drinks
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It’s been a while since I have highlit a whole meal and wholey heck, is this a good one. Hampton’s mom and stepdad drove here from Raleigh to see his opening weekend matinee. Because parking is difficult at that theatre at the best of times and Tom has some mobility issues, they drove to the…
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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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🍴: Mon – ramen noodle salad with Chinese sausage as inspired by this month’s Food & Wine. Tues – cider vinegar-braised chicken thighs, also from this month’s F&W. Wed – Domino’s. Because we won’t talk too much about what happened last night when Hampton tried to braise chicken thighs before rehearsal when he was already…
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🍴: Mon – TJ’s lemon ricotta ravioli with the end of a pack of speck and a leftover Comte cheese cream sauce with some horseradish, salad. Tues – pink peppercorn steak frites, salad Wed – vaguely SWANA-esque chicken thighs with lentils, asparagus Thur – Thai-ish mussels Fri – a borlotti lamon smash with roasted romanesco…
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🍴: Mon – grilled chicken thighs and crispy herb butter oyster mushrooms with arugula and labneh. Tues – one of our fave takeaways from Vietnam was banana flower, sliced up into salads. We both hate bananas, but were stoked to find the flower at Super G last weekend. We added it and green mango to…
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🍴: Mon — bacon/smoked gouda burgers with fries and salad Tues — Hot dang this take on http://fennel-twist.com/2011/06/26/mango-mango-mango-grilled-chile-lime-arctic-char-with-mango-slaw/ Hampton is rather spice averse but decided he wanted habanero in the slaw. Soaked it for a bit in vodka to pull out heat, added corn + peanuts for extra texture, subbed ancho for chipotle on the…
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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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It’s me. I’m the April Fool. 🍴: Mon — fesenjan, a chicken and walnut stew with pomegranate arils, kale, and red bell pepper, served over pearled couscous Tues — Hampton came to my show, so we checked out Stock & Grain food hall and had some darn good sushi. Wed — I had a work…
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I had most of this drafted to post last night but then we had way too much fun cooking and dancing and watching the teevee, so… happy Monday! 🍴: Mon — balsamic herb baked chicken thighs with potatoes and kale Tues — seared tuna with a quickle radish/carrot/cucumber and edamame, salad with ginger dressing Wed…
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🍴: Mon — TJ’s Garlic Gondolas + pancetta and extra cheese, salad Tues — half a head of cauliflower and all the beans from Rancho Gordo Bean Club led us to this (sub kale we needed to use up) with simple grilled boneless pork chops and a repurposed Dijon gravy hanging out in the fridge.…
Ann Davis-Rowe 