Food

Apr 5, 20224 min read

Monday Night Salmon and Asparagus

Sam was out of town for the latter part of last week. Thalia, my daughter, and Nana, my mother in law, were both house sitting. So I was...

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Dave Hall

Mar 31, 20227 min read

Poppy's Chinese Style Spare Ribs

Beef Spare Ribs Chinese Style I'm late again and for that I apologize. In my defense I have already written this post once. In fact it...

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Dave Hall

Mar 22, 20224 min read

A Jack of All Trades...

I think by now we've established that I am not a food photographer. I'm not really a photographer, period. I'm a cook and an aspiring...

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Dave Hall

Mar 7, 20227 min read

Living a Big Life on a Little Budget

Okay, so this is not ideal. I obligated myself to work again tomorrow, sanding drywall. Which is itself not ideal, but it is a paycheck...

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Dave Hall

Feb 15, 20226 min read

Austerity Measures

I missed my self imposed deadline earlier today. A home renovation crew I sometimes work for asked if I could help them out this week....

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Dave Hall

Feb 8, 20228 min read

Essential Tools: The Break Down

You’ve already seen me wax poetic about cast iron and watched me spit my ire over the microwave. Today I’d like to do a quick rundown of...

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Dave Hall

Feb 1, 20227 min read

Friendship Soup

I’m going off script today. You’ll come to find I do this. I’ll be making progress on one task and something will set me off on a...

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Dave Hall

Jan 25, 20229 min read

Cast Iron

Geni, a dear friend and reader, commented on my Essential Tools post on Facebook. She said she couldn’t wait to hear me wax poetic about...

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Dave Hall

Jan 18, 20226 min read

Death to the Microwave

I remember the first time I saw a microwave. It was probably 1984. My Uncle Boatie, my mother’s brother, had just bought one for my...

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Dave Hall

Jan 11, 20227 min read

Essential Tools

Throughout my youth and into college I thought I wanted to be a visual artist. I had a talent for drawing as a kid and I got much joy...

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Dave Hall

Jan 4, 20225 min read

A New (Old) Thing

One of the advantages of being sick is that it gives you time to think. Well, maybe not while you are sick but in those limbo days just...

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