2025
Again, this is something I might typically share on my Instagram stories but we’re not doing that right now. We harvested a very sad dozen of carrots that looked like diminutive, diseased dingdongs, and I said “no thank you and good day, sir” to that!
But these warty little weenuses had a profusion of bushy greens, so I thought it would be a shame to toss the whole vegetable. Thus: carrot top pesto, pictured here with freshly made gnocchi. The recipe bloggers always say that baked potates make better gnocchi than mashed (lower moisture content) so that’s what I did this time, but I am not sure I could really tell the difference. I didn’t use a recipe for either of these things, but there are plenty of recipes for both all over the internet and YouTube if you had a similarly freakish carrot harvest.
In other news, I had a blood appointment last week, and the results are in. I am winning at cholesterol! I am apparently within normal range now. I am losing at iron. Probably because of these reasons.
In other-other news (I guess this is turning into a little update list?) I completed my Goodreads reading challenge on August 7th. I finished my 100th book of the year when I read the last page of Catherine Dang’s What Hunger. Anytime I announce my progress (which is loudly and all the time), Yvan always deadpans, “Does this mean you are done reading for the year?” HAHAHAHA WHAT. Everyone’s a comedian. By the way, if you liked Monica Kim’s The Eyes Are The Best Part, I think you might like What Hunger even better.
And in the last bit of news…I submitted the final four chapters in my upcoming book! I cannot wait until I can seriously start talking about this thing. I have had so much fun writing it and have so much to share. Any guesses as to the title or what it’s about? If you get it right, I will send you a signed copy, on the house!
P.S. I had to look up how to spell “wiener,” and I did a Google search for cocktail wiener, and the search results gave me “cocktail wieners near you!” and for some reason, I cannot stop laughing at that.
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Jennifer P says
Is your new book about occult-inspired fashion? So excited to hear what it’s about.
S. Elizabeth says
It's not but MAN OH MAN would that be so much fun!
Beth says
The Art of Perfume? If not, I'd still love to read such a thing.
S. Elizabeth says
I'm afraid that's not it, but trust me, I would love to write such a thing!
carolee says
I kinda wish this post included a picture of the carrot weenuses, which might have made me feel better about never being able to grow photogenic carrots. Still, I thank you for sharing something to do with the greens, which I also hate wasting! And for the phrase "cocktail wieners near you" which made me laugh and also want to sort of swat the air around me to shoo them away.
Congratulations on winning at cholesterol!
S. Elizabeth says
I was afraid it was too gross to share, but here you go! https://unquietthings.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-11-at-16.00.39.jpeg
bennett e. s. says
hi! huge fan of your blog and writing. that gnocchi looks so delicious and i love a good homemade pesto, i've never seen it done with carrot tops before! is the new book called "the art of the unknown"?
Deborah says
I remember when cocktail weiners were all the rage for Christmas and New Year's Eve parties. In a certain age group, they still are, with that all so yummy bar-b-que sauce and wooden toothpicks. Yuck. (My favorite was the speared cheese squares, YUM!)
S. Elizabeth says
I too remember all kinds of recipes for crockpot cocktail wieners...one involved grape jelly and barbecue sauce and people went wild for it, hehehehe!
Deborah says
Oh, your book - Drenched Wench, perfumed baths of immortal women throughout the ages.
Distinguished Dames - Women rule the world. Let me tell you about...
S. Elizabeth says
Oooh, those are both great ideas! But not it, I'm afraid!
Doug R says
My guess is The Art of Dreams! Also, way to whoop that stinker cholesterol... it'll think twice before camping out again 😀
S. Elizabeth says
That's a really great guess and it's actually a blog post I have been working on for the last nine months! Alas, that is not it...