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Chef Gnawbones @chefgnawbones.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Malfatti (spinach and ricotta dumplings) with sage brown butter. Also called gnudi (naked) as in ravioli without the pasta

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Chef Gnawbones @chefgnawbones.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

One thing about me if I see good artichokes I’m buying them like I will change dinner plans for them

Roasted artichokes with roasted garlic in the cavities

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Chef Gnawbones @chefgnawbones.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Serve the seafood in wide bowls and ladle the soup over them. Dress salad greens with the remaining toasted spices, onion and fennel scraps, and your preferred dressing. Rub the toasted sourdough with a garlic clove. Serve immediately with melted butter to dip and the remaining white wine. 🍷🦀🦐🍅🌶️🍲🍞

Cioppino, garlic sourdough, green salad, wine

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Chef Gnawbones @chefgnawbones.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Bring the soup to a near boil and add the seafood. White fish on the bottom, then arthropods like shrimp and lobster tails and the crab. Bivalves like mussels on top (they will sink). Simmer covered 15-20 minutes. Do not stir to avoid breaking up the fish. Add butter & parsley in the final 5 min.

Bowl of assorted seafood, bowl of shrimp, Dungeness crab

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Chef Gnawbones @chefgnawbones.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Add the rest of the stock and whole canned tomatoes to the pot and lightly crush the tomatoes with a masher. Slice sourdough thick and drizzle with olive oil on a sheet pan. Toast the bread in the oven, turning once. Taste the soup and adjust seasoning. The seafood will add salt so be cautious.

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Chef Gnawbones @chefgnawbones.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Add garlic, once fragrant add the clam juice and wine. Deglaze and reduce until thick. Optional step but I add some of the seafood stock and use an immersion blender to roughly blend the aromatics.

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Chef Gnawbones @chefgnawbones.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Time to build the soup. Thin slice an onion, fennel bulb, and leek white. Mince garlic. Strain the seafood stock and press the solids extensively to extract all the flavor. Sautée the aromatics in oil in the same heavy pot. Once the veg sweats down, add half of the toasted spices and some red pepper

Minced garlic, sliced onion, fennel, leek

Strained seafood stock, clam juice and wine, canned tomatoes

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Chef Gnawbones @chefgnawbones.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Meanwhile, toast some dried herbs and spices in a heavy pot. This will improve the flavor of the seasoning as well as perfume the pot. I used herbs de Province and mustard seed. Roughly grind and set aside.

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Chef Gnawbones @chefgnawbones.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Add fennel stalks and leek greens. Deglaze with wine (Pinot Grigio). Add cold water. Bring to gentle boil then simmer 45 min to one hour.

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Chef Gnawbones @chefgnawbones.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

First, make seafood stock. Sautée shrimp shells in olive oil until pink and fragrant. Then add crushed garlic, roughly chopped onion, and tomato paste. Sautée until fragrant.

Shrimp shells, aromatic vegetables (garlic, onion, fennel stalks, leek greens), tomato paste, thyme, Pinot Grigio

Same pot now with garlic, onion, tomato paste

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Chef Gnawbones @chefgnawbones.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

The restaurant where I work is closed for a few days so they gave away a bunch of unsold seafood. I bought a crab and some extra shrimp and made it all into a Cioppino 🦀🦐🍅🌶️🍲

Bowl of assorted seafood from work, bowl of shrimp, a Dungeness crab

Table set with Cioppino, green salad, sourdough garlic toast, Pinot Grigio

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Chef Gnawbones @chefgnawbones.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Pokémon Hot Take: Poliwag should be catchable with the Old Rod, its design screams early game. Genuinely irritating how much of Kanto you have to finish to get one for your team.

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a blue cartoon character with a pink nose and a spiral around its mouth

Alt: Poliwag Pokémon marching adorably

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Chef Gnawbones @chefgnawbones.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Obsessed with toasting & snacking on pepitas lately 🎃🌶️🧂

Ramekin full of toasted seasoned pepitas

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Chef Gnawbones @chefgnawbones.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

God I love eating artichokes* 🧈🧄 *shoveling butter and garlic mayo in my face

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Dr. Gnawbones @drgnawbones.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Ventura County, CA has a pizza chain called Toppers that is doing the old school pizza parlor thing impeccably. They’ve got a salad bar and an arcade, there’s always a little league or a scout group celebrating, friends get together for apps and pitchers of beer, the works. It’s so worth the drive.

