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Saturday Morning Brain Drain [28/12/24]

What I watched: Marlowe. A 2023 rendition of the classic detective with Liam Neeson in the title role. Neeson is good as always. The writing was very noir. Although the

Food You Can Eat: Penne with Roasted Eggplant and Ricotta

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First things first: The struggle is real. The eggplants won’t stop producing. A caveat before we get started: This recipe is from Lidia Bastianich, but it has some distinct differences.

Food You Can Eat: Needless Markup Cookies

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First things first: Once upon a time, before iPhones and broadband internet, there was a viral email chain letter. It was supposed to have come from a woman who got

Food You Can Eat: Maple Oatmeal Cookies

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First things first: Ages and ages ago, when I first started getting into baking, I got a cookbook called “Uprisings” which is a collection of recipes from a whole shitload

Food You Can Eat: Baked Rigatoni with Eggplant

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First things first: I gave some of our crop away this week because, holy shit I’m so fucking sick of this goddamned vegetable. But there are still plenty left, so

Saturday Morning Brain Drain 30/11/24

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What I watched: The Boys in the Boat. An uplifting, if fairly predictable, film based on the true story of a college rowing crew who end up competing at the

Food You Can Eat: Cookie Delight

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First things first: This is an absolutely filthy, disgusting, obscene dessert. But it is quick to make and will kill you just as fast. A caveat before we get started:

Food You Can Eat: Eggplant Lasagna

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First things first: The quest to find ways to make eggplant edible continues… A caveat before we get started: The recipe assumes you’re making the sauce from scratch. I made

Food You Can Eat: Tres Leches

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First things first: As many years as I lived in New Mexico, and for as many years as I worked as a baker, I never made Tres Leches before. But

Saturday Morning Brain Drain [26/10/24]

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What I watched: Andor. It was interesting, mostly because it was the first Star Wars production that was dark. I mean, there was all kinds of shit in this one