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I have had a number of physical doppelgängers in my life. Back when I was waiting tables, I looked like everyone’s cousin or brother’s girlfriend or that girl down the street who used to babysit and play soccer. It doesn’t help that I change my hair color on the regular and look completely different depending…
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🍴: Mon – Hampton had bought pita for his lunches so we did Greekish burgers in pita with tzatzik and olives, fried Brussels ots. Tues – TJ’s umami butter chicken with potatoes and asparagus. Why have we not tried this before. So tasty! Wed – I had a late meeting before choir rehearsal so I…
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🍴: Mon – Hampton wanted to do burgers tomorrow after we both had 6 p.m. events downtown, so he suggested a veg meal for the night before. We made this lentil and beet salad with some sautéed mushrooms and braised endive. Earthy, tangy, hearty, and no meat was missed. Tues – he was right, Barcelona…
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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, poké. 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, 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 – 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 crudités 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 sautéed zucchini Wed – grilled chicken thighs topped with spinach artichoke dip (because I ate all the tortilla…