@lowdownloki.bsky.social
Happy Halloween! Just need to put the finishing touches on my Cousin It costume.
October 31, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Happy Halloween! Just need to put the finishing touches on my Cousin It costume.
A few months ago, I made a vat of dal and froze half. Today it was warmed up and I made a mango, coconut, cucumber salad to go with it. In addition to the aforementioned ingredients, the salad also has jalapeno, lemon and lime juices, a little brown sugar and red pepper and cilantro. Delicious!
October 23, 2025 at 11:32 PM
A few months ago, I made a vat of dal and froze half. Today it was warmed up and I made a mango, coconut, cucumber salad to go with it. In addition to the aforementioned ingredients, the salad also has jalapeno, lemon and lime juices, a little brown sugar and red pepper and cilantro. Delicious!
I wasn’t able to go to the No Kings protest, but I was productive, petitioning for @katmabu.bsky.social. This was my favorite sign of the day.
October 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I wasn’t able to go to the No Kings protest, but I was productive, petitioning for @katmabu.bsky.social. This was my favorite sign of the day.
The only benefit to being on the streets at 7:30 a.m. is watching the sky go nuclear. #UkrainianVillage #RiotousChicago #TooDamnEarly #NeedCoffee
October 12, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The only benefit to being on the streets at 7:30 a.m. is watching the sky go nuclear. #UkrainianVillage #RiotousChicago #TooDamnEarly #NeedCoffee
Normally, this building would say “Go Cubs!”
October 9, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Normally, this building would say “Go Cubs!”
Sophie training to fight the power.
October 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Sophie training to fight the power.
What a coincidence.
October 7, 2025 at 9:33 PM
What a coincidence.
Baking is not my forte, but cobbler is easy. Four berry cobbler (blackberry, blueberry, raspberry and strawberry) with a cornmeal biscuit topping served with churros ice cream. Yummy!
#WhatsCooking 🍽️💙
#WhatsCooking 🍽️💙
October 4, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Baking is not my forte, but cobbler is easy. Four berry cobbler (blackberry, blueberry, raspberry and strawberry) with a cornmeal biscuit topping served with churros ice cream. Yummy!
#WhatsCooking 🍽️💙
#WhatsCooking 🍽️💙
Now that ICE is getting more money than the military, recruitment ads abound on electronic billboards, radio, tv, online and even flyers.
September 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Now that ICE is getting more money than the military, recruitment ads abound on electronic billboards, radio, tv, online and even flyers.
Honey orange chicken thighs and a spinach salad with tomatoes, red onions and vinaigrette. Seasoned the chicken with salt and pepper, gave them a quick sear and finished them off in the oven surrounded by orange slices.Glaze was butter, garlic, orange juice, honey, soy sauce and red pepper flakes.
September 23, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Honey orange chicken thighs and a spinach salad with tomatoes, red onions and vinaigrette. Seasoned the chicken with salt and pepper, gave them a quick sear and finished them off in the oven surrounded by orange slices.Glaze was butter, garlic, orange juice, honey, soy sauce and red pepper flakes.
I made a sheet pan dinner of roasted asparagus, salmon and garlic seasoned with salt and pepper. The roasted garlic was used, along with olive oil, in the couscous I made while everything cooked. A dollop of pesto on the salmon, a squeeze of lemon over the whole plate and you’ve got a tasty dinner.
September 15, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I made a sheet pan dinner of roasted asparagus, salmon and garlic seasoned with salt and pepper. The roasted garlic was used, along with olive oil, in the couscous I made while everything cooked. A dollop of pesto on the salmon, a squeeze of lemon over the whole plate and you’ve got a tasty dinner.
Whatever you think about Kat Abughazaleh’s policies, you have to admit she is making politics fun in the old-school DIY punk tradition, as her guerilla postering contest this past weekend shows. I’m loving the energy coming out of this corner of Chicago. Angelic upstart, indeed.
September 9, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Whatever you think about Kat Abughazaleh’s policies, you have to admit she is making politics fun in the old-school DIY punk tradition, as her guerilla postering contest this past weekend shows. I’m loving the energy coming out of this corner of Chicago. Angelic upstart, indeed.
While most people fire up the grill on Labor Day, I don’t have that luxury, so I panfried chicken breast with powdah—honey, brown mustard and turmeric specifically, as well as salt and pepper. I paired it with cheesy baked polenta I made while the chicken sizzled on the stovetop. Delicious!
September 1, 2025 at 11:32 PM
While most people fire up the grill on Labor Day, I don’t have that luxury, so I panfried chicken breast with powdah—honey, brown mustard and turmeric specifically, as well as salt and pepper. I paired it with cheesy baked polenta I made while the chicken sizzled on the stovetop. Delicious!
