I’ve had 2 who ate tomatoes right off the counter.
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He also enjoys pita bread, fried chicken, bacon, pepperoni grease, and butternut donuts. Weirdo.
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What a lovely tribute to your father, thank you for sharing.
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I’ve been missing your posts (was just wondering about your whereabouts the other night). So sorry to hear your absence is for such a heartbreaking reason. Your dad sounds amazing. I am so sorry for your loss!
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Yum!
Sorry to hear of your father’s passing. My sympathies.
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I had another who loved cantaloupe and carrot cake.
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I knew snow was coming in.
Didn’t know when.
Didn’t know how much.
But Saturday was gonna be a comfort food day.
(Unless the power went out. Which it didn’t.)
A small chuck roast was picked up on Thursday for Saturday dinner. I usually go with Mom’s Lemon Pot Roast but wanted another favorite…what I saw posted on an old old old old OLD AOL food board back in the mid 90s:
Mike Ditka’s Pot Roast with Bourbon-Maple Glaze.
Couldn’t find it posted elsewhere by me (I know it was on Chowhound long ago, but those boards are long gone), but someone appropriated it for a post on Food dot com word for word. I’ve made changes since then.
This was perfect for a snowy day with a cuddly cat who likes crawling under my lap blankie.
There was wine.
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Again with the crispy chicken thigh, this time with Dijon-dry vermouth-cream sauce with leeks and roasted mushrooms. Served with wild rice with aromatics and broccoli. Yum.
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What a love muffin!!
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So much of my memories of departed loved ones centers around food. I think we all can relate. Sorry for you loss; keep those wonderful memories in your heart and in your kitchen.
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Kitteh looks like my late soulmate, who died 5 years ago today. Thankfully, the current crew likes cold weather snuggles and at least sniffed my rigatoni tonight.
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For anyone else who might be looking
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I made ground chicken mapo tofu and miso-butter blistered green beans.
Hit the spot. Thinking of @Saregama tonight.
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He’s gotten more cuddly ever since we lost Alfie. But he stays on the lap, never held up on my body for a scritch-scratch. So my legs can get numb. LOL
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I love chicken thighs. Those look fab!
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That’s it, but I don’t usually make a 5 lb. chuck roast, so I cut back on the amount of beef stock by half, and the red wine by half as well. I also add more corn and peas so I have more veggies on the plate, and usually omit the celery, although I added about half a cup this time.
This time, I also poured the liquid into a fat separator to remove the excess oil, then added the peas and corn to simmer, and added a bit of a flour slurry to thicken the gravy/sauce.
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Sounds and looks amazing!
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Poor thing. I suspected as much. Good he has you near for cuddles. 
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