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i’ve been in a pretty big pasta kick this summer, i guess

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i’ve been on a big pasta kick this summer, apparently

this isn’t super fancy, or complicated. ideally, i love a pasta that cooks for four hours or so, but when i started it was 8pm, and i wanted dinner ASAP. but even quick and easy spaghetti doesn’t mean i skimp out on the flavor

it’s the caramelized onion. the blooming of the red chili flakes. putting the parmesan rind in the sauce to let it absorb the rind’s cheesy, salty goodness.

so yeah. i might not have had any fresh herbs. i may have had frozen gluten free texas toast. i may have used cheap canned ingredients. but it’s spaghetti. it’s going to be good no matter what.

do y’all have any tips or tricks for good pasta, made in a hurry? i’d love to hear them!

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i’m just so tired of being tired

minneapolis, july 3rd 2025

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you ever get an idea in your head and you can’t rest till you get it out into the real world? yeah. me too.

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more than anything else, i crave beef pho. breakfast, lunch, and dinner. i’ve been wanting to make it from scratch forever! so i finally said, fuck it. and i did. enjoy!

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the way sesame street, a pbs puppet show for literal babies, is pressing on with pride content despite vitriolic monsters descending on every post to insinuate they're pedophiles or demons while some of the biggest companies on the planet who could swim in olympic swimming pools of money like scrooge mcduck on steroids buckle and cave just emphasizes how completely and utterly pathetic these corporations are. they'd butcher a baby if it meant saving a penny.

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Question: What is the greatest magic of all? Answer: Friendship, right? [B]: The greatest magic of all is not friendship, it's chronomancy, the ability to control and warp time. If friendship were the greatest magic, look, it's a pet peeve of mine (...)

DUNGEON MASTER BRENNAN LEE MULLIGAN ANSWERS DnD QUESTIONS (TECH SUPPORT | WIRED)

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Too many of you believe that the evils of capitalism begin and end with whether or not workers get paid enough. But capitalism is inherently wasteful by design. It is resource intensive and exploitative by design. Even if we killed every billionaire and redistributed all their wealth tomorrow (a good thing) we would still have to restructure how we manage society from the ground up, globally.

And no, you as an individual are not responsible for figuring out all of the answers, sad white person. There are people all over the world already working on the solutions their communities need. We just have to empower them to make those solutions happen.

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the world is running out of glassblowers and yet you want to become a fucking doctor

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a minnesota classic. but upscaled.

from my digital cookbook on substack

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truly one of the best things i’ve ever created AND eaten. from my digital cookbook on substack

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another banger from my digital cookbook on substack

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if you know me, you know that ranch is not my absolute favorite thing in the world. I don’t hate ranch, but when given the option for any other dressing, or dip, or seasoning concoction i’m always going to choose something else.

however, i do live in the midwest. and ranch is the number one most requested thing people have asked me to make. so, i decided to make ranch.

and turns out all it took was for the ranch to be homemade and i was absolutely obsessed with it!

now, i made this ranch with some chicken and veggies, which you can see in the tiktoks down below, but you can put this ranch on anything you would want and it’ll add that little tangy zip that’ll satisfy your ranch cravings.

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you ever taste something that instantly takes you back to your childhood? for me, it’s frito pie — or walking tacos, if you grew up in the midwest. i swear, there was no better day in the school lunch lineup. bag of fritos, scoop of chili, plastic spork. elite.

but you know me — i couldn’t just leave it at ‘nostalgic.’ i had to take it up a notch (or ten). so i made the best chili of my life and poured it all over a bag of fritos. it’s smoky, spicy, salty, and hits that perfect mix of childhood comfort and grown-up indulgence.

the chili starts with chile chipotle, chile guajillo, chile ancho, and chile pasilla — all rehydrated and minced by hand (because i still don’t have a blender). garlic, green onions, and white onion get sautéed with ground beef. and instead of beer to deglaze, i used a splash of whiskey — jett’s got celiacs, so no gluten here!

then it’s paprika, chipotle with jalapeño, cumin, cayenne, oregano, fire-roasted tomatoes, pinto beans, worcestershire, and a little cider vinegar to balance it all out.

and somehow… the fritos are still the star of the show. pour that chili over, top it with sharp cheddar, sour cream, green onions, and a drizzle of valentina hot sauce. mmmmm. it’s smoky, spicy, salty, and nostalgic all at once. one of the greatest things you’ll ever eat.

seriously, i need to know — were you team walking tacos growing up? or is this new to you? tell me your fave nostalgic school lunch down below!

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christmas curry from my free digital “cookbook” on substack

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i can't believe the best moments that could ever happen happened. Brennan and Murph kiss. we all collectively hit a nat 20 after hitting a 3 and 8. Murph hit the second nat 20 of the night (also the only player nat 20 tonight). Siobhan does cutting words on a nat 1. happy 55th wedding. lou decimates murph in a wrestling match. wally "I'm sorry I can't join you because I hate staten island" kugrich. based kalvaxus hating crypto. we get the power to reroll one roll, immediately use it, and siobhan still has to help us. gilear is making death saving throws after being elbowed by a finance bro. aida "my heart burns with eternal fire. I'm gay as hell" aguefort. fire periodically blasts from the ground and heats up the whole arena. pete conlan with 5 points of damage to kalvaxus (with a cantrip). ricky matsui with 55 points of damage to kalvaxus. gilear kills kalvaxus. ally beardsley uses fireball but makes it dream magic "that's not super hot" and "is sparks". ricky tosses something to gilear and knocks him unconscious as aida takes him back to spyre. we raise 100'000 dollars for new york cares. we all hoot growl as the intrepid heroes and brennan leave.

the greatest night of my life. thanks new york.

edit: I FORGOT TO ADD K2 MAKING AN APPEARANCE IN THE REAL WORLD. shame on me. also rick perry brought a giant die.