Tom Saaristo
@midmodtom.bsky.social
Slightly left-of-center bonvivant, tastemaker, and buttoned-up Executive Assistant in the 312
Question sharply anything you see, hear or read today ... even this
April 1, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Question sharply anything you see, hear or read today ... even this
getting my meez on for tonight's Supper Club
March 22, 2025 at 4:24 PM
getting my meez on for tonight's Supper Club
Happy Vernal Equinox! Mother Nature, did you read the manual backward? ❄️🥶☃️
March 20, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Happy Vernal Equinox! Mother Nature, did you read the manual backward? ❄️🥶☃️
BBQ chicken thighs & mac n cheese has become standard fare around here. Maybe I should get a Food Truck?
March 19, 2025 at 10:17 PM
BBQ chicken thighs & mac n cheese has become standard fare around here. Maybe I should get a Food Truck?
getting my meez on for Bang Bang Shrimp
March 12, 2025 at 11:52 PM
getting my meez on for Bang Bang Shrimp
Do nachos rate on "Taco Tuesday"?
March 12, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Do nachos rate on "Taco Tuesday"?
We should have "sprung ahead" last Friday and left work an hour (or more) early. Expecting anything from anyone tomorrow is a joke ... so I'm using my last leftover 2024 vacation day and staying home
March 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
We should have "sprung ahead" last Friday and left work an hour (or more) early. Expecting anything from anyone tomorrow is a joke ... so I'm using my last leftover 2024 vacation day and staying home
10 days until St. Patrick's Day! 🍀
March 7, 2025 at 3:55 PM
10 days until St. Patrick's Day! 🍀
getting my meez on for bacon-wrapped meatloaf and creamy, garlic whipped potatoes
February 26, 2025 at 12:24 AM
getting my meez on for bacon-wrapped meatloaf and creamy, garlic whipped potatoes
I received 2 birthday cards in the mail yesterday! I often say "It's never too late!" Maybe after the end of the month is pushing it. Well, I recently learned my adoption placement was March 3rd! #keepemcoming
February 23, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I received 2 birthday cards in the mail yesterday! I often say "It's never too late!" Maybe after the end of the month is pushing it. Well, I recently learned my adoption placement was March 3rd! #keepemcoming
Happy National Margarita Day!
February 22, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Happy National Margarita Day!
baby back ribs with mac n cheese
February 20, 2025 at 3:19 PM
baby back ribs with mac n cheese
had to check the time on his walk in because the difference between yesterdays dark sky and this mornings cloudless blue sky is truly like day and night #herecomesSpring!
February 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM
had to check the time on his walk in because the difference between yesterdays dark sky and this mornings cloudless blue sky is truly like day and night #herecomesSpring!
Another batch of baby back ribs are cooking low and slow after an overnight dry rub. Yes, it hasn't been that long since I made them but they are so good. A local rib joint here serves there's with scalloped potatoes, but I'm thinking mac and cheese tonight. What say you?
February 19, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Another batch of baby back ribs are cooking low and slow after an overnight dry rub. Yes, it hasn't been that long since I made them but they are so good. A local rib joint here serves there's with scalloped potatoes, but I'm thinking mac and cheese tonight. What say you?
getting my meez on for sausage tortellini with vodka sauce
February 15, 2025 at 1:03 AM
getting my meez on for sausage tortellini with vodka sauce
5 days to my birthday (WHAT!?)
February 4, 2025 at 8:58 PM
5 days to my birthday (WHAT!?)
1 week until I enter a new decade 🙄
February 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM
1 week until I enter a new decade 🙄
This dry rub is great for any proteins that you want to taste smoky but won't actually meet smoke
Ingredients
1 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup smoked paprika
1/2 cup onion powder
1/3 cup garlic salt
1/3 cup chipotle powder
1/3 cup House salt
2 tablespoons freshly ground black pepper
Ingredients
1 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup smoked paprika
1/2 cup onion powder
1/3 cup garlic salt
1/3 cup chipotle powder
1/3 cup House salt
2 tablespoons freshly ground black pepper
February 1, 2025 at 5:57 PM
This dry rub is great for any proteins that you want to taste smoky but won't actually meet smoke
Ingredients
1 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup smoked paprika
1/2 cup onion powder
1/3 cup garlic salt
1/3 cup chipotle powder
1/3 cup House salt
2 tablespoons freshly ground black pepper
Ingredients
1 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup smoked paprika
1/2 cup onion powder
1/3 cup garlic salt
1/3 cup chipotle powder
1/3 cup House salt
2 tablespoons freshly ground black pepper
3 weeks to National Cherry Pie Day 🍒
January 30, 2025 at 11:20 PM
3 weeks to National Cherry Pie Day 🍒
getting my meez on for shumai #lunarnewyear2025
January 29, 2025 at 10:58 PM
getting my meez on for shumai #lunarnewyear2025
So begins Aquarius ♒
January 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
So begins Aquarius ♒