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Blackened Mushroom Tacos with Collard Green Slaw
Yield: 8 tacos Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 5 minutes Total Time: 35 minutes

Ingredients:

For the Blackened Mushroom Tacos
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (or avocado oil)
1lb shiitake mushrooms, thinly sliced (oyster mushrooms or portobello would also work)
2 teaspoons smoked paprika
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4-1/2 teaspoon cayenne
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
8 corn tortillas, warmed
rice and black beans, for serving

For the Avocado Cream
1 large ripe avocado, pitted
juice of 1-2 limes (about 3 tablespoons)
1/4 cup cilantro
water to thin

For the Collard Green Slaw
2 cups thinly sliced collard greens (about 1 small bunch)
1 cup thinly sliced red cabbage (about 1/2 small head)
1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion (about 1/2 small)
1/2 cup radishes (about 4 radishes)
1/4 cup fresh cilantro
zest and juice of 1 lime
1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions:
For the Collard Green Slaw: In a large bowl, combine the collard greens, cabbage, red onion, radishes, cilantro, lime zest, lime juice and salt. Using your hands, massage the juice into the greens then stir to combine. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Fort the Avocado Cream: In a blender or food processor, combine the avocado, lime juice, cilantro, a pinch of salt and a few tablespoons of water. Blend until smooth. Add more water to thin, as needed. The texture should be thick and creamy.
For the Blackened Mushrooms: In a large skillet, warm the oil over medium heat. Add the mushrooms and the seasonings then stir until evenly coated. Cook for about 5 minutes, just until mushrooms are softened.
Spread each tortilla with avocado cream then top with cooked mushrooms and collard slaw. Serve warm and enjoy!

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One of my friends left us in San Francisco, while the other one and I drove down to L.A. We passed a lot of nice sights during our crossing of the CA-152 West. Some were entertaining, such as all the garlic farms in Gilroy advertising things like garlic ice cream and garlic honey (also 10 avocados for $1!) Some were just pretty. One was the San Luis reservoir, which was huge.

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SEVILLE ORANGE MARMALADE
Yield: 5 X 450G JARS prep time: 1 DAY 2 HOURS cook time: 10 MINUTES total time: 1 DAY 2 HOURS 10 MINUTES

INGREDIENTS
675g (1lb 8oz) Seville oranges
1 lemon
1.4kg (3lb) granulated, cane sugar
1.75 litres (3 pints) water

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Juice the oranges and pour the juice with the water into a large, lidded pan with a capacity of 6-8 litres. Remove the inner membranes and pips from the oranges. Do not remove the pith from the oranges.
2. Juice the lemon and add the juice to the pan. Put the orange membranes and the lemon shells into a food processor or mini-chopper and chop finely. Put the chopped membranes, and any pips into a 30 cm x 30cm piece of thin cotton muslin. Tie this up with string and add to the pan. Shred the oranges and add the peel to the pan. If possible, leave the pan overnight to allow the fruit to soak.
3. Next day, bring the lidded pan to boil, turn down the heat and simmer very gently for two hours. The peel should be very tender and the contents of the pan reduced by a third. Warm the sugar in a low oven, 140℃ /275℉/Gas 1.
4. Remove the muslin bag and squeeze the liquid from the bag back into the pan through a sieve, using a large spoon. Add the sugar to the pan and stir until dissolved.
5. Gradually bring the pan to a rolling boil and test for a set after 7 minutes, using the flake test. Dip a large spoon into the pan and scoop out a spoonful. Lift the spoon above the pan and turn it horizontally. If the marmalade has reached setting point of 104.5℃ (220℉) it will drip then hang on the side of the spoon.
6. Leave the marmalade to cool for 5-10 minutes, a skin should have formed on the surface. Remove any scum from the surface with a large metal spoon. Gently stir the marmalade to distribute the peel.
7. Pour the marmalade into clean, warm sterilized jars and cover with new twist top lids. Alternatively, seal the jars with waxed discs and when cold, apply cellophane covers secured with elastic bands. Leave the jars upright and undisturbed to set.

rydra_wong

Watch on YouTube

("CARTOON PONY ON AMPHETAMINES.")

(And I just heard they cast Sheila Atim as Akasha, because half the casting is just raiding the National Theatre and it's glorious.)

The thing about IWTV (now being renamed The Vampire Lestat for S3, presumably at the demand of Lestat's lawyers) is that a) it would make Anne Rice roll in her fucking grave, and b) it somehow manages to be deeply truthful to elements of the spirit of the books in a way that a more "faithful" adaptation that didn't engage in such a vigorous Interrogation Of The Text couldn't do. It's fascinating, and it also hits in a particular way for those of us who read the first books as impressionable teens, and then, you know, grew up:

https://www.tumblr.com/silverbirching/752456802186182656/yessssss-and-he-watched-it-on-my

Anyway, the first two seasons are on Netflix and on BBC iPlayer in the UK, so if you're tempted, now is a very good time to catch up.

rydra_wong

I am now enjoying being able to distress all my Souls-playing friends through my unironic enjoyment of Blighttown.

