Daily Archives: May 18, 2011

The World’s Greatest Gwyneth Quote

These days, everyone sends me Gwyneth Paltrow-related news stories. And there seems to be a lot of it, for whatever reason. We are living in the Age of Gwyneth, and I admit that I have become part of the problem, albeit a much smaller part than the gossip magazines that cover her every move. But this blog is focused on her cookbook, and my efforts to cook every recipe in said cookbook.

I don’t want this to become a gossip site, or a site where we needlessly harass Gwyneth because it’s the cool thing to do these days. So, feel free to send me all the Gwyneth news you want, because a lot of it is hilarious. But I won’t be posting about it unless it’s relevant to whatever I was already talking about.

And then you have days like today, where Gwyneth just LETS LOOSE, and you have to break your own rules.

First up, I woke up to learn that Gwyneth rapped “Straight Outta Compton” for some reason. And Lady Gaga was there? Whatever. And then, a few short hours later, the new GOOP arrived, with tips on spring fashion. “Boring,” I thought. Until I heard that the fashion tips cost a total of over EIGHTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS.

And then, last but certainly not least, my sister pointed me to this article, which contains the single greatest Gwyneth Paltrow quote to date:

“I literally do not have time to bathe let alone start a magazine.”

And that’s why I’m doing what I’m doing, I suppose.

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Blueberry Pavlova, Thank Jehovah!

Gwyneth recommends making Blueberry Pavlova after making fresh pasta, since the recipe calls for egg whites, and you just happen to have a ton of egg whites laying around after your probably disastrous homemade pasta attempts. So, that’s what I did.

The recipe is really simple, and – a rarity for Gwyneth – is made up of mostly things I have around the house (aside from blueberries, which Fred Meyer inexplicably didn’t have stocked, causing me to schlep all the way to Trader Joe’s in the rain). Beat egg whites, salt, and vinegar until “soft peaks” form. Add sugar, cornstarch, and vanilla extract, and whisk until “stiff peaks” form. I didn’t notice a huge difference between “soft” and “stiff” peaks (that’s what she said?), but this was all going on in the middle of my pasta meltdown on Sunday night, so I didn’t really care by this point. Continue reading

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