Kate
@arsenalkate.bsky.social
Formerly of Toastie Twitter, will rant about Arsenal at first opportunity.
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Hit my Storygraph reading goal a month early!
December 1, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Hit my Storygraph reading goal a month early!
you think I’m leaving the apartment with this much snow? No thank you
November 30, 2025 at 5:08 AM
you think I’m leaving the apartment with this much snow? No thank you
I went and got blood tests done a few weeks ago, pretty standard ones. Just got the bill.
Over $200. *After* my good employer insurance.
Over $200. *After* my good employer insurance.
November 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I went and got blood tests done a few weeks ago, pretty standard ones. Just got the bill.
Over $200. *After* my good employer insurance.
Over $200. *After* my good employer insurance.
My little Thanksgiving feast (plus some gourds 🤷🏻♀️)
November 27, 2025 at 11:11 PM
My little Thanksgiving feast (plus some gourds 🤷🏻♀️)
Red plate: roasted red cabbage, radishes, miso cheese sauce, and honey miso butter. (Tbh, this was supposed to have nori and also be arranged much more prettily. But my back hurts.)
November 27, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Red plate: roasted red cabbage, radishes, miso cheese sauce, and honey miso butter. (Tbh, this was supposed to have nori and also be arranged much more prettily. But my back hurts.)
Vegetable medley: roasted sweet and sour golden beets plus tomatoes
November 27, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Vegetable medley: roasted sweet and sour golden beets plus tomatoes
First, autumn’s bounty (roasted sweet potato pumpkin dip): very delicious, and there’s enough to last me until Christmas
November 27, 2025 at 7:59 PM
First, autumn’s bounty (roasted sweet potato pumpkin dip): very delicious, and there’s enough to last me until Christmas
The ingredients take up the whole counter
November 27, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The ingredients take up the whole counter
Having a solo mini Thanksgiving, mostly as an excuse to cook the big multi-part meal in the cookbook I’m working through.
But first, rolls!! (My south-facing office window is the best spot for letting dough rise)
But first, rolls!! (My south-facing office window is the best spot for letting dough rise)
November 27, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Having a solo mini Thanksgiving, mostly as an excuse to cook the big multi-part meal in the cookbook I’m working through.
But first, rolls!! (My south-facing office window is the best spot for letting dough rise)
But first, rolls!! (My south-facing office window is the best spot for letting dough rise)
Want to watch the bleakest fucking documentary? Truly day-ruining, requires pauses to stare at the wall for a minute levels of bleak
November 25, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Want to watch the bleakest fucking documentary? Truly day-ruining, requires pauses to stare at the wall for a minute levels of bleak
Made orange cardamom rolls, they really are in my top few favorite recipes ever
November 23, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Made orange cardamom rolls, they really are in my top few favorite recipes ever
The cranberry candy recipe doesn’t technically say to use hard cider, but that’s the obvious and correct choice.
November 23, 2025 at 2:46 AM
The cranberry candy recipe doesn’t technically say to use hard cider, but that’s the obvious and correct choice.
“I have to work late, but it’s fine, I’ll turn on a nonfiction audiobook. I’ll definitely still work and for sure won’t cry so hard I can’t see my laptop.”
November 21, 2025 at 3:01 AM
“I have to work late, but it’s fine, I’ll turn on a nonfiction audiobook. I’ll definitely still work and for sure won’t cry so hard I can’t see my laptop.”
This evil Elon anecdote just makes me think of Pushing Daisies, where the dandelion car guy kills the researcher and buries the test dummies because of the safety flaw that blows up the car if it hits a certain speed with the seat warmers on
November 11, 2025 at 7:46 AM
This evil Elon anecdote just makes me think of Pushing Daisies, where the dandelion car guy kills the researcher and buries the test dummies because of the safety flaw that blows up the car if it hits a certain speed with the seat warmers on
Super meal: bonkers delicious farro bowl, extremely cozy and healthy
November 10, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Super meal: bonkers delicious farro bowl, extremely cozy and healthy
Trying to match the vibes of my reading and listening choices (I’m very annoyed that this is the only Laura Marling album I don’t have on vinyl)
November 8, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Trying to match the vibes of my reading and listening choices (I’m very annoyed that this is the only Laura Marling album I don’t have on vinyl)
Bean hotpot: tasty! And more straightforward than some of the other recipes in the cookbook. (Only one pot plus the ramekins to wash, a definite plus)
November 3, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Bean hotpot: tasty! And more straightforward than some of the other recipes in the cookbook. (Only one pot plus the ramekins to wash, a definite plus)
The top comment killed me
October 30, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The top comment killed me
Okay, I am not a baseball person at all, someone please explain this to me. They can just decide not to pitch to someone? What does that mean?? Can a team just say “oh, he’s too good, we’re just not going to play against him?”
October 28, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Okay, I am not a baseball person at all, someone please explain this to me. They can just decide not to pitch to someone? What does that mean?? Can a team just say “oh, he’s too good, we’re just not going to play against him?”
dragging in the cozy vibes by force
October 26, 2025 at 1:48 AM
dragging in the cozy vibes by force
This audiobook is very good so far, but why did we in English get the dumb “we’re the granddaughters of the witches you didn’t burn,” but the 70s Italian feminists apparently got “Tremble, tremble, the witches are back.” Objectively cooler.
October 25, 2025 at 1:22 AM
This audiobook is very good so far, but why did we in English get the dumb “we’re the granddaughters of the witches you didn’t burn,” but the 70s Italian feminists apparently got “Tremble, tremble, the witches are back.” Objectively cooler.