(It's a tough but genuinely awesome level which has a bad reputation because on release the intricacy of the environment and number of moving parts would destroy the framerate and people would have to try to get through it at 10fps. But this is no longer the case since the remaster! And everyone who's upset about spending lots of time plummeting to their death needs to get on my level because I've been doing that all through the game anyway; it's just usually funnier in Blighttown.)

ETA: I have run the second bell and thus officially left the early game and entered the mid-game.

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These photos of the Coles County Community Garden came from October 9, 2025. Begin the trip with Charleston Food Forest Part 1 Right Side and Charleston Food Forest Part 2 Left Side. Continue with Seeds.

( Walk with me ... )

Current Mood: accomplished

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common_nature

We visited the Charleston Food Forest on Thursday, October 9. These pictures are from the front and right side. Continue with Part 2: Left Side, the Coles County Community Garden, and Seeds.

( Walk with me ... )

Current Mood: accomplished

pauraque posting in

common_nature

While walking in the woods I ran into our state bird here in Vermont, the Hermit Thrush.

brown thrush with reddish tail sits on a tree root with fallen leaves in the background

brown thrush with reddish tail sits on a tree root with fallen leaves in the background

It looks similar to several other thrush species, but can be distinguished by a reddish tail contrasting with the brown upper back, clearly seen here.

As the name suggests, they tend to hide in the brush and are more often heard than seen. Their flutelike song sounds captivatingly mystical when echoing through the trees. You can listen to them here.

nverland posting in

creative_cooks

APRICOT & COCONUT BLISS BALLS

Ingredients

1 cup macadamia nuts
1.5 cups dried apricots
1 cup desiccated coconut
¼ cup almond meal

Directions

Add macadamia nuts and apricots to a food processer and blend until broken down into small pieces
Add coconut and almond meal and blend until well combined.
Put mixture in fridge for at least 30 minutes
Roll into tablespoon sized balls. Add desiccated coconut to a bowl and dip balls into coconut.
Store bliss balls in the freezer in an airtight container.

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Slow Cooker Korean BBQ Tacos
Serves: 6-8 servings

Ingredients

3 lbs. boneless pork loin
8 oz hoisin sauce
¼ cup soy sauce
⅔ Cup honey
¼ tsp. ginger
2 Tbs. lemon OR lime juice
Slaw mix or shredded cabbage to top tacos
Corn tortillas

Instructions

Place pork in slow cooker.
Stir hoisin sauce, soy sauce, honey, ginger and lemon juice together.
Pour over pork.
Cook on high 5-6 hours or low 7-8 hours.
Shred meat with a fork.
Serve in taco shells topped with slaw. Or serve over rice.

Slow Cooker Korean BBQ over rice

You can also have the Korean BBQ meat served over rice. You can top it with the slaw and a little diced red pepper, like haystacks. You can also add other raw vegetables, like broccoli, carrots, onion etc.

marthawells

I don't think I posted about this yet: https://us.macmillan.com/tours/martha-wells-queen-demon/

There's more info at that link, but here's a brief list of the tour stops and dates:

- Mon. Oct. 6 at 7:30pm: Brookline Booksmith with Holly Black, offsite at Arts at the Armory (Brookline, MA)

- Tues. Oct. 7 at 7pm: Politics & Prose (Union Market location) moderated by Leigha McReynolds (Washington DC)

- Wed. Oct. 8 at 7pm: The Strand, with Meg Elison (NYC, NY)

- Fri. Oct. 10 at 6pm: Let’s Play Books, with Chuck Wendig, offsite at Muhlenberg College (Allentown, PA)

- Tues. Oct. 14 at 7pm, Third Place Books (Seattle, WA)

- Wed. Oct. 15 at 7pm, Iron Dog Books, with Nalo Hopkinson offsite at Waterfront Theatre on Granville Island (Vancouver, BC, Canada)

- Thurs. Oct. 16 at 7pm, Powell's (Cedar Hill location) with Jenn Reese (Beaverton, OR)

- Mon. Oct. 20 at 7pm: Bookpeople, with Ehigbor Okosun (Austin, TX)

- Tue. Oct. 21 at 6:30pm: Murder by the Book (Houston, TX)

- Thurs. Oct. 23 at 6pm: Nowhere Bookshop (San Antonio, TX)

- Saturday Nov. 8-9 Texas Book Festival, Austin TX

- Sat. Nov. 15 at 2pm: Hyperbole Bookstore, offsite at Ringer Library (College Station, TX)

marthawells

I did a playlist for Witch King (https://marthawells.dreamwidth.org/627157.html) when it first came out in 2023, and now here's one for Queen Demon:

Seven Devils - Florence + Machine

Burning - Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Bando - ANNA with MadMan and Gemitaiz

Bringing Murder to the Land - Anton Newcombe and Dot Allison

Bulletproof vs. Release Me - The Outfit

I Owe You Nothing - Seinabo Sey

W.I.T.C.H. - Devon Cole

Egun (theme from Manhunt) - Danielle Ponder

Warm - SG Lewis

Disease - Lady Gaga

Which Witch (Demo) - Florence + Machine

you should see me in a crown - Billie Eilish

Bakunawa - Rudy Ibarra, with June Millington, Han Han, and Ouida.

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For anyone wondering how my Dark Souls progress is going

Photos: Coles County Community Garden

Photos: Charleston Food Forest Part 1 Right Side

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