“Why would I spend $5 on a bag of apples at the store when I can wear warm fall clothes in 88° weather and pay $36 for our family to pick them ourselves.” –Simon Holland As my regulars know, I grew up in north Texas, where the weather is plenty hot and aside from a…
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Brussels Sprouts and Bacon Frittata
“You cannot treat the 21st-century Republican Party as a legitimate negotiating partner, or a principled ideological opponent, because it has abandoned all principles, possesses no clear or consistent ideology, and does not respect the legitimacy of democracy. Biden’s pitch to voters seems to be that all of that was caused by one evil man with…
Spiced Yogurt Waffles with Toasted-Pecan Maple Syrup
“The Bible says to love your neighbor as you love yourself, but what if Christianity has taught you not to love yourself? Then you hate your neighbor as you hate yourself – impotently, in despair.” –Lauren O’Neal, Empty the Pews Earlier this week, New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted, “When politicians use faith as an…
Cabbage Soup with Gruyère-Rye Toasts
Hoooo boy, what a goat rodeo of a week this was. I won’t rehash it in real time, your head is spinning too, but for those reading this in the future, just know this is the week in 2020 our fascist president contracted COVID. Obviously it’s a big deal, but I believe it shouldn’t and…
Lemon, Oregano, and Black Pepper Roast Chicken
I don’t have an exact, or even vague, timeline of when roast chickens became all the rage for celebrity chefs. When food media began writing Very Serious Articles about whose technique was superior. I also don’t exactly know when Roast Chicken became some sort of home cook litmus test to determine skill, or seriousness, or…
Salted Chocolate Caramel Cupcakes
“I take those pinky promises seriously” –Senator Elizabeth Warren Right after Senator Elizabeth Warren suspended her presidential campaign, I started, in a swell of fury and sadness, writing about it. I meant it to be a tribute, in a way. Then I got, oh, just a little sidelined by a whole global pandemic thing. Now…
Chocolate-Hazelnut Tart
Last week, on Instagram, I said that Joe Biden is not coming to save you, and I think a lot of people got kind of mad at me. I wanted to take a moment to contextualize what I said, because it was never my intent to anger you, just to warn you. First things first:…
Fried Calamari and Shrimp Cocktail
Well. We made it all the way to September of this nightmare we bitterly call 2020, and I wish I had something uplifting to say about that. Alas, I do not. I, like you probably, am mourning the end of a summer I did not get to have. The past three months were mostly terrible,…
Roasted Tomatillo Salmon Tacos
We planted a vegetable garden last April. I blame the pandemic. Literally, I blame the pandemic, as in I never would have agreed to such a thing had I not realized I’d be stuck at home with nothing to do all summer. We built three raised beds last April, then ventured to a local nursery…
Plum and Black Pepper Cake
“DNC should stop with the ‘decency porn’ and say how they are going to help people losing their homes and jobs.” –Kim Gordon (yes, that Kim Gordon!) We have a moral imperative to both vote for Joe Biden AND inveigh against his monstrous Senate record, retrograde politics, and profound character flaws. I do not understand…
