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@chefyaf.bsky.social
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Self-Taught Cook, Engineer, Cat Dad, who occasionally attempts Art and Writing

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AF @chefyaf.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Love it!
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AF @chefyaf.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Hope everyone is having a peaceful weekend. Happy #caturday
My cat, tucked into her spot on the sofa, under a light throw blanket.
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AF @chefyaf.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Fish tacos! Black cod, mango pico de gallo, and nopales. #tacos #food #weeknightmeals
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AF @chefyaf.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I'd say it's simple, but the beet gel was a blend of multiple things, including szechuan peppercorn, allspice, clove, black pepper, beet juice, and agar agar. It became a warming spice instead of "spicy".
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AF @chefyaf.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Sloppy plating aside this was incredible! Grilled Greek chicken, sautéed spinach with garlic, goat cheese, spicy beet gel, and garden tomatoes. #food #flatbread #grilledchicken
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AF @chefyaf.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Dinner tonight - grilled chicken hearts seasoned with garlic, topped an Italian salsa verde made with parsley & arugala. Served over polenta, with grilled yellow squash. Brightened by an edible flower salad and lemon to dress the entire dish. #food #summerdish #grilled
Grilled chicken hearts seasoned with garlic topped with an Italian salsa verde made with parsley & arugala. Paired with cheesy polenta, grilled yellow squash. Served with a flower salad and all dressed in lemon.
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AF @chefyaf.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Taco Tuesday needed some corn and crab dip. #food #tacotuesday #crab
Fresh crab, summer corn, cream, garden peppers and tortilla chips.
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AF @chefyaf.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Sometimes brunch is simple. Other times, you take advantage of the light. #eggs #toast #caviar #food #brunch
Toasted white bread, topped with egg whites, chopped cherry tomatoes, microgreens, pickled red onions, and salmon roe.
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AF @chefyaf.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Full 12 Course Menu for friends this past weekend. I took on a personal challenge to pay homage to fine dining and food that has awed and inspired me. Last weekend we shared it with friends. This menu was executed out of a home kitchen by 2 people, myself and another home cook. #homecook #food
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AF @chefyaf.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Now I need to re-read Redwall.
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AF @chefyaf.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Sometimes vacations are needed and sometimes they come with great food! In this case pork chops and cabbage! #animae #sandiego
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AF @chefyaf.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
I like this look so much better than the sprite. Far more digital, as opposed to the very duck-like original.
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AF @chefyaf.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Grilling season is in full swing! Plenty of meal prep this week.
Grilled chicken thigh and chicken breast.
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AF @chefyaf.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
The eyes of the sprite are almost cruel. Such a great design.
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AF @chefyaf.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
It looks so happy and cherubic!
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AF @chefyaf.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Looks good! What did you use in the rub?
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AF @chefyaf.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Overrated? Yes. Delicious? Also yes.
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AF @chefyaf.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Sometimes simple is best. #chickendinner #food #summerfood
Roasted chicken breast, mashed potatoes, and fresh asparagus.
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AF @chefyaf.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Course 7 - Cheese Plate - Bleu Brie, White Somerset Cheddar, French farmers cheese, comte, cherry and onion chutney, & naan
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AF @chefyaf.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Course 6 - Cranachan, a traditional Scottish desert with raspberries, sweet cream, granola, whisky jam
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AF @chefyaf.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Course 5 - Whole roasted chicken, stuffed with onion over broccolini
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AF @chefyaf.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Course 4 - Tagliatelle in Spring tomato sauce with butter, wine, and cream
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AF @chefyaf.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Course 3 - Fresh snap pea salad with green beans and swede, over a chicken cream sauce
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AF @chefyaf.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Course 2 - blood pudding stuffed mushrooms with aged white cheddar
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AF @chefyaf.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Course 1 (remainder in thread) - Scottish salmon in a dill cream and yogurt sauce served on cucumber. #Scottishfood #Scotland #food #dinner #horsdoeuvres
Small cucumber slices, topped with smoked salmon, dressed in a dill cream sauce and topped with a parsley leaf
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AF @chefyaf.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
This is beautiful!
