recipes
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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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🍴: 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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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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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 – because I anticipated having a rehearsal conflict on Saturday for intermediate ballet, I popped into tonight’s beginner 2 class, so Hampton took care of dinner and did a lentil/merguez/feta shenanigans much like we did a few weeks ago and I was so ready to eat after an hour of strength training before
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🍴: Mon – Accidental Meatless Monday feat. mushroom tacos with refried beans, queso, corn, avocado, and pickled radish — possibly Hampton’s favorite veg tacos ever. Also, we took the new TJ’s frozen plantains for a spin in the air fryer. Hampton tried them at work and said they were a bit sweet, so we added
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Flat 493 doesn’t own a guillotine but loves cooking to a theme, so happy Bastille Day, y’all. — French Bistro Salad via the Spruce Eats. Not gonna lie, our (fairly new!) non-stick pan did not heat evenly. It was still fun to attempt fried goat cheese, one of my favorite restaurant treats. The base of
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Ok, so, yeah, yesterday was a really fantastic #onbrand day — but, given that this is more diary than blog, I can’t not write about tonight’s dinner. This past week, we had burgers, thanks to our frozen stock from our amazing local butcher. We tend to wait for a sale and buy two pounds, portioning
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Here at Flat 493, we have very specific food rules. Most of which… are my fault. No matter how much I love cooking certain new-to-me foods and different cuisines, I still am very much a child when it comes to certain ingredients. That are used Everywhere. Enter our take on Mardi Gras. Hampton *really* wanted
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