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🍴: Mon – a 30° degree temp drop + tornado warning + what I had to finally admit was probably a cold and not allergies + Hampton’s Friday = boxed Mac and cheese with Italian sausage, salad OTS, no regrets. Tues – I didn’t have rehearsal, so we planned to do bigass salads with shrimp…
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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, pokĂ©. Tues – grilled pork tenderloin and veg. I…
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🍴: Mon – Cabbage and White Bean Soup with Crispy Prosciutto, inspired by this, but with sambal oelek bc we’re out of harissa and some leftover tomato sauce bc ew chunky tomatoes. Tues – sushi bowls inspired by a recipe in the new Food & Wine that made Hampton admit TJ’s has a newish imitation…
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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 – TJ’s new frozen miso sablefish with togarashi rice, sautĂ©ed mixed mushrooms, and smashed cucumbers Tues – fauxtouffee with TJ’s new bay scallops, Black tiger shrimp, an andouille, wild rice, salad for Mardi Gras. Wed – Lunar New Year celebration with char siu pork chops (inspo here but with bone-ins from Smoke City…
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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 cruditĂ©s also from said party. Tues –…
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🍴: Mon – a WFH day meant weeknight polpo e patate thanks to our fave sous vide recipe. Served with crispy haystack potatoes and arugula salad. Tues – pork tenderloin with duck fat smashed sweet potatoes and sautĂ©ed zucchini Wed – grilled chicken thighs topped with spinach artichoke dip (because I ate all the tortilla…
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🍴: Mon – chili with all the Rancho Gordos because ice day. Tues – Chicken and Rice Bake with olives, capers, artichoke hearts, and feta. Wed – Margarita Shrimp with Pesto Zucchini Orzo with Charred Sweet Corn. Thurs – pork chops with Caramelized Sweet Potato and Kale Fried Wild Rice. Fri – Mushroom and Brussels…
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🍴: Mon – I forgot to verify an ingredient for the dish I planned to make was in the pantry, and, of course, it wasn’t. Adapted this with the chorizo I had already thawed and pine nuts, and it was a comforty delight on a headachy holiday. Tues – Soy-glazed pork cutlets with Japanese slaw,…
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These [David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Patti Smith, Robert Plant] weren’t icons reading because it was virtuous. They read because it was essential—like breathing, like music, like love. When literature was considered transgressive, moralists couldn’t stop people from buying dangerous books. Now that books are considered virtuous and educational, nobody wants them. — Staci Wilson A…