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Hi, fellow scribes! At the request of mettle fatigue, who excels in diligence and ubiquity, but whose superpowers should never be taken for granted, I'm for once stepping in to host this evening. The downside, for you: I'm not qualified to teach, guide...
by Clio2
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on Thu Apr 18, 2024 at 04:56 PM PDT
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Good evening, everybody! According to esquimax’s excellent WFD Index , it’s been a minute since we had a meatball diary; the most recent I found was ninkasi23’s Chicken Parmesan Meatballs in ...
by RazzBari
106 comments
on Sat Apr 13, 2024 at 04:30 PM PDT
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Hello, writers and friends of’em! Near as I can tell, there’re basically only three ways to write better and we need’em all: study it, practice it, and embrace criticism to learn more. It kinda circles around, notice? WriteOn isn’t a crit group, for...
by mettle fatigue
123 comments
on Thu Apr 11, 2024 at 05:00 PM PDT
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This year Joan and I had brunch together for Easter instead of dinner, and we made Eggs Benedict.
You probably know that the basic structure is some kind of bread, some kind of protein, a poached ...
by esquimaux
61 comments
on Sat Apr 20, 2024 at 04:30 PM PDT
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Good morning on this first Saturday of spring here in the Northern Hemisphere!
After beginning this month with a surprise snow dump, we are now officially entering spring having just enjoyed a ...
by ninkasi23
382 comments
on Sat Mar 23, 2024 at 06:00 AM PDT
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The newspaper’s food web page put this recipe up for St Patrick’s Day, but AFAIK there isn’t anything specifically Irish about shepherd’s pie (AKA “cottage pie”). Wiki says it was first ...
by esquimaux
67 comments
on Sat Mar 30, 2024 at 04:30 PM PDT
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Hubris: It’s OK when the Gods do it, but when it comes to us mortals… What’s for Dinner? is a Saturday evening get-together where friends share recipes, talk about good food and help others answer culinary questions. We welcome you to our virtual table...
by zenbassoon
93 comments
on Sat Mar 23, 2024 at 04:30 PM PDT
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LrqNzRn4DE Greetings and welcome to A Song of Zion, our weekly check-in and virtual minyan for Jews on Daily Kos. This is an open thread, and we treat it as a safe space for Jewish folks here. Non-Jews are welcome...
by mettle fatigue
45 comments
on Thu Mar 21, 2024 at 04:36 PM PDT
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Greetings folks! Welcome to A Song of Zion, our weekly check-in and virtual minyan for Jews on Daily Kos. This is an open thread, and we treat it as a safe space for Jewish folks here. Non-Jews are welcome but we ask that they listen more than speak....
by Eccaba
24 comments
on Thu Feb 08, 2024 at 04:39 PM PST
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Hiya, writers and frenz. :) TBH, I can’t recall if I’ve posted on this before, but I think the challenge is pretty good practice, so let’s forge on ahead! According to some theories, productivity flows best when there are no limits on what the...
by mettle fatigue
131 comments
on Thu Feb 15, 2024 at 05:01 PM PST
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It’s time for my Super Bowl party again (Go Niners!), and I’ve been going through the WFD appetizer index and planning my food for next weekend.
I’m looking at Pickled Snow Peas and Smoked ...
by esquimaux
62 comments
on Sat Feb 03, 2024 at 04:30 PM PST
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📦ENGIn Champions: Tutoring Ukrainians in English homepage & diary list founded 2023 by captainfactoid — Comments and stories, with tips on how to get started. It's easier than you might think - and there is more help available.
by mettle fatigue
15 comments
on Thu Feb 01, 2024 at 04:00 PM PST
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If you are a music teacher in the US, this time of the year is Solo and Ensemble Contest time. What is Solo and Ensemble? A chance for our kids to show out their amazing voices.�
Here at Top ...
by zenbassoon
6 comments
on Sat Jan 27, 2024 at 07:00 PM PST
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A white, female, high school Advanced Placement English teacher in South Carolina was reprimanded when students in one of her classes and parents protested to the local school board that she had assigned “Between the World and Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates...
by Alan Singer
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on Thu Jan 25, 2024 at 06:04 AM PST
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Since it’s still January, I’ll talk about New Year’s resolutions; one that is perennially on my list is to have friends over to share a meal more often. Normally, since I live on my own, I end ...
by RazzBari
109 comments
on Sat Jan 27, 2024 at 04:30 PM PST
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A couple months ago a recipe for “Chicken spaghetti” popped up in one of my internet news feeds. I eat chicken and spaghetti all the time (usually with marinara sauce from a jar) so I looked to ...
by esquimaux
78 comments
on Sat Mar 02, 2024 at 04:30 PM PST
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Ok, I know right after the holidays I was excited about all my new cookbooks and I still am! But shortly before Christmas I took�advantage of a special offer to get full access to all the recipes at�
by ninkasi23
106 comments
on Sat Jan 20, 2024 at 04:33 PM PST
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Hiya, writers & frenz, Good to see ya back for more writing practice & play-therapy! And snacks! ...assuming you’re like me and feel like the best words have voluptuous flavors all their own. :) But before we get going noshing, Tara the Antisocial...
by mettle fatigue
63 comments
on Thu Mar 07, 2024 at 05:00 PM PST
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Happy Thursday once again everyone! Today’s Parsha is a pretty famous one- Va’era from Exodus. For a refresher: The Parsha starts out with a reluctant Moshe informing the Israelites that G-d will soon free them. They are skeptical. Moshe’s next job is...
by Eccaba
60 comments
on Thu Jan 11, 2024 at 04:01 PM PST
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Hiya, writers and frenz. How’d your DaKoWriMo go? Please mention in comments what you think about your goals and process this time around. Make it distinct vs other content, so I can copy accurately, ‘kay? And I’ll update across the evening and into...
by mettle fatigue
112 comments
on Thu Feb 01, 2024 at 05:00 PM PST
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