Storiography is the documentary work of designer Christiana Aretta.

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Recipes

Thai Basil Chicken Mess

What do you do with a mess of Thai Basil? Hint: long boats, scuppers, captain’s daughters, and rusty razors not required.

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Cooked Curried Cucumbers

I present you with a new micro-meme: YACD, or Yet Another Cucumber Dish. In this case, a rather nice one discovered in the New York Times.

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Bite Me

I thought about titling this post “Garlic Dill Refrigerator Pickles” just for the SEO but where’s the imagination (and, more importantly, bad pun/cheesy sex reference) in that?

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Yellow Cowhorn Salsa

Yellow tomatoes play the role of Juicy Meaty in this year’s first summer salsa, alongside cowhorns as Deepsmoke Spicy and cherry tomatoes as Lil RedTart.

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Tomato-Cucumber Salad with Chickpeas and Thyme

“I know a bank where the wild thyme blows, Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows, Quite over-canopied with luscious woodbine, With sweet must-roses, and with eglantine.”
– William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream

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The Great Midwestern Birthday Bash

Mac-n-cheese cupcakes, potato salad, green bean casserole, marshmallow fruit salad, jello molds, 7-layer bars, and more hotdogs wrapped in a bacon than you can shake a fork at.

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The Great Gingerbread Cookie Bakeoff: Tetris Edition

Gingerbread cookies, tetris-style.

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Play with your Food

I’ve been involved with the planning of Social Justice Camp DC for the past couple of the months. Last week, we had our planning meeting at my house, complete with meat and vegetarian chilis, mixed greens, and spiced apple crumble. And about a billion varieties of chips. Note to self: If you’re going to invite [...]

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Spiced Apple Crumble

I liken this recipe to a jazz quartet. Nutmeg and cinnamon give it deep warm soul, while ginger and lemon juice hit all the high notes.

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Chili Amarillo

If chili were brains, this is the stuff zombies would crave most. #zombiehumor

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