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AF @chefyaf.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Deboned quail, stuffed with seasoned ground chicken, along with baby broccoli. Served with a chicken stock reduction (not quite demi glace), brightened with aged white vinegar and butter. Paired with a South African 2019 Cap Maritime Pinot Noir. #dinner #Frenchcuisine #Monday
Deboned quail, stuffed with seasoned ground chicken, along with baby broccoli. 

Served with a chicken stock reduction (not quite demi glace), brightened with aged white vinegar and butter.
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AF @chefyaf.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Lamb over spiced lentils and radish greens, roasted potatoes, and peas. #food #Easter #dinner
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AF @chefyaf.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Had a similar experience in the VC in NYC. Atlanta had a much nicer staff. Part of me wondered if it was just the location.
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AF @chefyaf.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Yearly week of college basketball and fun food! Today: cubano sandwiches and plantain chips. #cubano #sandwich #food
Toasted Cuban sandwich, with mojo pork, ham, Swiss cheese, dill pickle, and yellow mustard. Served with fried green plantain chips.
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AF @chefyaf.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Hope you can get something good for dinner!
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AF @chefyaf.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
These are great!
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AF @chefyaf.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
A new TV dinner: Sautéed pork chop, cassoulet, wilted cabbage dressed in mustard with wine soaked apples and Herb de Provence. Paired with a 2023 Bites du Rhône. Finished with a cheese plate of brie and bread. #frenchfood #dinner #blueskyfood #food
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AF @chefyaf.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
The editing was superb and the oh so subtle 4th wall break of later recordings broke me. So good!
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AF @chefyaf.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Looks delicious!
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AF @chefyaf.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Butternut squash, cream sauce, with spaghetti and spicy Italian sausage. #winterdinner #dinner #italianinspired
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AF @chefyaf.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
New Years brunch: steak & eggs. Coffee rubbed venison, oven roasted tomatoes, fried eggs, and cheesy, basil polenta. The tomte was pleased. #newyearsday #newyearsbrunch #brunch
Steak and fried eggs, cheesy polenta, and roasted potatoes - all plated in front of a tomte, or nisse, a mythical Nordic creature, with a long, white beard and pointy hat.
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AF @chefyaf.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Needed to slow down from all the formal Christmas celebrations at family's houses. So tonight is a TV dinner of venison tenderloin, brussel sprouts with cognac apricots dressed in a mustard cream sauce, roasted potatoes, and some assorted cheeses. #christmasdinner #tvdinner #venison
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AF @chefyaf.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
She's not happy I'm still working this close to the Holidays. #cat #lapcat
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AF @chefyaf.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
I can see the attention spans being a universal shift, given the usage of phones as an extension of ourselves.
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AF @chefyaf.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
There are many ways to say it, but I think there is credence in the theory that the generations after millennials see the truth in "ignorance being bliss". More work is the consequence of good work, so why challenge ourselves? (It pains me to see this, but it is my observation.)
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AF @chefyaf.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Thanksgiving #leftovers, while still staying in the holiday spirit. Yesterday was turkey birria, today it's Bangers & Mash. #Thanksgiving #bangersandmash
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AF @chefyaf.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
My favorite photo of today. #thanksgivingdinner #happythanksgiving #turkey
Turkey dinner, with stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, oyster dressing, & habeñero cranberry sauce.
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AF @chefyaf.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Cajun inspired Thanksgiving with oyster dressing, creole seasoned turkey, gumbo gravy, mixed veggies, my classic habenero cranberry sauce, and green bean casserole. #happythanksgiving
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AF @chefyaf.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Happy Thanksgiving. May all your wishes come true.
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AF @chefyaf.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Love the peace and quiet back home, but still reminiscing of the midwest nostalgia captured in this corn mousse at Lysée in #NYC
Corn and Lysée pastries, with a glass of matcha and an espresso at Lysée in NYC
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AF @chefyaf.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
#caturday morning cuddles are the best.
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AF @chefyaf.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
My cat, the queen, joining me and hanging out on the couch during a late night of playing Helldivers 2.Little, our grey striped cat, pretending to sleep with one eye open, hoping we'll get her food.
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AF @chefyaf.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
This captures my week... #caturday
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AF @chefyaf.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Pork chops with apple butter jus, paired with fresh apple salad dressed in mustard vinaigrette and topped with gouda cheese. A perfect #dish to transition from summer to fall #food
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