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Dawna Read

@riverofcrows.bsky.social
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Reader, Writer, Eater, Cook. She/Her.

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Sarah Rees Brennan @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
don’t know why that link turned terrible! www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article...
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Sarah Brennan expands Time of Iron universe with novella
Orbit has signed Enemies to Worse, described as Heated Rivalry in a Game of Thrones setting
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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 26/09/2026
Want to look smart? I just restocked a bunch of silk science scarves in my shop #sciart 🧪 The purple ombre neuron scarf! artologica.etsy.com/listing/5745...
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Purple Ombre Neuron Scarf in Silk Chiffon - Etsy
This Scarves item by artologica has 95 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from Washington, DC. Listed on Sep 26, 2026
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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 26/09/2026
The lavender and blue brain cells scarf! 🧠https://artologica.etsy.com/listing/4400817116
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Lavender and Blue Brain Cells Silk Chiffon Scarf - Neuroscience Scarf - Etsy
This Scarves item by artologica has 15 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from Washington, DC. Listed on Sep 26, 2026
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Dawna Read @riverofcrows.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I hadn't made tamale pie in absolutely ages, so it was high time. Extremely delicious. 🍜🍽️
A square casserole dish containing a golden brown tamale casserole. There are cracks in the surface of the cornbread topping, and also some flecks of the green serrano chiles I stirred into it.
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Amy Rae Hill @amyraehill.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Typical Friday walking the dog on the Cosmic Cliffs ✨
Yarn bowl featuring the Cosmic Cliffs of the Carina Nebula with a small dog walking along the lower section as if it's a landscape. His leash leads to the yarn feed.Yarn bowl featuring the Cosmic Cliffs of the Carina Nebula with a small dog walking along the lower section as if it's a landscape. His leash leads to the yarn feed. RightYarn bowl featuring the Cosmic Cliffs of the Carina Nebula with a small dog walking along the lower section as if it's a landscape. His leash leads to the yarn feed. LeftYarn bowl featuring the Cosmic Cliffs of the Carina Nebula with a small dog walking along the lower section as if it's a landscape. His leash leads to the yarn feed. Detail of dog
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Dawna Read @riverofcrows.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Suddenly remembered the trend of recipes in cozy mystery 🕵️‍♀️ books from a ways back. Is that still a thing? Does anyone ever actually make such recipes? #Foodsky 💙📚
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Dawna Read @riverofcrows.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Hocus pocus, Autumn crocus!
A nice patch of purple autumn crocus around a small tree in the median strip
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Dawna Read @riverofcrows.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Accidentally bought a small can of whole pickled serranos along with my chopped green chilies. What's the best way to use them up?🌶️ 🍜🍽️
A small can of La Costeña brand pickled Serrano peppers.
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Dawna Read @riverofcrows.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Out for dinner tonight, so lunch was this rather nice salad. Blueberries, pear and blue cheese go remarkably well together, and the walnuts really tie it all together. 🥗🍐🫐 🍜🍽️
A medium-sized purple bowl holding a salad of arugula, pear, blueberries, walnuts, and creamy blue cheese, dressed with a light sherry dijon vinaigrette, sitting on a green linen tablecloth.
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Snigdha @snig.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Drop everything! @papillon19.bsky.social has made me aware of this huge online collection of French recipes. You might lose a lot of time searching and browsing. Make sure you aren't hungry when you do! aftouch-cuisine.com/en/
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AFTouch Cuisine - 2,600+ authentic French recipes by a Michelin-starred Chef
Over 2,600 authentic French recipes created or corrected by a Michelin-starred Chef. Wine pairings, local products, culinary forum.
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Dawna Read @riverofcrows.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Oh hell yes. I'm not going to get in the free candy panel van, but a dumpling truck? Whole different story.
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Dawna Read @riverofcrows.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I didn't take a picture yesterday, but good heavens the black cardamom smothered pork chop heated up beautifully for lunch today! 🍜🍽️
A lunch plate brimming with a black cardamom smothered pork chop, basmati rice, and roasted cauliflower.
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Dawna Read @riverofcrows.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I've had this cookbook for less than a week, and I have already made the black cardamom smothered pork chops, which were proclaimed "a winner!" at dinner tonight. Many more things to try! The cumin-drizzled apple pie...the Tellicherry buttermilk biscuits...the vivid tomato and cheese pie... 🍜
A hardcover cookbook titled My Two Souths, blending the flavours of India into a Southern kitchen, by Asha Gomez with Martha Hall Foose. The cover illustration is a stunning tomato and cheese pie.
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Jérémie Tessier @poik007.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
made some stuffed buns
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Dawna Read @riverofcrows.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Everything about this is correct except for leaving the tap running. 🪥 🦷
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Dawna Read @riverofcrows.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Potemkin Pockets is the name of my next band
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Dawna Read @riverofcrows.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Good morning BlueSky! I made yet another dutch baby pancake for weekend #breakfast. This one has cold smoked pork cutlet (ham-like), Vintage Bruton Beauty cheddar, minced red onion and minced jalapeño. The batter was flavoured with mustard powder, onion granules, and white pepper. 🍜🍽️🥚
A beautifully golden-edged dutch baby pancake fresh from the oven, still in its steel skillet.
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Dawna Read @riverofcrows.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Ballet. Excellent exercise, great balance training/retention, slow but measured progress, cute outfits.
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Michael W. Twitty @koshersoul.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
My #Smithsonian experience
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Dawna Read @riverofcrows.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
It's pretty tasty! Not too sweet. Very fragile texture, though, so a bit messy to eat. The white chocolate glaze was a bit thin, would make it thicker next time. 🍜🍽️
An ugly speckled plate holding several slices of plum loaf, with a stack of napkins in the background.
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Dawna Read @riverofcrows.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Answering the age old question, like so many have before, of "What if chicken parm were meatballs?" 🍝🍜🍽️
A steel skillet containing spaghetti in a tomato sauce with chicken meatballs and covered with melted cheese.
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Dawna Read @riverofcrows.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I made a plum loaf that I've been meaning to try for years. It's a behemoth, so I really hope it turned out. *stares impatiently*
A plum loaf with white chocolate glaze resting on a cooling rack.
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Dawna Read @riverofcrows.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Okay deleted my QP about the le creuset collab, apparently it's years old and not a current offering.
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Jérémie Tessier @poik007.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
gotta love soup! thanks for the recipe!
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Dawna Read @riverofcrows.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
And now, a dahlia.
An orange and red streaked dahlia witj single petal structure, and bright green foliage.
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Dawna Read @riverofcrows.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Fall Cleaning Day! Ugh. 🍁 🍂 🪾
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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I’m starting KILL CITY BLUES—a five week online horror and dark fantasy writing class later this month. Each week you’ll get lesson notes and writing assignments, plus Zoom chats. KCB is open to everyone. For details: killcityblues@proton.me Please include KILL CITY in the subject line
the Kill City Blues logo
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G. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 04/09/2026
Straight to jail. Immediately to jail.
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Dawna Read @riverofcrows.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
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Dawna Read @riverofcrows.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Same as it ever was. ☕ #Foodsky
Conversation between Brain and Stomach

