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Survived seven brain surgeries to watch societal collapse. Professional chef and historian coping proliferating plagues, fervent fascism, gruesome genocide and environmental evisceration.

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a man with glasses is holding a magnifying glass in his hand . ALT: a man with glasses is holding a magnifying glass in his hand .

"Honey, I changed the fonts!"

10.12.2025 04:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That costs extra.

08.12.2025 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If it were spicy brown or Dusseldorf, then it would be off with his head like other kings.

08.12.2025 14:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I hope you used fresh toni! 🀌

08.12.2025 13:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Agreed, I remember really enjoying maximizing my points on those elaborate crashes too.

08.12.2025 01:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Mise en place for pineapple-jalapeno panang curry: a saucepan with oil, chopped vegetables in a metal bowl, curry paste and coconut milk in cans, chopped pineapple and cooked chicken in a bag.

Mise en place for pineapple-jalapeno panang curry: a saucepan with oil, chopped vegetables in a metal bowl, curry paste and coconut milk in cans, chopped pineapple and cooked chicken in a bag.

A white bowl with jasmine rice and pineapple-jalapeno panang chicken curry, topped with peanuts.

A white bowl with jasmine rice and pineapple-jalapeno panang chicken curry, topped with peanuts.

A curry combination for lunch I've not had in quite some time, it's sweet and spicy:

Pineapple-jalapeno panang chicken curry.

Perfect for another chilly day.
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#food #foodsky #lunch #curry

07.12.2025 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Peanut butter cookies from Magnolia Table, some with white sugar, some with brown sugar, cooling on a wire rack.

Peanut butter cookies from Magnolia Table, some with white sugar, some with brown sugar, cooling on a wire rack.

Espresso oatmeal lace cookies from America's Test Kitchen cooling on a wire rack.

Espresso oatmeal lace cookies from America's Test Kitchen cooling on a wire rack.

Holiday cookies, round two:

Peanut butter cookies from Magnolia Table,

Espresso oatmeal lace cookies, a test recipe from America's Test Kitchen.
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#food #foodsky #cookies #holiday #baking

06.12.2025 20:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Mise en place for Korean fried rice: glass measuring cup with soy sauce/gochujang, minced vegetables, leftover jasmine rice, and a whisked egg next to a hot frying pan with sesame oil.

Mise en place for Korean fried rice: glass measuring cup with soy sauce/gochujang, minced vegetables, leftover jasmine rice, and a whisked egg next to a hot frying pan with sesame oil.

A small white bowl on a black counter filled with Korean fried rice, ready with a fork.

A small white bowl on a black counter filled with Korean fried rice, ready with a fork.

In the midst of holiday cookie baking, pt. two, I needed to eat some lunch. Leftover utilization once again:

Korean fried rice with gochujang and soy sauce.
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#food #foodsky #lunch #leftovers

06.12.2025 19:16 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As it should be.

06.12.2025 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Seasonal seduction reduction?

06.12.2025 00:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
The Amish dinner rolls in a cast iron casserole dish after baking.

The Amish dinner rolls in a cast iron casserole dish after baking.

Potato leek soup in a Dutch oven, using a recipe my Mum brought with her from the UK, waiting to be pureed.

Potato leek soup in a Dutch oven, using a recipe my Mum brought with her from the UK, waiting to be pureed.

Warming soup for the soul tonight:

Potato leek soup with homemade Amish dinner rolls from King Arthur Baking, a new-to-me recipe.

www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/amis...
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#food #foodsky #dinner #soup #bread

05.12.2025 23:31 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Oreo chocolate truffles, topped with crumbled Oreos and sprinkles in a plastic container for freezing.

Oreo chocolate truffles, topped with crumbled Oreos and sprinkles in a plastic container for freezing.

A small number of butterscotch haystacks with marshmallows and peanuts on a parchment-lined sheet pan.

A small number of butterscotch haystacks with marshmallows and peanuts on a parchment-lined sheet pan.

My family's tradition every year is to make many different types of cookies to share with our family.

