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More airbnb cooking (odd cookware that doesn’t crisp up): shrimp marinated in fresh lime juice/garlic/olive oil and seasoning (cayenne/smoked paprika/salt/pepper), roasted cauliflower and steamed rice (no measuring cups so I use a mug and figure out the ratios, more or less).

My kid is going to the College Cup!

Been pursuing this guy - or maybe a friend or brother or cousin - for about 12 days. Finally got him today.

Last night of airbnb cooking for a few days. Chicken breast from the farmers market (I took the skin off to make crackers; marinated the chicken in lemon/rosemary/olive oil/garlic), roast potato/sweet potato/cauliflower, sautéed kale/onion/chile.

More Durham airbnb cooking ... Local catfish, bok choy (cooked w/green onion, fresh ginger & fresh turmeric) & steamed rice (steamed w/turmeric & ginger to give a flavor/color boost). A little sauce that I threw together w/tamari & some spices I picked up last week. (Cross post)

Some scenes from last night as Duke won 2-0 over Michigan State and my kid notched her 29th career shutout in goal. On to the Elite 8!

Gotta feature that tahdig. (I had to improvise with a kitchen with few tools but it worked)

4th night cooking in Durham and i stumbled into a version of the Persian dish, meygoo polo. Local shrimp with a combination of rice and buckwheat (check out the tahdig!!!). Just riffing and when searching saw I was an ingredient or two from meygoo polo. Maybe when I’m home …

Durham in the morning. Sarah Duke Gardens, the old Bulls’ ballpark and performance artist Santa

More Durham cooking. Tonight was surf (local tuna and drum) and turf (last of the bison) along with roasted Yukon golds and honey nut squash and some fresh salad greens. Last night was chicken with buckwheat groats and salad.

Cooking from the last few days in Durham. Bison one day, locally made sausage another, most items from the excellent Durham Farmers’ Market. Small kitchen. Glad I brought my own knife.

Peaches is a B-Town dog having an OG (Walnut/Vine) Peet’s treat

Not-40-Garlic-Cloves-Inspired chicken with Yukon golds, kale, onion and chiles. Bread and cheese from The Cheeseboard (IYKYK).

A little sockeye salmon and chopped shrimp made some poke lettuce cups.

My first food post on this app. Some roasted veggies, sautéed chicken and bulgur.