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I write the mundane, the interesting and everything in between at https://pickledokra.net

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Cat in front of a Christmas tree.

Cat in front of a Christmas tree.

Christmas cat

08.12.2025 06:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Wicked: For Good Last November we went and saw Wicked: Part 1 and of course we all loved itโ€”but we also love the musical. Iโ€™ve never read the book but some of my friends have and enjoyed it as well. So, naturally we went and saw Wicked: For Good. I wouldโ€™ve preferred they kept it as โ€œPart 2โ€ [โ€ฆ]

We went and saw Wicked: For Good. It was (for) good!

#cinema #blog #wickedpart2

07.12.2025 17:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Wyrmspan: Dragon Academy, A Review Where I review Wyrmspan: Dragon Academy, designed by Connie Vogelmann, illustrated by Clรฉmentine Campardou and published by Stonemaier Games. Spoiler: itโ€™s a lot of fun! I remember when I first got Wyrmspan in 2024 I wasnโ€™t sure what to expect because I loved Wingspan so muchโ€”turns out it more or less supplanted Wingspan for our [โ€ฆ]

Where I review Wyrmspan: Dragon Academy, designed by @connievdc.bsky.social and published by @stonemaiergames.com. Spoiler: it's a lot of fun!

#boardgame

06.12.2025 17:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Happy Federal Way Link light rail extension to those who celebrate.

06.12.2025 16:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Guy throwing a peace sign in a green jacket

Guy throwing a peace sign in a green jacket

The face of someone who hasnโ€™t had coffee yet.

05.12.2025 21:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A Walk Around Capitol Hill A few weeks ago I made my way around Capitol Hill the other day and snapped some pics. Enjoy! First, though, a selfie (obvi.) I initially wanted to document the 2 Line testing at Capitol Hill station but by the time I got there the testing was done, ugh. Oh well. I moved to Seattle [โ€ฆ]

I made my way around Capitol Hill the other day and snapped some pics. Enjoy!

#photography #seattle #blog

05.12.2025 17:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Food Through the Week (A few weeks ago) Behold! High brow photos of my food through the weeks (a few weeks ago.) Only on the world renown Pickled Okra dotnet. ๐Ÿ˜‰ Early in the week I made these eggsโ€”I thought they turned out pretty good. I basically just shallow fried them in oil. Later on we grabbed these satsuma oranges from the market [โ€ฆ]

Behold, high brow photos of my food through the weeks (a few weeks ago.) Only on the world renown Pickled Okra dotnet. ;)

#food #photography #blog

04.12.2025 17:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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IYKYK.

04.12.2025 04:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Rhein Haus and A Trip to the Eastside After our brunch outing to Harryโ€™s and a stop at the cemetery to pay some respects, we made our way to the Eastside to stopped at Bellevue Squareโ€”which is probably the regionโ€™s premier โ€œfancyโ€ mall. Sort of a short post today. We mainly just walked around the mall and took in the christmasy vibes while [โ€ฆ]

We went to a suburb of Seattle called Bellevueโ€”for some reasonโ€”and then stopped at Rhein Haus for dinner. Read about it on the illustrious Pickled Okra dotnet, lol.

#food #blog

03.12.2025 17:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Brunch at Harryโ€™s Beach House A couple of weekends ago we drove down to Alki to have brunch at Harryโ€™s Beach House, which is a restaurant set on the water. Today was a bit gloomy but it was cozy inside the greenhouse. Iโ€™ve written about this place before, but only for dinner. Of course this is the sister restaurant to [โ€ฆ]

Another weekend, another brunch. This time at Harry's Beach House on Alki here in Seattle.

#photography #blog #food

02.12.2025 17:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Dumplings This post is sort of out of order if you read the thanksgiving posts that were put up prior to thisโ€”but itโ€™s become sort of a thanksgiving tradition for us to steam dumplings brought over by our friend Andrew for Thanksgiving-night dinner. Basically, during the day we do lunch with my mom, then we pick [โ€ฆ]

Dumplings are sort of a big deal, yaknow?

#food #blog

01.12.2025 17:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

CACKLING. Do it. Be one of us. Join @liamsteckler.com and I.

01.12.2025 05:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thanksgiving: Part 2 (Friendsgiving!) Behold, our annual Thanksgiving tradition of Friendsgiving. Food, wine, photos galore. Featuring Justan, Liam, Tori and many more! We do a small gathering each year at our house of our friends to host Thanksgiving and although itโ€™s a lot of workโ€”it is worth every sore muscle. Preparations begin days before, usually things like cakes, pies, [โ€ฆ]

Behold, our annual Thanksgiving tradition of Friendsgiving. Food, wine, photos galore. Featuring @justan.bsky.social, @liamsteckler.com, @madameaskew.bsky.social, @teagrandarbiter.bsky.social, @nunivek.bsky.social and more!

#food #photography #blog

30.11.2025 17:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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This was so much fun! Also very impressed by the hostsโ€™ masterclass way of saying โ€œSTFUโ€ to the very loud and inconsiderate drunk people. ๐Ÿคญ๐Ÿคญ๐Ÿคญ

30.11.2025 07:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Teakwood cocktail bar with uplighting and green felted benches.

Teakwood cocktail bar with uplighting and green felted benches.

