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Home cook and amateur baker in the Midwest. Cancer survivor. Full-time technical writer (user help). Mom/Gramma. she/her | Posts mine
Banner image is of a farmers market haul (original photo). Avi is a cartoonized photo from a few years ago.
Banner image is of a farmers market haul (original photo). Avi is a cartoonized photo from a few years ago.
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a man wearing oven mitts is kneeling down with the words say a prayer above him
Alt: Gif of a contestant in The Great British Bake Off. He is crouched in front of an oven wearing oven mitts. The caption says "Say a Prayer."
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Hello! 👋 I've been cooking and baking for many years—long enough to have a few go-to recipes under my belt, but still lots left to learn. My posts will be mostly food-related, though I may sometimes stray off topic. I love checking out what other home cooks are up to & look forward to connecting!
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I made an old fashioned ruff puff pastry this morning, #veganbaking
it might look a bit messy but the shop bought just doesn't compare.
#veganpieandmash tonight.
#veganfood
it might look a bit messy but the shop bought just doesn't compare.
#veganpieandmash tonight.
#veganfood
January 27, 2026 at 11:27 AM
I made an old fashioned ruff puff pastry this morning, #veganbaking
it might look a bit messy but the shop bought just doesn't compare.
#veganpieandmash tonight.
#veganfood
it might look a bit messy but the shop bought just doesn't compare.
#veganpieandmash tonight.
#veganfood
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The SK Digest is packed to the brim with great stuff today: A love letter to NYC, the easiest crispy pan pizza, an interview with the wonderful Natasha Pickowicz, whose new cookbook is out tomorrow, and a new color for the Staub x Smitten Kitchen Braiser.
smittenkitchen.substack.com/p/nyc-or-now...
smittenkitchen.substack.com/p/nyc-or-now...
NYC or nowhere
plus: simple crispy pan pizza + an interview with natasha pickowicz
smittenkitchen.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:05 PM
The SK Digest is packed to the brim with great stuff today: A love letter to NYC, the easiest crispy pan pizza, an interview with the wonderful Natasha Pickowicz, whose new cookbook is out tomorrow, and a new color for the Staub x Smitten Kitchen Braiser.
smittenkitchen.substack.com/p/nyc-or-now...
smittenkitchen.substack.com/p/nyc-or-now...
My go-to roast chicken recipe is from Melissa Clark cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017.... After using the meat for other recipes & sandwiches, I boil the carcass for broth.
January 27, 2026 at 2:18 PM
My go-to roast chicken recipe is from Melissa Clark cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017.... After using the meat for other recipes & sandwiches, I boil the carcass for broth.
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425° roasted savoy cabbage with olive oil, salt, pepper, black pepper and brown sugar. My favorite part are the little crispy leaves. 🍽️🍜
January 27, 2026 at 2:02 PM
425° roasted savoy cabbage with olive oil, salt, pepper, black pepper and brown sugar. My favorite part are the little crispy leaves. 🍽️🍜
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I’m not eating this today but I wish that I was. Sea bass with some shrimp and maybe clam type cream sauce from Tandem on CH. I really wish I was eating to today.
January 26, 2026 at 10:05 PM
I’m not eating this today but I wish that I was. Sea bass with some shrimp and maybe clam type cream sauce from Tandem on CH. I really wish I was eating to today.
A wonderful thread on smashed potatoes 🧵
the smosh potato is less of a recipe and more of a technique for getting a potato with a creamy center and cronchy edges
there are many ways to make these such as boiling and pan frying or roasting and deep frying but here is one that uses just one cookie sheet and a ziploc bag for minimal cleanup
there are many ways to make these such as boiling and pan frying or roasting and deep frying but here is one that uses just one cookie sheet and a ziploc bag for minimal cleanup
January 27, 2026 at 1:46 PM
A wonderful thread on smashed potatoes 🧵
Moonstruck is one of my favorite movies, and I've been wanting to try "Moonstruck eggs" for a while. The Kitchn has a recipe: www.thekitchn.com/moonstruck-e...
January 27, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Moonstruck is one of my favorite movies, and I've been wanting to try "Moonstruck eggs" for a while. The Kitchn has a recipe: www.thekitchn.com/moonstruck-e...
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You can just stack thin mints like pogs and say you tripped and fell with your mouth open. No one can question that.
January 27, 2026 at 3:20 AM
You can just stack thin mints like pogs and say you tripped and fell with your mouth open. No one can question that.
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they should invent girl scout cookies that come with airtight alibis as to why you couldn't have possibly eaten both sleeves of girl scout cookies because you were, uhhhh, bowling
January 27, 2026 at 3:03 AM
they should invent girl scout cookies that come with airtight alibis as to why you couldn't have possibly eaten both sleeves of girl scout cookies because you were, uhhhh, bowling
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Taking a pan sauce from good to great is easier than you think.
How to Make Restaurant-Quality Pan Sauces
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January 25, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Taking a pan sauce from good to great is easier than you think.
My favorite bread recipe. 🍜 pinchofyum.com/no-knead-bread
January 26, 2026 at 4:56 PM
My favorite bread recipe. 🍜 pinchofyum.com/no-knead-bread
Hello! 👋 I've been cooking and baking for many years—long enough to have a few go-to recipes under my belt, but still lots left to learn. My posts will be mostly food-related, though I may sometimes stray off topic. I love checking out what other home cooks are up to & look forward to connecting!
a man wearing oven mitts is kneeling down with the words say a prayer above him
Alt: Gif of a contestant in The Great British Bake Off. He is crouched in front of an oven wearing oven mitts. The caption says "Say a Prayer."
media.tenor.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Hello! 👋 I've been cooking and baking for many years—long enough to have a few go-to recipes under my belt, but still lots left to learn. My posts will be mostly food-related, though I may sometimes stray off topic. I love checking out what other home cooks are up to & look forward to connecting!
TFW you find typos after hitting "Post"
a man in a suit and tie says edit edit edit in front of a shelf full of shoes
Alt: Gif of a flustered man in a suit and tie. The caption says Edit Edit Edit.
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January 26, 2026 at 3:12 PM
TFW you find typos after hitting "Post"
Good morning. Getting ready for the workweek & enjoying coffee in my favorite mug. (Also planning to try the hot sauce soon.)
January 26, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Good morning. Getting ready for the workweek & enjoying coffee in my favorite mug. (Also planning to try the hot sauce soon.)