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melisa
@slowasmolasses.bsky.social
· Feb 6
finding beauty today... sogetsu ikebana class / jamaica marmalade / the purple mats where i learn and teach judo were featured in time out tokyo's article on transgender self defense!
www.timeout.jp/tokyo/ja/lgb...
www.timeout.jp/tokyo/ja/lgb...
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It's the most important ingredient in your kitchen, and at the end of this story there's a link to my rant about why you shouldn't use Diamond Crystal
TLDR: it's made by Cargill
(and of course there's a little banner at the top of the page that takes you to our fundraising info)
TLDR: it's made by Cargill
(and of course there's a little banner at the top of the page that takes you to our fundraising info)
Havsnø
Dive into the fascinating story of Havsnø, a Norwegian sea salt company founded by Michal Bietz Øverland. Experience their pure, nuanced, and delicious sea salt, sustainably harvested from clean Norwe...
wellspentmarket.com
August 29, 2025 at 7:36 PM
It's the most important ingredient in your kitchen, and at the end of this story there's a link to my rant about why you shouldn't use Diamond Crystal
TLDR: it's made by Cargill
(and of course there's a little banner at the top of the page that takes you to our fundraising info)
TLDR: it's made by Cargill
(and of course there's a little banner at the top of the page that takes you to our fundraising info)
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Exciting fall event is available for signup! (From the Desk Members join for free and can access the full video / text transcript afterwards.) alicia-kennedy.com/salon/p/alic...
Alice Driver in Conversation with Melissa Montalvo — ALICIA KENNEDY
On Tuesday, September 23, at 11 a.m. EST, the Desk Salon Series invites The Life and Death of the American Worker: The Immigrants Taking on America's Largest Meatpacking Company author Alice Drive...
alicia-kennedy.com
August 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Exciting fall event is available for signup! (From the Desk Members join for free and can access the full video / text transcript afterwards.) alicia-kennedy.com/salon/p/alic...
sesame prinsesstårta with wadaman black sesame paste and al'ard tahini for c’s 40th 💜
July 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
sesame prinsesstårta with wadaman black sesame paste and al'ard tahini for c’s 40th 💜
first bake in the new apartment… grandbaby cakes peach cobbler (vegan with miyoko’s)
July 22, 2025 at 12:53 AM
first bake in the new apartment… grandbaby cakes peach cobbler (vegan with miyoko’s)
sogetsu lesson 2.18 moribana + nageire
July 20, 2025 at 9:56 PM
sogetsu lesson 2.18 moribana + nageire
happy pride and happy trans march 🖤 pic from misfit’s first queer martial arts history panel
June 28, 2025 at 12:02 AM
happy pride and happy trans march 🖤 pic from misfit’s first queer martial arts history panel
attempting sogetsu lesson 2.11 with matilija poppy, redbud and fennel
May 22, 2025 at 12:11 AM
attempting sogetsu lesson 2.11 with matilija poppy, redbud and fennel
today's sogetsu practice, with mock orange and plum branches from my teacher's yard and sea lavender from an oakland walk
May 4, 2025 at 11:59 PM
today's sogetsu practice, with mock orange and plum branches from my teacher's yard and sea lavender from an oakland walk
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i need more people to take a look at what myself and Anne Wallentine have created - an online lit magazine publishing stunning prose & poetry!
read: chlorophyllmag.com
read: chlorophyllmag.com
March 31, 2025 at 8:53 PM
i need more people to take a look at what myself and Anne Wallentine have created - an online lit magazine publishing stunning prose & poetry!
read: chlorophyllmag.com
read: chlorophyllmag.com
sunday sogetsu class
April 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
sunday sogetsu class
lake merritt cherry blossom watch
April 15, 2025 at 3:13 AM
lake merritt cherry blossom watch
flax day in sogetsu class
April 3, 2025 at 5:03 AM
flax day in sogetsu class
j-sei flavors of spring 💐
March 31, 2025 at 9:26 PM
j-sei flavors of spring 💐
jimmie robinson's little point richmond
March 24, 2025 at 12:52 AM
jimmie robinson's little point richmond
last king cake of '25... ayu bakehouse-inspired vegan croissant dough, bayou saint cake prune butter (and whole vibe) and steen's cane syrup aquafaba meringue
March 2, 2025 at 11:31 PM
last king cake of '25... ayu bakehouse-inspired vegan croissant dough, bayou saint cake prune butter (and whole vibe) and steen's cane syrup aquafaba meringue
sogetsu-style arrangement for hinamatsuri/girl’s day with neighborhood flowers
February 27, 2025 at 4:07 AM
sogetsu-style arrangement for hinamatsuri/girl’s day with neighborhood flowers
more vegan inverse puff pastry turnovers... filling is based on @bayousaintcake.bsky.social's prune and coffee galette des rois, pastry is tourlami all purpose butter and king arthur climate blend flour.
February 22, 2025 at 7:23 AM
more vegan inverse puff pastry turnovers... filling is based on @bayousaintcake.bsky.social's prune and coffee galette des rois, pastry is tourlami all purpose butter and king arthur climate blend flour.
today in handwork... vegan inverse puff pastry orejitas with tzintia / critique and branch-wrestling help on my sogetsu assignment
February 20, 2025 at 1:18 AM
today in handwork... vegan inverse puff pastry orejitas with tzintia / critique and branch-wrestling help on my sogetsu assignment
orejas with vegan inverse puff pastry, king arthur climate blend flour + dave smoke-mccluskey's red jacket masa
February 15, 2025 at 9:43 PM
orejas with vegan inverse puff pastry, king arthur climate blend flour + dave smoke-mccluskey's red jacket masa
sogetsu class with home garden materials... tree collards that dwarfed the osteospermum, sadly because the colors were nice together. but most of arrangement will get eaten!
February 13, 2025 at 5:20 AM
sogetsu class with home garden materials... tree collards that dwarfed the osteospermum, sadly because the colors were nice together. but most of arrangement will get eaten!
weekend food... Kristina Cho's mala cioppino (veg this time) and Meera Sodha's vegan whole orange cake
February 9, 2025 at 9:22 PM
weekend food... Kristina Cho's mala cioppino (veg this time) and Meera Sodha's vegan whole orange cake
finding beauty today... sogetsu ikebana class / jamaica marmalade / the purple mats where i learn and teach judo were featured in time out tokyo's article on transgender self defense!
www.timeout.jp/tokyo/ja/lgb...
www.timeout.jp/tokyo/ja/lgb...
February 6, 2025 at 5:54 AM
finding beauty today... sogetsu ikebana class / jamaica marmalade / the purple mats where i learn and teach judo were featured in time out tokyo's article on transgender self defense!
www.timeout.jp/tokyo/ja/lgb...
www.timeout.jp/tokyo/ja/lgb...
vegan weekend bakes... teresa finney pink cake + tommy pham bánh mì danish
February 3, 2025 at 5:29 AM
vegan weekend bakes... teresa finney pink cake + tommy pham bánh mì danish
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Vegan thumbprint variations: candied cherries and Campari clementines; cranberry and clementine curds; Jaguar chocolate (made from naturally blonde cacao!). The base is whipped shortbread, some made with coconut oil, some unrefined canola. It's a real R&D cookie season for me this year!
December 9, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Vegan thumbprint variations: candied cherries and Campari clementines; cranberry and clementine curds; Jaguar chocolate (made from naturally blonde cacao!). The base is whipped shortbread, some made with coconut oil, some unrefined canola. It's a real R&D cookie season for me this year!
Oshogatsu arrangements today. Happy new year!
January 9, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Oshogatsu arrangements today. Happy new year!