food

  • 🍴: Mon – last Monday, we tested out some new steaks from TJ’s that were decidedly underwhelming. Their new bone-in ribeye worked out much better this Monday. We have had fun cooking massive ones from Smoke City Meats, but these smaller ones are definitely more convenient. Pan-roasted spuds and salad to go with. Tues –…

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  • Time flies when you’re having Sunday night fun. And then on Monday, when Hampton’s car dies in the middle of the street on the way to his 6 a.m. shift. On a holiday. In the rain. 🍴: Mon – We tested out TJ’s new line of steaks. And realized how spoiled we are by Smoke…

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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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  • 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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  • On Brand – 27 Apr 25

    🍴: 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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  • On Brand – 20 Apr 25

    🍴: 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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  • On Brand – 13 Apr 25

    🍴: 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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  • On Brand – 6 Apr 25

    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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