<inside home office, about 10 minutes after start of the work day>

Stomach: I'm hungry.
Brain: you just had your typical breakfast, toast with cheese, and a coffee.
S: Hey, you remember all the fancy breakfasts we had in Canada? Let's have one of those.
B: Are you kidding me? Those were like 2000 kcal each.
S: Yes. Let's get one!
B: The only reason we could eat like that every day on vacation is because we were walking 15000 steps per day! And often having only two meals per day. 
S: Yes. Fancy breakfast, then walk.
B: We have work to do. Even on our lunch break we can't walk that many steps
S: Noooo, lunch break is for eating lunch!

<10 minutes passes. Some typing involved>

Stomach: I'm hungry.
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Dawna Read @riverofcrows.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I keep saying this, but Ritter Sport should make a pumpkin spice one. With actual pumpkin. Dark chocolate. Yes. 🍫🎃
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Dawna Read @riverofcrows.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
As was foretold... 🍜🍽️
A half-emptied pot of Brown Lentil and Tomato Soup, with a ladle in the pot.
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Dr. Emily Price @emilyprice.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
My planned columns about women and the games industry return; this time I’d like to talk to women who review video games about their experiences landing and writing reviews, especially recently. If this is you, reach out via DM or eaprice.work@gmail.com
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mush @goblinbox.com · 02/09/2026
fuck yeah, lentils!
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Dawna Read @riverofcrows.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
It's Souptember! I'm starting with this one tonight, partly because I have some tiny carrots to use and they look super cute in this. Leftovers will be frozen for easy lunches and general #FreezerTreasures. 🍜🍽️ alwaysinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2008/01/soup...
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Soup Weather (Brown Lentil & Tomato Soup)
Dawna in The Kitchen: All recipes, no ads
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Dawna Read @riverofcrows.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Today was a lot of little things going wrong. Not earth-shattering, just annoying. The last one turned out okay though: I meant to buy milk to make the biscuit top of my chicken pot pie... turns out I actually bought cream. Fortunately I had some kefir, so I used that and it worked really well! 🍽️🍜
A square casserole dish full of chicken pot pie with a biscuit top. The biscuit is cut into four quarters.
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Dawna Read @riverofcrows.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Particularly fond of this one... The slow start is very deceptive! youtu.be/Y1YTg6SEed8?...
youtu.be
AURORA - Starvation
YouTube video by iamAURORAVEVO
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Dawna Read @riverofcrows.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Stopped eating to take a picture of the flakiness of this pie crust. It's held up beautifully in the freezer for longer than it ought. Crust recipe is from The Pie Room cookbook by Calum Franklin. I will definitely use it again! 🍽️🍜
Roughly a third of a beef and Guinness individual pie. You can see how flaky the crust is. Beef and carrot pieces are prominently falling out onto the plate.
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Dawna Read @riverofcrows.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
One thing about going to Malmö Opera is that you can book a fun little sandwich for the intermission! When you arrive at your table it is waiting for you, so there's no wasted time in a queue.
Open faced shrimp and egg sandwich, positively overloaded with hand-peeled shrimp, accompanied by slices of cucumber, a cherry tomato, a lemon wedge, and garnished with parsley on a white plate on a white table, with a glass of white wine. There is also some flatware on a pedestrian looking napkin made of brown recycled paper.
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Dawna Read @riverofcrows.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Trying this again... Share your zucchini recipes? Here's mine... (plus one pending...) 🍽️🍜 alwaysinthekitchen.blogspot.com/p/zucchini.h...
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Zucchini Recipe Collection
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VirginiaM - owlet @virginiam.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
For your enjoyment
