Hitting Pan January

My current empties, from jarred tuna to hydrating elixers

Hello fellow processors! Welcome to another monthly installment of Things I Used Up and Look Forward to Purchasing Again. Here in the pit of winter, we’re prepping pantries, staying hydrated, and maintaining a gorgeous youthful glow.

From Me Tuna You

Ramon Peńa Bonito del Norte Tuna

I went through many jars of tuna during the development and filming of the upcoming Caramelized Onion and Tuna Pasta (tentatively scheduled for March 6 release). I am now a tuna aficionado, officially.

Buy tuna now, make pasta later.

When I’m buying tuna, I want it packed in oil, and I want it to be sustainable. Lots of brands tick those boxes but the bonito from Ramon Peña has become my number one choice. The tuna is always in big meaty pieces and very delicious, and it’s packed by hand in Spain by a producer with a long track record.

The tuna pasta relies 100% on basic pantry ingredients (onion, capers, egg, pasta, etc.). Splurging on the “fancy” tuna made it feel luxe without blowing the budget.

Get Ready to Bubble

Poppi Root Beer

Sweet

Eliza Weinreb

showed up to work the other day with a can of Poppi root beer and a bottle of Hal’s Vanilla Crème seltzer. Then that little wizard mixed the two together on ice, and we settled into a magical root-beer-float-ish beverage sensation. If she had her way, Eliza would always be guzzling the Poppi Cola flavor, but I’m a sucker for root beer, and this is the one for me. A couple days later, I picked up a can of each for a taste test with Cosmo, and can confirm they’re both gluggable, no mixer required.

So Nice, I Wrote About It Twice

La Superieur Electrolytes

There are only a few products I buy in multiples: chocolate bars; hot garlic; note pads.

And one more thing: this electrolyte mix. There’s currently an 8-pack in my shopping cart. The ingredients are outrageously minimal and I’ve tried them all, but my favorite flavors are Fresh Citrus and Red Raspberry. When I’m feeling WILD I am known to mix the two 50/50. NB for anyone else who is sensitive to stevia: this is the only product I’ve ever tasted where I can’t detect the stevia flavor/texture at all.

Me? Blushing??? Aw, Shucks.

Rose Inc Cream Blush Refillable Cheek & Lip Color in Foxglove

This is what hitting pan looks like, literally:

My broken pinky is healing, thanks for asking.

If you’re a “puts makeup on with fingers” person and like a product that you can just dab here there and everywhere, I def recommend Rose Inc. I put it on my cheeks, eyelids, lips, bridge of nose. In fact, I wore it yesterday to my nail appointment and Jordan said, “oh you look nice and healthy today! Did you get a great night’s sleep?”

No, I stayed up till 2 A.M. for no reason as usual. But I am wearing blush. This shade is a nice dusty rose situation, but it comes in other hues!

Hard. Working. Hands.

Eucerin Eczema Relief Cream

I don’t want to hear about your dry skin unless you’re putting this on your hands, legs, face, and lips!! In the winter the skin on my hands is so dry it cracks, my face is like steel wool, and my lips resemble a gravel driveway. It’s rough over here. Both of my kids had eczema when they were younger, which is how I got turned onto this product, and now it’s a cold-season staple. I lather it on and let it sink in; it’s rich but dries down to a moisturized but ungreasy feeling, and there’s no scent. I’m linking to the Eucerin site, but you should have no trouble finding it in regular drug stores. I’m completely out and need more!