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  • Chicken Mirepoix Galette

    Chicken Mirepoix Galette

    By Diann Leo-Omine Yields one 8-inch galette, serves 3-4 as part of a meal A galette for our shortest days. The crust is light and flaky with a dash of apple cider vinegar and a touch of pastry flour. A comforting filling is brightened by cheerful lemon zest and grounded by woody thyme. Grocery store […]

    sweetleoomine

    December 12, 2022
    recipe
    pastry, chicken, recipe development, galette, fall
  • Grief is a Bird

    Grief is a Bird

    I’ve said it before, but grief is a bird. It’s a bird that comes and goes as it pleases. It can be unpleasant. Have you ever fully and truly welcomed grief? Culturally, we’re taught not to be sad. Hide your emotions in public spaces. (Though, I feel I’ve seen more than one list on the […]

    sweetleoomine

    January 28, 2021
    Uncategorized
    chili, collective, coronavirus, grief
  • The Confluence

    The Confluence

    2020. Collective trauma, global pandemic, racial upheaval, voter suppression. I’ve been thinking about the trees lately. It’s been very hard. I think about the Georgia O’Keefe quote, “If more people were trees, I would like them better.” I’ve reflected on the metaphor of confluence. The converging of different waters, different tines of the river. The […]

    sweetleoomine

    December 17, 2020
    Uncategorized
    american river, confluence, writing
  • Turkey Troubles

    Turkey Troubles

    A round-about story: we wound up with a free 12lb turkey after a trip to the discount grocery store the week before Thanksgiving. On the drive home, I started to strategize a way to play Tetris with the items already in my freezer, but also with the addition of, well, a turkey. (I now know […]

    sweetleoomine

    November 28, 2020
    Uncategorized
    giving, Thanksgiving, turkey
  • Red, White, and the Election Day Blues

    Red, White, and the Election Day Blues

    Current mood: existential dread. Cautious optimism. Dread, dot, period. All of the above. Current mood: unwavering hope. Oscillating between that natural hope for all to work out as it will and the worst case scenario. To be clear, I am not living in fear, but I am afraid. Even if I was living in fear, […]

    sweetleoomine

    November 5, 2020
    Uncategorized
    activism, cake, chocolate, ube
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