This year we have an early start and froze these two: Oreo truffles and butterscotch haystacks.

I'll add more to this post as we make them.
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#food #foodsky #cookies #holiday #Christmas #baking

05.12.2025 18:03 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I've probably fried more of these then you've consumed.

05.12.2025 12:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The preferment of water, Demerara sugar and a small amount of yeast.

The preferment of water, Demerara sugar and a small amount of yeast.

Two multigrain sandwich loaves on a cooling rack, not the prettiest loaves.

Two multigrain sandwich loaves on a cooling rack, not the prettiest loaves.

Yesterday I tried a new-to-me bread recipe that incorporates two of my favorites: a preferment for increased flavor and flaxseed for nutrition.

Two-for-one multigrain sandwich bread from King Arthur Baking.
www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/two-...
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#food #foodsky #bread #baking

04.12.2025 13:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What about drinking? He's seems qualified to do that.

04.12.2025 12:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Pork loin roast, seasoned and vacuum sealed, using the Food Saver vacuum sealer.

Pork loin roast, seasoned and vacuum sealed, using the Food Saver vacuum sealer.

The charred pork roast on a massive wooden cutting board, sliced with a slicer.

The charred pork roast on a massive wooden cutting board, sliced with a slicer.

Mise en place for risotto: toasting the arborio rice in the Dutch oven, mirepoix in the metal bowl, mixed dried herbs, vegetable stock in the measuring cup, parmesan and butter ready to finish. There's a spoon in another metal bowl at the top to stir and salt to season.

Mise en place for risotto: toasting the arborio rice in the Dutch oven, mirepoix in the metal bowl, mixed dried herbs, vegetable stock in the measuring cup, parmesan and butter ready to finish. There's a spoon in another metal bowl at the top to stir and salt to season.

A floral print dinner plate with three pieces of sous vide pork loin roast, vegetable risotto, roasted carrots and parsnips, homemade cranberry chutney; the fork at the top ready to start.

A floral print dinner plate with three pieces of sous vide pork loin roast, vegetable risotto, roasted carrots and parsnips, homemade cranberry chutney; the fork at the top ready to start.

Thanksgiving has passed, time to cook sometime different (sorry turkey).

Sous vide pork loin roast, charred on the smoky grill outside, served with homemade lemon-parmesan risotto and roasted mixed vegetables (parsnips and carrots).
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#food #foodsky #dinner #pork

04.12.2025 00:20 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

General Mills really missed a great marketing opportunity.

03.12.2025 12:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I love this for you.

03.12.2025 01:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That's right, we don't subside of chlorine gas like the President.

02.12.2025 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Brown sugar and water dissolving in a saute pan with cranberries, apple cider vinegar, chopped vegetables and apples in the metal bowl.

Brown sugar and water dissolving in a saute pan with cranberries, apple cider vinegar, chopped vegetables and apples in the metal bowl.

The finished cranberry-apple chutney in a plastic container and plastic bag before freezing.

The finished cranberry-apple chutney in a plastic container and plastic bag before freezing.

Cannot say I've ever made a chutney before. It did, however, sound like a good way to incorporate cranberries into my family's Christmas turkey meal later this month and I'm going to use it for a pork roast tomorrow.

Cranberry-apple chutney with warming spices.
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#food #foodsky #cranberry

02.12.2025 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A white soup bowl filled with vegetable minestrone, topped with parmesan and a spoon, next to a small plate with rosemary focaccia.

A white soup bowl filled with vegetable minestrone, topped with parmesan and a spoon, next to a small plate with rosemary focaccia.

Tonight for dinner, I thought I would try my take on vegetable minestrone soup:

Clean-out-the-fridge minestrone served with homemade rosemary focaccia and topped with WI parmesan.

A great way to utilize the less-than-perfect produce languishing in the crisper drawer.
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#food #foodsky #dinner

02.12.2025 00:07 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Making the base of the Thai-style peanut sauce and vegetables in the background.

Making the base of the Thai-style peanut sauce and vegetables in the background.