My first impression of America College was ominous.
August 27, 2025 at 10:22 PM
My first impression of America College was ominous.
Was able to snag a half-price whole chicken. I roasted it with shallots, dill, salt and pepper. Served with the giblet gravy I made while the chicken roasted. Paired with cornmeal-crusted fried zucchini. Tasty and low-effort!
August 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Was able to snag a half-price whole chicken. I roasted it with shallots, dill, salt and pepper. Served with the giblet gravy I made while the chicken roasted. Paired with cornmeal-crusted fried zucchini. Tasty and low-effort!
I just saw my first campaign sign in my neighborhood for the mid-term elections. I have cool neighbors.
August 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I just saw my first campaign sign in my neighborhood for the mid-term elections. I have cool neighbors.
You know it’s been a good week if I’m eating meat. Made chicken sautéed with apples and carrots with a sauce made from shallot, thyme, apple cider, chicken stock thickened with cornstarch and sour cream and whole grain mustard mixed in and topped with chives. #whatscooking 🍽️💙
August 14, 2025 at 10:30 PM
You know it’s been a good week if I’m eating meat. Made chicken sautéed with apples and carrots with a sauce made from shallot, thyme, apple cider, chicken stock thickened with cornstarch and sour cream and whole grain mustard mixed in and topped with chives. #whatscooking 🍽️💙
I made another @katmabu.bsky.social convert today solely by wearing a t-shirt! I sent this picture of her cat Mr. Beef to his mama. She said she loved the picture and the shirt, wanting to know who Kat Ab…was. I gave her the website and she said it sounds like her kind of candidate!
August 1, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I made another @katmabu.bsky.social convert today solely by wearing a t-shirt! I sent this picture of her cat Mr. Beef to his mama. She said she loved the picture and the shirt, wanting to know who Kat Ab…was. I gave her the website and she said it sounds like her kind of candidate!
While this book is very well-written, I don’t feel it’s aged as well. Published in 2019, it’s an argument in favor of liberalism’s incrementalism, which might have been more believable before fascism’s speedy bulldozing of democracy. When your house is on fire, you don’t incrementally put it out.
July 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
While this book is very well-written, I don’t feel it’s aged as well. Published in 2019, it’s an argument in favor of liberalism’s incrementalism, which might have been more believable before fascism’s speedy bulldozing of democracy. When your house is on fire, you don’t incrementally put it out.
From Hetty Liu McKinnon’s memoir/cookbook Tenderheart: Sesame broccoli, garbanzos and crumbled tofu (now cheaper than any meat!). Flavored with garlic, crushed red pepper flakes, toasted sesame oil and seeds, green onions, salt and pepper. Looks boring, tastes terrific! #whatscooking 🍽️💙
July 28, 2025 at 11:24 PM
From Hetty Liu McKinnon’s memoir/cookbook Tenderheart: Sesame broccoli, garbanzos and crumbled tofu (now cheaper than any meat!). Flavored with garlic, crushed red pepper flakes, toasted sesame oil and seeds, green onions, salt and pepper. Looks boring, tastes terrific! #whatscooking 🍽️💙
Worshipping the Sabbath in Uptown.
July 27, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Worshipping the Sabbath in Uptown.
This may look like a boring bowl of spaghetti, but, oh, if you could smell it! If you could taste it! This spaghetti has a sauce loaded with lemon (juice and zest), Calabrian chile paste, garlic, olive oil, butter, basil, salt and pepper with squid (now cheaper than eggs!). #whatscooking 🍽️💙
July 16, 2025 at 10:39 PM
This may look like a boring bowl of spaghetti, but, oh, if you could smell it! If you could taste it! This spaghetti has a sauce loaded with lemon (juice and zest), Calabrian chile paste, garlic, olive oil, butter, basil, salt and pepper with squid (now cheaper than eggs!). #whatscooking 🍽️💙
It’s amazing how much fight Democrats have…when they want to.
July 1, 2025 at 9:42 PM
It’s amazing how much fight Democrats have…when they want to.
Now that I can no longer afford classes at the Newberry Library, I just pick a class and read the books featured. This year, it’s a Claire Keegan course. I wasn’t sure I wanted to do another female Irish author after enduring Maeve Binchy, but this chick kicks Binchy’s ass. 📚💙
June 29, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Now that I can no longer afford classes at the Newberry Library, I just pick a class and read the books featured. This year, it’s a Claire Keegan course. I wasn’t sure I wanted to do another female Irish author after enduring Maeve Binchy, but this chick kicks Binchy’s ass. 📚💙