Hello out there. It’s been a long time since I showed my face around here. I’m very much appreciating the return of fall.

Kit Kat “helping” me organize my home office. Happy caturday to all who celebrate.

If you had a perfect kabocha squash and an enthusiastic love of fall what would you make?

I feel paralyzed by all the horror and heartache going on in the world right now. You know who doesn’t feel paralyzed by it? Terrible people, doing terrible things. They feel emboldened and inspired.

Juneteenth has become both a day of joyful celebration and a day of prolific work for me. I get to share my most joyful recipes with everyone in some of the most thrilling places.

🎉 We are celebrating Juneteenth with recipes from The Juneteenth Cookbook by Alliah L. Agostini with Chef @taffyelrod.bsky.social‬ and illustrated by Sawyer Cloud! Follow along with Alliah and her grandparents as they explore the holiday through food! #BookSky #Cookbooks #KidLit #Juneteenth

From this to this my first @cookscountry.bsky.social recipe feature 💙🧡💙

Been making a lot of soup lately.

Spring things

Finished green tomato mincemeat pie for grandma June. Merry Christmas.

After thinking about it for three years, I finally attempted to recreate my grandmother’s green tomato mincemeat (“mock” mincemeat) with the last of the tomatoes from the garden. I haven’t been in the presence of this mincemeat since before my grandmother passed, 30+ years ago…

Cozy

Surprise!

Can’t wait to get a book plate for my much loved copy of Mandalay! 💛🩷🧡

I wholeheartedly agree!

Y’all it’s only been nine years, 9 not 12, that’s how long these years have felt.

I used to be fun and kind of funny on the other site, in the old days, then things went off the rails and I got very serious. I miss the fun me.

Same!

I forgot to say, I am located in New York’s Capital District in the U.S. I grew up in Southeastern Michigan, started my career in NYC and spent over 15 years there before we opened our restaurant in the Hudson Valley Pizza Man and me before we opened the restaurant, and a million (12) years later.

I’ve been on Bluesky for quite awhile but am only now learning the ins and outs. Thanks for following and hopefully, having some food related fun.

I’m obsessed with cookbooks, food writing and media, food justice, social justice, CHEESE, seasonal produce, delicious food, preserving and reviving underrepresented food culture and traditions, genuine kindness and community, and really funny, quirky humor. I love cats especially our cat Kit Kat.

I’m co-author with Alliah Agostini of The Juneteenth Cookbook: Recipes and Activities for Kids and Families to Celebrate

Food folks Please help with your recommendations for good Irish recipes/resources accessible from the U.S. Particularly holiday dishes and meals. A student wants to make an Irish Christmas dinner and the recipes I’ve found so far are mostly stereotypical Irish-American fare.

100+ Friendsgiving feast with the students on deck for next week. Yes, I really cook for a living.

Congratulations Shaun!

Where do I sign up for a bookplate? I have the book. It needs the art!

Tís the season

I spoke with Phyllis Armstrong about cooking with beef-bacon fat, in this piece about bacon grease for Cuisine Noir www.cuisinenoir.com/cooking-with...

Hello

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #156,715! All thanks to @meemalee.bsky.social

Some Humboldt fog from a previous board for attention

Hi folks, every year on my birthday I do a little something I like to call Birthday Cheese. I ask my food friends for cheese recommendations and then I make an amazing cheeseboard of adventure. Please tell me your favorite cheese. 🧀

The Juneteenth Cookbook tour coming in hot including events with MOFAD, BEM Brooklyn and at June Farms.

Happy June it’s almost Juneteenth

Not sure where the first photo went but the alt text is there.

I’m just popping in here to say I worked on a Kid’s Cookbook with Alliah Agostini, Sawyer Cloud and Quarto Kids called The Juneteenth Cookbook and it’s pub day is today!

This is my first ever Cover Reveal so I’m just a little bit excited. I developed the recipes for The Juneteenth Cookbook and it’s available for pre-order now. It’s out April 24th, 2024 authored by Alliah Agostini and illustrated by Sawyer Cloud, from Quarto Kids.

Did you know they make artisanal lettuce now?

Real life @ moody light x garden cucumber

Is it just me or is everybody back on the app formerly known as the bird?

My life can be boiled down to a few simple things, one of which is that avocado and feta cheese are one of the most immaculate pairings ever known.

I officially have social media platform proliferation induced anxiety/executive function paralysis. Here’s a picture of a golden kiwi cuz… why not?

Book lovers, NYC's beloved Yu & Me Books, our city's first Asian American woman-owned bookstore, suffered terrible damage from a fire above their shop on July 4. They've had to cease operations for now. Can you please give to help them through this difficult time?

Still, it’s nice to be included.

I was never very good at twitting, I suspect I will be even less good at skying?

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