popularmechanics.com
43 Years Ago, Scientists Dropped Gophers Onto a Volcano. Today, They’re Tiny Heroes.
It started as a go-for-broke experiment, but it wound up saving an ecosystem.
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Shecky @shecky.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Still no takers. I don't *understand*, and it's killing me. LOOK AT THESE FACES.
Torbie cat standing on bed, looking up.Gray cat with small white flash on throat, sitting on bed, looking up.
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Matthew Broberg-Moffitt (any/all) @mbrobergmoffitt.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Rejoice! I have been restored! Follow @colortastetexture.bsky.social as my alt account if you will, but I am back!
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Dawna Read @riverofcrows.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Move over, manic pixie dream girl.
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Dawna Read @riverofcrows.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I'm always thrilled to plate something this pretty, although now I see I could have addedtwo more rose-cut tomato halves. 🍽️🍜 My mom would always ask, "Is there another vegetable that could go on the plate?" which is what gave me the idea for the tomato in the first place.
A rectangular Japanese plate with a scale pattern painted on it, holding a dome of japonica rice, a strip of teriyaki salmon garnished with sesame seeds, a generous handful of bright green snow peas, and half of a rose-cut strawberry tomato.
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Shecky @shecky.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
ORPHANED CATS NEED FOREVER HOME IN NORTHEAST (PLEASE READ *ENTIRE* THREAD) My wife's childhood friend died Thursday, leaving his two *mildly* special-needs cats. The elder, Wally, is about 13. ABSOLUTELY affectionate cat; GLORIOUSLY dim. His only issue is that he poops in bathtubs if given a chance
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Dawna Read @riverofcrows.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I'm always thrilled to plate something this pretty, although now I see I could have addedtwo more rose-cut tomato halves. 🍽️🍜 My mom would always ask, "Is there another vegetable that could go on the plate?" which is what gave me the idea for the tomato in the first place.
A rectangular Japanese plate with a scale pattern painted on it, holding a dome of japonica rice, a strip of teriyaki salmon garnished with sesame seeds, a generous handful of bright green snow peas, and half of a rose-cut strawberry tomato.
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Joanna🌱 @rainbowofcrazy.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Oo proof it's one of my favs 🥹
Rainbowofcrazy Comics.
1. Caption: "I love visiting art galleries! There's something special about being in the presence of works of art."
Jo looks out as she stands on the Allan Slaight and Emmanuelle Gattuso Spiral Staircase, at the AGO (Art Gallery of Ontario.) Jo is all smiles, her arms dangling over the railing. The hair wisps on her head form a heart.
2. Jo, all hearts in her eyes, admires a large painting: "Aaa I love this one!"
Caption below the painting says, "Lake and Mountains, Lawren S. Harris."
3. Caption: "And visiting your most treasured favourites."
Jo, huge smile: "GASP! There you are!"
4. Jo: "How are you, bestie? I missed you so much!"
Jo, all smiles, sits on the floor next to a GIANT burger sculpture, complete with a pickle slice on top. Caption above the burger says, "Floor Burger, Claes Oldenburg."
Links: ko-fi.com/rainbowofcrazy, and Rainbowofcrazy.com
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Dawna Read @riverofcrows.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Georgian feast night: Chicken satsivi, Svaneti potatoes, peach & tarragon salad, cucumber and tomato salad with red onion, Imerulian Khachapuri, & a churchkhela. We had this with a flinty orange Georgian wine. Satsivi is very difficult to photograph well & mine is a bit thicker than it should be.
Chicken satsivi shares a large oval platter with Svaneti potatoes; a shallow teal-coloured bowl holds a peach and tarragon salad, and its twin holds a cucumber and tomato salad with red onion; in the distance are four wedges of Imerulian Khachapuri, and a plate holding a churchkhela. A bottle of Karhuri Georgian orange wine, with some poured into a Romer wine glass beside it.
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Palle! @palleh.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Going to the new Portuguese place was the right decision.
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