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Za'atar Beet Dip, Why Do Cats Somersault?, Cats Cradle, Vonnegut, The La's,Balvin & Harry Chapin
Za'atar Beet Dip, Why Do Cats Somersault?, Cats Cradle, Vonnegut, The La's & Harry Chapin Originally Published August 8, 2021 Like most...
Melissa Orquiza
Jun 16, 20223 min read
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Strawberry Lychee Coconut Cooler, Do Strawberries Do It?, Mitski, IU & Sally Greenaway
Strawberry Lychee Coconut Cooler. Tastes like a mini vacay! Mmm. Fresh strawberries, homemade lychee jelly, coconut milk and your...
Melissa Orquiza
Jun 16, 20223 min read
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Coconut Jam, Future Shock, Data Asphyxiation, Louie Ramos & Bill Withers
Coconut jam, “Future Shock & Data Asphyxiation,” Louie Ramos (world premiere) and Bill Withers Originally Published September 18, 2019 I...
Melissa Orquiza
Jun 3, 20225 min read
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Chocolate Fudge Cake Donuts, Happiness & A Slight Change of Plans
Chocolate Fudge Cake Donuts. So pretty to look at! Because every week has something to celebrate! Dark Chocolate Sprinkles for the...
Melissa Orquiza
Jun 1, 20225 min read


Blackberry & Star Anise Friands, The Color Pink, Pink Sweat$, Hardy, Pink Martini, & Debussy
Blackberry & Star Anise Friands! I don't know what a "friand" is but it sure is delicious! Blackberry & Star Anise Friands, The...
Melissa Orquiza
Jun 1, 20226 min read
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Cardamom Currant Snickerdoodles, Gut Instincts, and The Business of ABBA
Cardamom Currant Snickerdoodles. Snicker what? Yes, a delicious, elegant yet comforting, Fall cookie. I went a little berserk on the...
Melissa Orquiza
May 27, 20223 min read
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Bacon Garlic Fried Rice,Gun Violence, Sinatra, Pop Smoke, H.E.R.,Foster the People, Manilow & Bach
Bacon Garlic Fried Rice with a Garlic Fried Egg. The flavors of fried rice, bacon & eggs, and pasta aglio e olio! Yummy! Bacon Garlic...
Melissa Orquiza
May 27, 20225 min read
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Pandan Coconut Iced Latte, The Five Friends Theory, Cannons, U2, & Gluck
Pandan Coconut Iced Latte, Friends, Cannons, U2, & Gluck Originally Published July 21, 2021 A few weeks ago, my husband and I decided to...
Melissa Orquiza
May 20, 20223 min read
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Fauxtisserie Chicken, Why We Love Drinking Songs, The Facebook Argument, & Can Music Be Fascist?
Herbed Fauxtisserie Chicken & Potatoes Slideshow, low and slow so you can goof off (or not.) Herbed Fauxtisserie Chicken & Potatoes, Why...
Melissa Orquiza
May 13, 202210 min read
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Slow Cooker Ramen, Multiverse vs. Metaverse,Commodification of Nostalgia, Gorecki, ABBA, & The Ojays
Slow Cooker Ramen. Easy, peasy! Soothing comfort coming your way! Slow Cooker Ramen. Chicken or substitute it with more mushrooms to...
Melissa Orquiza
May 13, 20227 min read
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5 Min: Chai Pumpkin Turmeric Latte, Facing Your Fears, The Santa Ana Winds, Star Wars, Dylan & Adele
Chai Pumpkin Turmeric Latte Slidehow. It's fall and sunshine in a cup. Chai Pumpkin Turmeric Latte, Facing Your Fears, The Santa Ana...
Melissa Orquiza
May 4, 20225 min read
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Coconut Tapioca Chia Pudding, Garden Pictures & Happiness
Coconut Tapioca Chia Pudding. Contentment in a glass. Coconut Tapioca Chia Pudding. Make yourself some happiness. Coconut Tapioca Chia...
Melissa Orquiza
Apr 27, 20223 min read
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The Best Lentil Soup, Jon Favreau & Jenny Odell on How to Do Nothing
The Best Lentil Soup. Easy, healthy, and seriously, the best recipe I've encountered. Perfect when you need to practice "How to Do...
Melissa Orquiza
Apr 6, 20223 min read
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Scallion Pancakes, Slap(stick), commedia dell’arte, Pagliacci, Pavarotti & Key Glock
Scallion Pancakes. Make ahead, kid friendly, and divine when homemade. (No soggy takeout for you!) Scallion Pancakes. Yes. Slap that...
Melissa Orquiza
Mar 31, 20226 min read
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Chillie’s Noodles, The Guidonian Hand, The Space Shuttle, A Horse’s Ass, Woody Shaw & Skelton
Chillie's Noodles. So easy, a recipe based on your hand! Chillie's Noodles. So easy, you don't even have to think! Chillie’s Noodles,...
Melissa Orquiza
Mar 16, 20224 min read
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Something Sweet, Ricotta, & Brioche Toast Variations, Star Wars Quotes, Williams & Tchaikovsky
Something Sweet, Ricotta & Brioche Toast Variations. Because we all need some inspiration! When life gets boring, here's to celebrating...
Melissa Orquiza
Mar 16, 20222 min read
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Shanghai Potsticker Dumplings 鍋貼, Mozart & Teen Hilarity
Shanghai Potsticker Dumplings 鍋貼. Yes, you can totally do this and just as good or better than the ones from Trader Joe's. Shanghai...
Melissa Orquiza
Feb 1, 20225 min read
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Pandan Golden Milk,When to Give Up, Beatles’ Golden Slumber, Carry That Weight,The End & Stevie
Pandan Golden Milk. Comforting, healthy, turmeric golden milk... with a twist! Pandan Golden Milk Slideshow Pandan Golden Milk, When to...
Melissa Orquiza
Jan 18, 20224 min read
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Butter Roasted Salmon, Founding Fathers’ Secret Lives, Rameau, Hummel, Lana Del Rey & Tame Impala
Butter Roasted Salmon with Asparagus & Olives. My edible still life. My kind of art! Nom nom. Butter Roasted Salmon with Asparagus &...
Melissa Orquiza
Jan 12, 20226 min read
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