Tonight’s kitchen victory: salade Niçoise, always a delight, and always guaranteed to trash the kitchen.

Blurt! — Sben
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Tonight’s kitchen victory: salade Niçoise, always a delight, and always guaranteed to trash the kitchen.

After Meghan pointed out the mille-feuille of rust in the old grill, along with other structural degradation, we went out to get a replacement that was less likely to catch fire and/or melt. Then we grilled sausages.

— 7/4/2024 8:40pm ∞
Had dinner out in the carport.

— 7/3/2024 8:22pm ∞
Farmers’ market with the kids; Mom’s air conditioner doesn’t work after being used for one season; mowed the lawn after two months.

— 6/22/2024 4:37pm ∞
Finished reading Dinner in Rome: A History of the World in One Meal by Andreas Viestad: a light overview of food and history, through the lens of a single (large) meal at Rome’s La Carbonara. The lightness is counterbalanced by an excellent bibliography, like A History of the World in Six Glasses (discussed in the bibliography).

— 4/23/2024 9:46pm ∞
Oven guy came to repair the oven again.

— 4/23/2024 11:41am ∞