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A writer I follow shared tips today for saving your voice when you have to talk a lot. Coincidentally, it’s my opening night of The Fantasticks with Triad Pride Acting Company, so let me get back into the posting vibe by sharing her info and adding some of my own. For context: I subscribe to…
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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 new frozen miso sablefish with togarashi rice, sautéed 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 – 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 sautéed 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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🍴: Mon – last week, Hampton impulsively picked up a bag of unicorn cornmeal at our butcher. We put it into action tonight to make corn pone in a take on shrimp and grits using TJ’s frozen black tiger shrimp and the tomatoes he brought home recently because they’re the closest thing to those we…
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🍴: Mon – Sautéed Lamb with Mushrooms, mashed potatoes, garden salad. A new-to-us recipe with some stew meat that had been in the freezer for far too long. With definitely do again! Tues – pork chops with sweet potato/goat cheese mash, garden salad Wed – a grilled Smoke City Meats ribeye with glazed carrots and…
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This was seriously done and drafted but here we are, another year, same as the last. 🍴: Mon – Farro Risotto With Sauteed Mushrooms and Fennel — sliced the fennel instead of wedging for my texture preferences, sliced the mushrooms instead of chopping to make them more meaty, and added some Aleppo and ACV for…
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🍴: Mon – Pork Chops with Mushroom Cream Sauce, wild rice, sautéed zucchini Tues – arancini with last Saturday’s leftover shrimp scampi risotto, bresaola salad Wed – Smoke City Meats filets for Hampton’s mom and stepdad, house mashed potatoes (plenty of horseradish pub cheese) and arugula salad Thurs – brunch at Hampton’s sister’s and then…
