Melanie Crissey
@melaniecrissey.com
Loves startups • Codes for fun • Watercolors every day • Big on remote-first work • Based out of Marietta, GA • Working on technicallymarket.ing • Writing at melaniecrissey.com/blog
🎶 go to the store
🎶 buy a bottle of hoisin sauce
oh no!
make this bowl food dinner 🍽️
s&p tofu
stir fry snap peas
shiitake
green pepper
jasmine rice
🎶 buy a bottle of hoisin sauce
oh no!
make this bowl food dinner 🍽️
s&p tofu
stir fry snap peas
shiitake
green pepper
jasmine rice
January 13, 2026 at 12:27 AM
🎶 go to the store
🎶 buy a bottle of hoisin sauce
oh no!
make this bowl food dinner 🍽️
s&p tofu
stir fry snap peas
shiitake
green pepper
jasmine rice
🎶 buy a bottle of hoisin sauce
oh no!
make this bowl food dinner 🍽️
s&p tofu
stir fry snap peas
shiitake
green pepper
jasmine rice
Samin Nosrat buttermilk chicken 🍽️
Salad with miso-mustard dressing
Potatoes parboiled then roasted with garlic, rosemary and thyme
Salad with miso-mustard dressing
Potatoes parboiled then roasted with garlic, rosemary and thyme
January 12, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Samin Nosrat buttermilk chicken 🍽️
Salad with miso-mustard dressing
Potatoes parboiled then roasted with garlic, rosemary and thyme
Salad with miso-mustard dressing
Potatoes parboiled then roasted with garlic, rosemary and thyme
WHY is it so challenging to paint clouds
January 11, 2026 at 9:42 PM
WHY is it so challenging to paint clouds
Country comfort food tonight 🍽️
Brunswick stew and banana pudding
Brunswick stew and banana pudding
January 11, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Country comfort food tonight 🍽️
Brunswick stew and banana pudding
Brunswick stew and banana pudding
So much indigo for black sand
January 10, 2026 at 1:26 AM
So much indigo for black sand
Not the most successful little swan but he’s got some personality
January 7, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Not the most successful little swan but he’s got some personality
The eggplant I painted vs. the eggplant I’m having for dinner 🍽️
January 6, 2026 at 12:11 AM
The eggplant I painted vs. the eggplant I’m having for dinner 🍽️
We had a ton of leftover black-eyed peas so I blitzed them with the immersion blender and turned them into fritters with grated ginger and cornmeal 🍽️
Spicy sauce is serrano pepper, cilantro, parsley, lime, toasted cumin with yogurt
Spicy sauce is serrano pepper, cilantro, parsley, lime, toasted cumin with yogurt
January 5, 2026 at 12:29 AM
We had a ton of leftover black-eyed peas so I blitzed them with the immersion blender and turned them into fritters with grated ginger and cornmeal 🍽️
Spicy sauce is serrano pepper, cilantro, parsley, lime, toasted cumin with yogurt
Spicy sauce is serrano pepper, cilantro, parsley, lime, toasted cumin with yogurt
We’re back to lemons
January 4, 2026 at 10:19 PM
We’re back to lemons
Bugonia is a fun surprise of a movie but the thing blowing my mind is: apparently this is not a real farmhouse anywhere outside of Atlanta but a set built in the UK complete with a basement!
Coulda fooled me
Coulda fooled me
January 4, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Bugonia is a fun surprise of a movie but the thing blowing my mind is: apparently this is not a real farmhouse anywhere outside of Atlanta but a set built in the UK complete with a basement!
Coulda fooled me
Coulda fooled me
Landscape practice
January 3, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Landscape practice
Favorite meal to cook every year! 🍽️
Black-eyed peas with onion, celery and poblanos.
Collards with bacon, onion, jalapeño, sorghum, apple cider vinegar, red pepper and chicken broth.
Skillet cornbread.
Pepper vinegar and hot sauce.
Black-eyed peas with onion, celery and poblanos.
Collards with bacon, onion, jalapeño, sorghum, apple cider vinegar, red pepper and chicken broth.
Skillet cornbread.
Pepper vinegar and hot sauce.
January 1, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Favorite meal to cook every year! 🍽️
Black-eyed peas with onion, celery and poblanos.
Collards with bacon, onion, jalapeño, sorghum, apple cider vinegar, red pepper and chicken broth.
Skillet cornbread.
Pepper vinegar and hot sauce.
Black-eyed peas with onion, celery and poblanos.
Collards with bacon, onion, jalapeño, sorghum, apple cider vinegar, red pepper and chicken broth.
Skillet cornbread.
Pepper vinegar and hot sauce.
On NYE we always make a board and watch When Harry Met Sally 🍽️
January 1, 2026 at 12:11 AM
On NYE we always make a board and watch When Harry Met Sally 🍽️
Saw we’re making lemon pigs
December 31, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Saw we’re making lemon pigs
Today I hit one of my big personal goals for 2025: 150 yoga classes at the studio
Doubled up a few Sundays
Not perfectly consistent but much better than last year
Doubled up a few Sundays
Not perfectly consistent but much better than last year
December 29, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Today I hit one of my big personal goals for 2025: 150 yoga classes at the studio
Doubled up a few Sundays
Not perfectly consistent but much better than last year
Doubled up a few Sundays
Not perfectly consistent but much better than last year
Iterated based on friendly feedback:
- Reduced size of bowl for pickled herring
- Moar meats
Please note how the board is too large for the island
- Reduced size of bowl for pickled herring
- Moar meats
Please note how the board is too large for the island
December 24, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Iterated based on friendly feedback:
- Reduced size of bowl for pickled herring
- Moar meats
Please note how the board is too large for the island
- Reduced size of bowl for pickled herring
- Moar meats
Please note how the board is too large for the island
Called my brother yesterday and asked him to measure the size of his kitchen island to confirm there will be enough clearance for the charcuterie board
December 24, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Called my brother yesterday and asked him to measure the size of his kitchen island to confirm there will be enough clearance for the charcuterie board
Chuck flap braised in red wine and stout over Logan Turnpike grits with parmesan and a reduced wine sauce. 🍽️
So tender you can break the steak apart with a spoon.
So tender you can break the steak apart with a spoon.
December 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Chuck flap braised in red wine and stout over Logan Turnpike grits with parmesan and a reduced wine sauce. 🍽️
So tender you can break the steak apart with a spoon.
So tender you can break the steak apart with a spoon.
The best part of Home Alone is how the mom takes full responsibility instead of blaming it on her niece, Heather McCallister
December 20, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The best part of Home Alone is how the mom takes full responsibility instead of blaming it on her niece, Heather McCallister
This is why my entire life revolves around a spreadsheet inventory of the ingredients in my fridge and pantry
December 19, 2025 at 8:43 PM
This is why my entire life revolves around a spreadsheet inventory of the ingredients in my fridge and pantry