drinks
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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.…
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Fun fact: I had this all mainly drafted and already to go… and forgot to finish it on Sunday when I had a costume fitting, yoga, and two blocks of rehearsal. Y’all know I never claimed to be a proper blogger. 🍴: Mon- the world’s fastest caldo verde soup inspired by this month’s Food &…
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🍴: Mon – coq au vin blanc meatballs with mash and cider-braised carrots Tue – broth and Jello for me, Domino’s for Hampton Wed – Hampton-created orecchiette with bacon and sliced Brussels sprouts in a light cream sauce with leftover Domino’s garlic bites. Thur – Swedish pizza salad with TJ’s garlic gondolas topped with prosciutto,…
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Earlier this week, I finally joined Bluesky and left Instagram because of Zuck/Meta’s terrible decision making on fact checks and hate speech. So, what better excuse to actually update this blog more often? 🍴: We were to supposed to have not one but TWO weekend dinners out, but Winter Storm Cora had other plans. Luckily,…
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We are a week and change away from life returning to normal… err, the most recent normal? So let’s play catch up. Food has still been a bit hit and miss due to rehearsals and gigs. Recent highlights: — the cheater’s Spanish tortilla: did this for a brunch party with the recommended prosciutto and piquillos…
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I’m participating in another August Break from Susannah Conway on Instagram. I’ve really come to appreciate these times of focus every few months. Saturday’s prompt was “glass”, which tied in perfectly with this silly story from Saturday… which I’m only now sharing here on Monday. You don’t follow me for timeliness. ——– On my way…
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Much like one of my favorite fictional heroines, Bridget Jones, I love a good mini-break. Hampton and I originally had plans to do a big French vacation for our 5th/my 40th… but then we bought a house. So we did three mini-breaks this spring and summer instead. And totally saved money, I’m sure. Since I’m…