Toppers pepperoni (and half pineapple) pizza

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Chef Gnawbones @chefgnawbones.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

I think Tarte Tatin may be my favorite dessert to make 🍎🍳🥧

Tarte Tatin, pastry side up still in pan

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Chef Gnawbones @chefgnawbones.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Tried my hand at Korean drug eggs. Really good!

Mayak Gyeran (Korean Drug Eggs) over rice

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Chef Gnawbones @chefgnawbones.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Ok THAT’S IT! *asadas your carne*

Taco spread with carne asada, tortillas in a warmer, salsa, cheese, onions, cilantro and lime

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Chef Gnawbones @chefgnawbones.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

I found out about LOTR watch parties with seven meals throughout the day, hobbit style and I’m OBSESSED with menu planning this now

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Chef Gnawbones @chefgnawbones.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

You can find them at every donut store in LA but I didn’t find out until I was older that they were a local thing

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Chef Gnawbones @chefgnawbones.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

I didn’t want for good food in the UK but the one thing I missed and first thing I went for back in LA is a guava cheese danish

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Chef Gnawbones @chefgnawbones.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Ultra crispy roast potatoes with herb salt + some bbq chicken for my sister to whom I am passing the house-sitting torch to tomorrow

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Chef Gnawbones @chefgnawbones.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Genghis Khan is insane in Civ VII, wow 🗺️🐴

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Chef Gnawbones @chefgnawbones.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Had some excess red sauce and ground meat so making Italian meatballs

Meatballs searing in Dutch oven, red sauce reheating in a sauce pan

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Chef Gnawbones @chefgnawbones.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

The cheese stretched and pulled when I bit but it was still solid enough to slice clean. Probably could have fried for 30 seconds longer

Cross section of the fried cheese corn guy

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Chef Gnawbones @chefgnawbones.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Dipped & fried some bonus cheese too 🧀🌽

Small block of cheese on a stick dipped in cornmeal batter

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Chef Gnawbones @chefgnawbones.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Midnight corn dog cuz I already had my fryer set up earlier this week 🌽🐶

Corn dog with mustard, ketchup on the side, buttermilk batter dip

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Chef Gnawbones @chefgnawbones.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Civ VII may have some issues, but I’m grateful for this recent update, enjoying being a menace as Isabella on a huge Archipelago map

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Chef Gnawbones @chefgnawbones.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Broccoli Cheddar Soup with Garlic Croutons

Soup served in a crock with croutons and cheese on top

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Chef Gnawbones @chefgnawbones.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Once heated through, I added the rest of the chicken stock and some half & half. Simmered to desired consistency, adjusted seasoning, and added the small florets for the final few minutes. Immediately before serving, I added most of the sharp white cheddar. Fried garlic chips & croutons for garnish

Garlic chips, croutons, grated sharp cheddar

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Chef Gnawbones @chefgnawbones.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

I blended down the roasted veggies with half of my chicken stock. Meanwhile, I sweated the onions and garlic in the remaining garlic oil. Some flour to make a roux and dry vermouth to deglaze. Then I added in the blended vegetable mixture.

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Chef Gnawbones @chefgnawbones.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

I roasted the large veggies in salt and more of the garlic oil until the cut sides are satisfyingly browned. If you buy whole broccoli, this is a nice way to use the stalks.

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Chef Gnawbones @chefgnawbones.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

I must be out of my mind because I made broccoli cheese soup yesterday despite the heat. Anyway I started by infusing some garlic oil and making garlic croutons from old bread. Carrots, broccoli stalks, and the larger florets all halved and washed. The small florets washed separately.

Carrots, broccoli stalks halved and washed

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Chef Gnawbones @chefgnawbones.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

The pie has been cream’d and banana’d 🍌

Banana Cream Pie w/ homemade cookie crust

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Chef Gnawbones @chefgnawbones.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Crust is done, bananas layered in, homemade pudding is setting. I use banana flavoring in addition to the vanilla for the pudding

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Chef Gnawbones @chefgnawbones.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Some homemade vanilla cookies for a banana pudding/cream pie project I’m doing. The oversized and misshapen ones were toasted further and pulverized for pie crust