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Not the best picture but it sure was delicious, cauliflower Milanese from @nytcooking. They just used the center slices, I thought it worked well with larger pieces from the sides too. Adding that to the rotation, a nice change from my usual roasted-with-cumin route. #homecooking #cauliflower

Belated share of my latest newsletter, focused on a favorite comfort food of mine: pan-fried oysters. The issue I sent this summer about tuna melts has garnered by far the most views of newsletters I've sent do far--that's clearly a popular choice for many. We'll see if pan-fried oysters surpasses that one at some point. Of the two, do you have a favorite? As usual, the link's up in the bio. #oysters #seafood #seafoodsavvy #panfriedoysters #homecooking #substack

I don't think I've shared this before here--a while back I melded my love of knitting and my love of games and started making Zilch kits. They include rules and scoring for Zilch (at least the way my mom taught me to play) and the 6 dice needed in a little bag I knit. Super easy to travel with, great for all sorts of gifting scenarios (hostess, stocking-stuffer, part of a mix for a game-loving friend). I've added a link to my @etsy shop in my bio. These 3 not in the shop yet, should be soon. #games #gamenight #dicegames

Meanwhile, in the oven a big pot of goulash was cooking. Been a while since I've thought to make this, I'll be working it into cold-weather rotation more often. It was an interesting combo of aromas yesterday afternoon!

A few pounds of slightly blemished apples from the market became a few jars of richly flavored apple butter after a few-plus hours of simmering...not a bad way to spend a Sunday afternoon. #aromagram #applebutter #apples #homecooking #autumn #eatinglocal

I'm so happy to be leading another workshop about preserving family recipes--this one with a bit of extra focus on holiday recipes. Join me at @sammamishlibrarykcls on Nov 9 if you can. I added a link in my bio for more info about the class and registration.

Soup season.

So many stories to share from our recent few weeks in France. Starting off with the tielles... Now kinda wishing I'd tried every single version I came across on my trip. But super happy to have gone to the source and had a couple from a shop in Sète that's been making them for decades. Ah, the joys of travel!!! Link to the newsletter, in the bio. #seafood #travel #tiellesdesète