audience life
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🍴: Mon – shrimp and asparagus risotto to use up a bag of aging asparagus and the rest of that Riesling a friend left. Tues – gyro/taco shenanigans stuffing tortillas with seasoned ground turkey mixed with chopped up pre-made gyro meat that needed to be used up. Tzatziki, a cucumber/radish relish, and air-fried Brussels to…
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🍴: Mon – Hampton wanted to do burgers tomorrow after we both had 6 p.m. events downtown, so he suggested a veg meal for the night before. We made this lentil and beet salad with some sautéed mushrooms and braised endive. Earthy, tangy, hearty, and no meat was missed. Tues – he was right, Barcelona…
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🍴: Mon – We hit a Piedmont Opera HOPera event at Joymongers to cheer on the padre from Man of La Mancha this time last year, with delivery from That Place in the West End. I always say I’m going to try something new but mmmmm, poké. Tues – grilled pork tenderloin and veg. I…
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🍴: Mon – TJ’s frozen miso cod with tempura green beans, sweet potato, red bell pepper, and mushrooms, plus salad. Tues – burgers with red sauce, pesto, and fresh mozz with a bottle of barolo as inspired by an email from a restaurant we’ve never been to (but from the same people who had the…
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🍴: Mon – this was a calendared total rot day to recover from all the Seagull dramatics and the cast/Super Bowl/birthday party. Neither of us ended up drinking very much at said party, but we stuck to the script and ordered Papa John’s. Plus leftover boneless wings and crudités also from said party. Tues –…
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🍴: Mon – Spanish garlic chicken with roasted carrots, arugula salad Tues – Jaegerwust from Smoke City Meats with baked spaetzle and cheese, kraut, pickled beets, and arugula Wed – NY strip with warm Brussels panzanella inspired by this. We had some leftover garlic bread (how) tore it into pieces and crisped it up in…
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🍴: LAST WEEK OF FAST PRE-THEATRE MEALS HUZZAH Mon – lobster tails with fanciedup boxed mac and cheese, arugula salad Tues – steak and eggs, side salad Wed – southwestern salad with grilled chicken Thurs – cooking for one because I had a late meeting and Hampton had final dress meant a take on Marry…
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Late again. I don’t have an excuse, but I do have four books linked below. All finished this weekend. 🍴: Mon – Lemony Summer Squash Orecchiette plus shrimp. I may or may not have made a bad choice about not using a cut glove with our new mandoline. Never question. Just do it. Not an…
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One of the nice things about being in between rehearsal periods is getting to see other shows! In the past few days, I saw three productions that could not be more different. Last Wednesday I attended the tale of NC Summer Rep‘s Sweeney Todd. It was much larger than our Sunday in the Park with George in…