Mise en place for vegetable stir fry: sesame oil in the pan, peanut sauce in the metal bowl, chopped vegetables on a cutting board, leftover vegetables and pasta in the plastic containers.

Mise en place for vegetable stir fry: sesame oil in the pan, peanut sauce in the metal bowl, chopped vegetables on a cutting board, leftover vegetables and pasta in the plastic containers.

A large floral print dinner plate with a massive portion of Thai-inspired peanut noodle vegetable stir fry.

A large floral print dinner plate with a massive portion of Thai-inspired peanut noodle vegetable stir fry.

Today's leftover and pantry pull for lunch:

Thai-flavored peanut noodle stir fry using leftover produce in the fridge before it goes bad. The spaghetti was leftover from last week's dinner.

I had ran something like this for a special while still working.
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#food #foodsky #lunch #leftovers

01.12.2025 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Cannot imagine there's much to see inside that head worth saving.

01.12.2025 18:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Zofia, a grey cat, on a pinstripe bed sheet.

Zofia, a grey cat, on a pinstripe bed sheet.

Just what I needed tonight.

I offer a grey cat as a token of appreciation (she's "helping" make the bed).

01.12.2025 01:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Mise en place for cauliflower soup: butter and cauliflower florets for the saucepan, cauliflower florets, leeks, onions, cauliflower stems, salt, white pepper, sherry vinegar on the right for the Dutch oven.

Mise en place for cauliflower soup: butter and cauliflower florets for the saucepan, cauliflower florets, leeks, onions, cauliflower stems, salt, white pepper, sherry vinegar on the right for the Dutch oven.

Cauliflower soup, topped with browned butter cauliflower florets, in a white bowl, with three sweet potato dinner rolls on a side plate.

Cauliflower soup, topped with browned butter cauliflower florets, in a white bowl, with three sweet potato dinner rolls on a side plate.

It's rather white outside from the winery weather. I made a soup befitting the conditions:

Cauliflower soup with leftover purple potato dinner rolls, leftover from Thanksgiving, garnished with browned butter cauliflower florets.
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#food #foodsky #dinner

30.11.2025 00:04 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Stovetop oatmeal mise en place: oats and crushed flaxseed in pot for tossing, chopped apples and spices (nutmeg and cardamom on the right), brown sugar in the measuring cup.

Stovetop oatmeal mise en place: oats and crushed flaxseed in pot for tossing, chopped apples and spices (nutmeg and cardamom on the right), brown sugar in the measuring cup.

A white bowl brimming with apple-flaxseed oatmeal, topped with maple syrup and ready with a spoon.

A white bowl brimming with apple-flaxseed oatmeal, topped with maple syrup and ready with a spoon.

It brings me no joy to say that most of Wisconsin is under a winter weather warning. Could be over ten inches of snow here. 🫠 To warm the soul:

Apple-flaxseed oatmeal with warm spices and real WI maple syrup.
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#food #foodsky #breakfast

29.11.2025 15:11 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Lemon-thyme brined turkey after a roast.

Lemon-thyme brined turkey after a roast.

Full Thanksgiving platter (clockwise from top):  cranberry sauce, mac and cheese, lemon-thyme brined turkey, purple sweet potato dinner rolls, hashbrown casserole, sausage-leek dressing (center).

Full Thanksgiving platter (clockwise from top): cranberry sauce, mac and cheese, lemon-thyme brined turkey, purple sweet potato dinner rolls, hashbrown casserole, sausage-leek dressing (center).

Happy Thanksgiving! While I'm thankful to be able to share it with my family don't forget the horrendous genocide that occurred on this continent in order for America to exist in the first place.

My lemon-thyme brined turkey was fabulous: moist and excellent flavor.
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#food #foodsky #Thanksgiving

27.11.2025 19:10 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

We have the cheese curds for your poutine!

27.11.2025 15:29 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Check out the hubris on that guy.

27.11.2025 12:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That's what the AI wants.

26.11.2025 23:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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