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KitchenBeard @kitchenbeard.bsky.social · 1h

While these assignments will not turn someone else into me, they will provide the practitioner with a path to the deviations within themselves.

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KitchenBeard @kitchenbeard.bsky.social · 20h

Sunday dinner. Roast pork loin with mustard and leek gravy. Roasted potatoes. Steamed beets with orange glaze and almonds. Wild rice with portobello mushrooms. Cauliflower gratin.

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KitchenBeard @kitchenbeard.bsky.social · 1d

I think one of the nicest things about this season’s #GBBO cast is how much they all genuinely seem to like each other. The end of this week’s episode was a little bit heartbreaking as you saw them all reacting with genuine love for the departing person.

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KitchenBeard @kitchenbeard.bsky.social · 2d

Slow down there. Some of us have birthdays coming up.

KitchenBeard @kitchenbeard.bsky.social · 5d

People are going to start randomly falling out of windows

KitchenBeard @kitchenbeard.bsky.social · 5d

I’m in SF and have more rosemary and bay laurel than I can use. And I can’t even give it away because everyone else has it too.

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KitchenBeard @kitchenbeard.bsky.social · 5d

Same goes for mint, parsley cilantro etc. Use it all. I’ve tried tarragon but it’s too tough.

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KitchenBeard @kitchenbeard.bsky.social · 5d

Toss the soft trim of Thai basil & regular basil in with the carrot tops and give them a little time in the blender. There’s woodiness to breakdown here so don’t rush it Add salt & lemon juice to lubricate things. Add your nuts & oil just like you would. Just one way I extend my purchasing.

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KitchenBeard @kitchenbeard.bsky.social · 8d

My latest on Substack

open.substack.com/pub/kitchenb...

The Grapes of Pique

I’ve been fumbling around lately, crankier than normal.

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KitchenBeard @kitchenbeard.bsky.social · 8d

Shelling cranberry beans I got today. I could have taken more. Fresh beans, still in their pods, are such a rarity in my world but fresh are a joy because they’re tastier and meatier. I’ll cook these tomorrow morning & then maybe have them with polenta or farro for dinner.

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Johann Neem @johannneem.bsky.social · 10d

If you're in DC on Sunday, please stop by the teach-in on American history-- "In an authoritarian regime, one of the first things that is taken from the public is honest and credible information..."

Nicole Hemmer @pastpunditry.bsky.social · 10d

In today’s Guardian with @kcarterjackson.bsky.social, explaining why teach-ins (like the one we’re holding Sunday!) are a vital part of activism.

Why we’re holding a teach-in about American history at the Smithsonian | Kellie Carter Jackson and Nicole Hemmer

Podcasters, professors, journalists and ordinary citizens will gather in Washington as the Trump regime wages war on history

www.theguardian.com

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KitchenBeard @kitchenbeard.bsky.social · 10d

calmatters.org/health/2025/...

Should billionaires pay more? California unions want voters to decide

Labor and health care groups are collecting signatures to put a measure that would levy a one-time 5% tax on the wealth of about 200 billionaires in California.

calmatters.org

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KitchenBeard @kitchenbeard.bsky.social · 10d

#queersoupnight @noshboxsf

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KitchenBeard @kitchenbeard.bsky.social · 16d

I was just wondering the other day what she is doing. She is hardly the type to just drop out of sight like she did after closing Prune. I suppose this book is the answer to that question.
#gabriellehamilton

www.grubstreet.com/article/revi...

What Does Gabrielle Hamilton Have Left to Tell Us?

The chef’s new memoir is a lucid, harrowing examination of family turmoil.

www.grubstreet.com

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KitchenBeard @kitchenbeard.bsky.social · 24d

Yesterday I fit into 31" jeans and today I weighed 187 pounds. That's down from 34" jeans and 202 pounds in January.

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KitchenBeard @kitchenbeard.bsky.social · 25d

Hmph.
#spellingbee #nytspellingbee

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KitchenBeard @kitchenbeard.bsky.social · 26d

There’s been significant backlash butt California’s proposal is a good one, given that the science is clear, and the economic arguments are tired ones.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...

Opinion | Relax, America, There Is Life After Nonstick Pans

www.nytimes.com

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KitchenBeard @kitchenbeard.bsky.social · 29d

Meal prep for the week. Shredded vegetables and chicken baked with eggs and cheese. I taste tested it. Twice.

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KitchenBeard @kitchenbeard.bsky.social · Oct 3

The compounds have been linked to cancer, birth defects, decreased immunity, high cholesterol, kidney disease and a range of other serious health problems. They are dubbed “forever chemicals” because they do not naturally break down in the environment.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

California governor under pressure over bill to ban cookware made with Pfas

Gavin Newsom, who has vetoed environmental bills before, feeling push from industry and celebrity chefs on next steps

www.theguardian.com

KitchenBeard @kitchenbeard.bsky.social · Sep 28

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · Sep 26

If you voted for him, you've done this.

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KitchenBeard @kitchenbeard.bsky.social · Sep 24

www.eater.com/food-culture...

Nobody Wants to Be a Foodie

How “foodie” went from badge of honor to cringey term to pejorative smear and all the way back again.

www.eater.com

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KitchenBeard @kitchenbeard.bsky.social · Sep 22

Smoked trout tart w/ Gruyère & tarragon. Had store bought puff pastry in the freezer to use it up. Would have gotten better results if I had made a pate brise myself & used cream or ricotta for the custard instead of milk. A good first attempt that I’m hoping to serve at a party in November.

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KitchenBeard @kitchenbeard.bsky.social · Sep 21

Sunday at Peets doing class work

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KitchenBeard @kitchenbeard.bsky.social · Sep 21

Maria Callas
Cecil Beaton
1957

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