On Brand – 21 Dec 25
🍴: Mon – leftover pork tenderloin and Hampton-made baked Rancho Gordos, salad Tues – Twisted Pine with a Seagull castmate. Kady came to Flat 493 to review things with Hampton and took him downtown before I got off work since he (finally)…
On Brand – 14 Dec 25
🍴: Mon – rehearsal and dance class were both cancelled due to the threat of ice, so instead of random dinners, we bumped up a meal planned for later in the week. Good thing, bc this crunchy brown butter carrot gratin did…
On Brand – 7 Dec 25
🍴: Mon – we got home from PA last week to a leaking kitchen faucet (luckily only when turned on; it wasn’t running for three days) and an oven igniter that finally decided to crap all the way out. With him having…
On Brand – 30 Nov 25
🍴: Mon – rehearsal after dance class = forgettable leftover for a late dinner Tues – Arby’s in the car on the way to PA Wed – Davis family dinner, traditional Thanksgiving style. I did not feel like coming up with something…
On Brand – 23 Nov 25
🍴: Mon – Hampton had to be at auditions before I got home from dance class, so, as per usual when cooking solo, I attempted to recreate my favorite seafood antipasti from a restaurant that no longer exists in D.C. I was…
“I suppose it will all make sense when we grow up.”
Yesterday was a very important anniversary — it’s been 40 years since Calvin and Hobbes came bounding into our lives, questioning how the world works and embracing the surreal. More celebrations here and here. I was the same age as Calvin when…
On Brand – 16 Nov 25
🍴: Mon – Crispy Gnocchi and Sausage with Creamy Pumpkin Sauce (which was handy since Hampton forgot to buy dog food and we could give them extra pumpkin + rice) and salad. Tues – salmon with a farro/leftover red bell pepper/feta salad…
Special Deliver(y)ies
It’s a good few days to be Flat 493! Last night, as we headed out to sit courtside, the mailman tossed (literally), this quarter’s Rancho Gordon bean club box. Today brought a new shipment, from Two Wolves Wine, owned by the singer…
On Brand – 9 Nov 25
🍴: Mon – Hampton went to his first WFU women’s bball game and was to get home as I did after ballet, so we planned a super easy, pad Thai-inspired dinner using leftover peanut sauce from last week mixed with a leftover…
On Brand – 2 Nov 25
🍴: Mon – roasted koginut with a ground pork, apple, and sage stuffing as inspired by these meatballs that are happening sometime this fall, but also Hampton bought a squash with no plan last week and it seemed like a good idea.…
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