I love a slightly pretentious mome ๐Ÿคญ

30.11.2025 04:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thanksgiving 2025: Part 1 On Thanksgiving day we went to my momโ€™s house for the holiday. Itโ€™s the first time in probably close to 20 years that Iโ€™ve spent it with my grandma! It was such a great time and we always look forward to going over to her house for the day. Before eating we watched the Thanksgiving [โ€ฆ]

Where I share the sights of Thanksgiving 2025 on the blog! Part 1 of 2โ€”this time it's all about the lovely meal my mom prepared for us all.

#food #photography

29.11.2025 17:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Recipe: Potato and Leek Soup As winter is comingโ€ฆ Iโ€™ve typed up the recipe for my potato and leek soup. Enjoy! Plus, itโ€™s easy to make after all the Thanksgiving cooking. Potato and Leek SoupBy: PickledOkraServes 4 1 sprig rosemary3 sprigs thyme, stripped1 lb Yukon gold potatoes, quartered1 large yellow onion, sliced1 leek, sliced into rings and green tops removed1 [โ€ฆ]

As winter is coming... I've typed up the recipe for my potato and leek soup. Enjoy! Plus, it's easy to make after all the Thanksgiving cooking!

#food #recipe #photography #blog

28.11.2025 17:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It goes without saying but Iโ€™m so thankful for @nunivek.bsky.social, @justjustan.bsky.social, @liamsteckler.com, @madameaskew.bsky.social, @teagrandarbiter.bsky.social and so many more for their friendship through the years. ๐Ÿฆƒ๐Ÿ’–

27.11.2025 17:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Happy Thanksgiving! Whether youโ€™re with friends, family or your chosen familyโ€”I hope you have a wonderful thanksgiving. Iโ€™ll be prepping thanksgiving and will share pics from this year in a few days, but wanted to share some previous yearโ€™s pics in the meantime! Enjoy. Happy thanksgiving!

Whether you're with friends, family or your chosen familyโ€”I hope you have a wonderful thanksgiving.

27.11.2025 17:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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thanksgiving-cranberry-sauce-lightroom moment.

27.11.2025 08:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
menu โ€” Plenty Of Clouds

The one I know of is pickup only unfortunately (so not useful at all but sharing anyways)โ€”Plenty of Clouds. Itโ€™s the best Iโ€™ve found after Lionhead (of herbfarm fame) closed. They sub mushrooms for the pork. www.plentyofclouds.com/menu

26.11.2025 19:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Salmon Dinner, Once-more I roasted a salmon the other weekend for Sunday dinner. I totally biffed it and didnโ€™t hear the timer so it overcooked. Oh well, it was fatty at least so it wasnโ€™t like eating dry stand, lol. The real standouts though were the wine(s) and the snap pea salad with a shallot dressing. Kevin really [โ€ฆ]

Please read your weekly Sunday dinner post tysm. Jk I dont post these weekly, lol.

#food #blog

26.11.2025 17:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Chalk sign in the vestibule of Annapurna Cafe showing a goat.

Chalk sign in the vestibule of Annapurna Cafe showing a goat.

Went for a lil walk yesterday. #photography

25.11.2025 22:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Greenwood American Bistro This cafe in Greenwood, aptly named โ€œGreenwood American Bistroโ€ was pretty decent. They had plentiful portions and ample seating. It looked like you could host a private event here too. I ordered the huevos rancheros, Kevin got the dutch baby, my mom got the waffles and my grandma ordered the salmon benedict. I probably wouldnโ€™t [โ€ฆ]

We trekked to Siberia, aka, Greenwood, to have brunch at Greenwood American Bistro. So how was it?

#food #photography #blog

25.11.2025 17:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just be like me and crank that oven to 400 and leave the house for several hours. Jk donโ€™t do that lol ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿคญ

24.11.2025 21:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A weird guy taking a pic of himself in the mirror.

A weird guy taking a pic of himself in the mirror.

Platform of a train station through the duct work.

Platform of a train station through the duct work.

Some nasty alley.

Some nasty alley.

Hashtag film hashtag hipster hashtag hashtag

Jk I was actually going to document the 2 line testing, but it had ended by the time I got there lol.

@sound-transit.bsky.social #photography

24.11.2025 21:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think theyโ€™re done for the day. I got down to Capitol Hill and itโ€™s only showing 1 line trains ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ

24.11.2025 19:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Random Food Post Iโ€™ve done one of these before but sometimes I take pics of food that dont really fit anywhere. Enjoy the pics! Hmmmโ€ฆ Iโ€™m kind of hungry nowโ€ฆ

Today on the blog is just random food photography that doesn't fit elsewhere, lol

24.11.2025 17:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Putting together a Thanksgiving playlist is hard as hell, lol.

24.11.2025 06:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Avatar: The Last Airbender In Concert As part of Kevinโ€™s birthday weekend festivities we went to see the Avatar concert with some friends. Before that though, we needed to get dinner. Our initial pick was Din Tai Fung but the line was absolutely insane so we chose Haidilao Hot Pot. If youโ€™ve never had hot pot before, itโ€™s really just thatโ€ฆ [โ€ฆ]

@nunivek.bsky.social, @liamsteckler.com, @michmon.bsky.social and I went to go see Avatar: The Last Airbender In Concert. It was excellent... but the real winner was... sauce bar?

#atla #avatar #blog

23.11.2025 17:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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