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Roasted mutton loin in a shallot gravy, with roast potatoes and steamed purple-sprouting broccoli

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At the gate for my flight home from visiting friends and there's a woman here with a service Shiba Inu. No pics because he has a Do Not Disturb vest and taking pics of strangers is illegal but I need to stress how ON DUTY this animal is. Ears up. Eyes doing Lazer scans of everything. Examining everyone who passes within 10ft like a security guard. Ass planted on her feet. I have never seen a dog with such intense chivalric guardian energy before. He has tiny eyebrows and they are FURROWED with concentration.

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Grouse. I split the bird in two and then cooked it in the sous vide at 83°c for a couple of hours before finishing it in the pan. The potato is roasted with rosemary. The kale was steamed and then finished in the grouse pan, with some wine added and some creme fraiche.

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Look at this lovely comic!!!

Part One! Two witches are forced to cohabitate in order to raise the baby promised to both of them.

This comic was based on this post. (You can also see my old version on the link if you wanna see how far it's come.)

If you enjoyed this make sure to check out Part Two, and if you feel very generous and had a nice time you can drop me a Ko-fi. Comics are a labor of love and money really helps out while I'm in school!

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I think I could live with that

You are trapped in an elevator with the person on your lockscreen. Who is it?

Reblog with who you get stuck with~

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Watching someone skilled making something beautiful is just nice. We need more nice.

Making a Chinese lacquerware bracelet

song: 兰亭序 - 周杰伦

English added by me :)

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Oh look

Neurotypicals will be like “I know you have a disability that affects your ability to stay organized, manage your time properly, socialize, or control what you’re able to think about or focus on, but that’s not an excuse to have trouble staying organized, managing your time properly, socializing, or controlling what you need to think about or focus on.” And then demand that they aren’t ableist. I’m tired.

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keep seeing Temu ads on here so just to share cause idk if people are widely aware

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Pigeon breast with roasted carrots, mushroom gravy, and mashed potato. Not pictured: rocket and chives fresh from @emmsok13 's parents' garden.

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Wonderful birthday dinner at Edinburgh's Little Chartroom. Beautiful little treacle soda breads, oysters sitting in a little Arbroath Smokie dashi, a ham and cheddar rarebit sat on a crumpet with assorted pickles, asparagus and confit egg yolks partnered by a roast chicken hollandaise, and merguez sausages and chargrilled tenderstem broccoli with broad beans in a green goddess dressing. Not pictured: a blueberry pannacotta with honeycomb that we ate before we remembered to document it.

You eat in what is not a huge space but even though you are right next to a road, and though there is a buzz of conversation all around you and music playing, the acoustics have been managed so you can just talk at normal volume.

I had a view to the kitchen where they were barbecuing and plating. What surprised me the most about my enjoyment of the evening was watching them clear down at the end of service. Professionals doing something well is something that never gets old.

So here is to another (at least?) 45 years of eating, especially if I get to share them with my wonderful partner in crime (who took the photos because her camera is a lot better than mine). I hope that you all get to eat something special on your special days this year.

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Just assuming old people will be a small percentage. I will redo if I am wrong.

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Roast pork shoulder (saddleback from East Fortune Farm) with purple sprouting broccoli and roast potatoes. Sauces are apple and a sort of mustard gravy with leeks and carrots.

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Steam braised ling with mashed potato, beetroot salad, and a Normandy sauce