Gwyneth Paltrow's Cookbook

Warning: contains drama.

I really like Deadspin's "Foodspin" series. A lot.

I screwed up badly once, though I blame bad copy editing.

"You go outside and your whole goddamn face chips off and shatters on the sidewalk, and you think to yourself that maybe that is a good thing, because at least now you look kind of happy, because skulls always look happy. Skulls. Why can't we all be them."

"So, yes, the initial unattractiveness of a raw oyster, both superficially and as a filter-feeding, dirty-shell-encased, amorphous blob of a concept, is a hurdle to get over. OK. But, dammit, what kind of an asshole runs away from hurdles?"