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Alan

@idontwan2know.bsky.social
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Highly self-aware dilettante. A lover of food, cooking, football, and relapsed drum corps nerd hitchhiking my way down the eight fold path.

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Alan @idontwan2know.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
We might be going a little overboard…
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Alan @idontwan2know.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Miso glazed cod, spicy stir fried broccolini, home made chili crisp. Did the fish in the toaster oven since I was only doing one portion and it didn’t get hot enough to really brown the glaze. Still tasty, though.
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Alan @idontwan2know.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Sound on
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Alan @idontwan2know.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Ribs aren’t just for smoking. Oven roasted with tomatoes, onions and peppers that cook down into a jam here. Sautéed corn with Calabrian chili and lemon juice. Arugula salad with vinaigrette and fried almonds and garlic chips.
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Alan @idontwan2know.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
Raiding the fridge for breakfast. Leftover corn risotto, Italian sausage, blistered cherry tomatoes. Garnished with parm, basil and a drizzle of olive oil.
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Alan @idontwan2know.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Mantecare
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Alan @idontwan2know.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
I bet this ends up being an origin story for the Harvey Keitel character from Pulp Fiction.
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Alan @idontwan2know.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
It was pretty surprising to me when I realized I had never tried my hand at shrimp and grits. Gruyère cheese grits, shrimp, shitake mushrooms and Spanish chorizo.
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Alan @idontwan2know.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Did the damn thing
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Alan @idontwan2know.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
I’m busting my ass trying to look good and still look like a charity case next to this woman.
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Alan @idontwan2know.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Signature cocktail for the wedding. Bulleit old fashioned, 3 dashes orange bitters, teaspoon demarara syrup, amarena cherry, orange twist, maple smoke.
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Alan @idontwan2know.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Still think this look is old fashioned @beingbecks.bsky.social ?
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Alan @idontwan2know.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Jerk chicken wings. Coconut - habanero rice.
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Alan @idontwan2know.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
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Alan @idontwan2know.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Nigerian red stew chicken and jollof rice.
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Alan @idontwan2know.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Taps sign
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Alan @idontwan2know.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Do I already have 4 overcoats? Yes. Is that an absurd number for someone who lives in Florida? Yes. Does my fiancé already comment on how many coats I have and how full the entryway closet is getting? Yes. Was there any chance I was walking away from this one for $16.99 at Goodwill? Hell no.
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Alan @idontwan2know.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
This is important for what it illustrates: The youth aren’t mobilizing because they are stupid.
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Alan @idontwan2know.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Derek is an assassin.
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Alan @idontwan2know.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Loving Lewis bringing his fashion sense to tailoring this week. The super extended and structured shoulders look great. Today he has more of a spread collar that tucks under his lapels like I mentioned yesterday. Looks better.
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Alan @idontwan2know.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
When it’s cold in Florida and everyone else is wearing hoodies
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Alan @idontwan2know.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
You: Experiencing the first death of an online community you’ve spent a lot of time on and made strong connections through Me: Having been terminally online since the late 90s
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Alan @idontwan2know.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Breakfast
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Alan @idontwan2know.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Maple bourbon glazed rack of pork, butternut squash risotto with sage brown butter, brussels.
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Alan @idontwan2know.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Google’s AI strikes again. Sorta spoiler warning for Lost. Which became a ridiculous show at points, but the dog definitely didn’t make a compact with dark powers.
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Alan @idontwan2know.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
White dinner jackets need to be off white, ivory, or cream. Bright white with black lapels is high school prom attire. When it comes to white dinner jackets, the template remains Bogart in Casablanca.
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Alan @idontwan2know.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
You’re confusing cut with size. A fuller cut that drapes more naturally will not look improperly sized as long as you’re in an appropriate fit. This guy doesn’t look like he’s wearing his dad’s suit.
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Alan @idontwan2know.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
When I order egg rolls, chicken pad Thai and a Diet Coke at the Thai restaurant.
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Alan @idontwan2know.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Just posted a longform on my roast chicken method on facebook. The short version: dry brine for a day, stuff cavity with aromatics, cook back and sides on stovetop until well browned, put root veg down in pan with a little wine and convection roast hot AF(450+) until breast hits 155.
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Alan @idontwan2know.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Chili crisp deviled eggs
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Alan @idontwan2know.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Thrifted this polo and didn’t even notice the closure. We’re bringing the zippered shirt back like it’s 2013 all over again, baby! @atlantameredith.bsky.social @kaitbperky.bsky.social
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Alan @idontwan2know.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Dudes, get a suit that fits and wear it. Especially if you’re medium ugly at best and your girl is gorgeous. You need all the help you can get.
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Alan @idontwan2know.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
Had the opportunity to cook for a crowd tonight to celebrate a friend’s birthday. Prime rib with choice of chimichurri, horseradish cream, or red wine demi glacé. Roast chicken. Hasselback potato gratin, leak bread pudding, roasted asparagus.
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Alan @idontwan2know.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Breakfast.
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Alan @idontwan2know.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Made home made chili crisp today.
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Alan @idontwan2know.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Appropriate to bring this over to the new site today.
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Alan @idontwan2know.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Fin.
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Alan @idontwan2know.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Locally farmed bird. Wet brine for two days, dried in the fridge with baking powder/cornstarch for one day. Cavity stuffed with onions, garlic, apples, oranges, sage, rosemary, and thyme. Skin sprayed with duck fat and sprinkled with a salt, pepper, garlic rub. Light smoke on the rotisserie at 325.
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Alan @idontwan2know.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Turkey pro tip: Cut a ring around the bone at the end of the leg, cutting through all the tendons. As it cooks the meat on the leg will draw up, getting plumper and exposing the ends of the tendons which you can then easily pull out with pliers.
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Alan @idontwan2know.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
The cancelled tv show you’ll never stop thinking about.
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Alan @idontwan2know.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Curry from a store bought paste is a super easy and tasty way to use up all the odds and ends of meat/veggies that you don’t have enough of to make something out of.
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Alan @idontwan2know.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
You’ll see a lot of fights about how to prep your turkey over the next few days, but this is the true wisdom.
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Alan @idontwan2know.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Chewy thinks the Christmas tree ornaments we’re putting up are treats and is sitting like the goodest boy trying to earn one.
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Alan @idontwan2know.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
You know I keep that MF thang on me
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Alan @idontwan2know.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
The redneck engineering I just engaged in to get this smoker out of the back yard when one of the wheels dug into the ground…
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Alan @idontwan2know.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Finally have a weekend with no commitments and what am I doing? Smoking a butt and making ten pounds of Italian sausage.
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