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Lemon ricotta pound cake, a close cousin of the cannoli pound cake I posted previously. This time it's actually a pound cake, more or less. And yes, it's delicious.

Pound cake batter is objectively the best batter.

pencils Kamala-Pence debate on his calendar

Lovely

What's in 1.5 km? WHO KNOWS IT'S AN ADVENTURE!

First time in Sherbrooke. Not a bad spot.

How did I wait this long to start watching Doom Patrol?

Not usually a fan of graffiti, but sometimes...

Very late to the party on this one but I finally made @alisoneroman 's anchovy shallot pasta and I am shocked at how mellow this stuff is, considering it has a shit ton of shallots and a whole jar of anchovies. Good stuff!

I will never understand three-seat sofas with two cushions.

My God, what have I done?

TIL I learned that "boat", "bait", "bite", "bolt", and "bitter" are all cognates, from a PIE word meaning to strike or split (the connection with boat appears to be that one used to make them by hollowing out split tree trunks).

TIL that the "-ly" suffix commonly added to words in English to denote an adverb comes from the word "like" (still existing in the word "ladylike", for example). So "slowly" came from "slow-like" and "carefully" came from "careful-like" (possibly explaining the double "l").

TIL that "marshmallow" is actually a very old word, derived from the Old English word "mersc-mealwe" describing a "kind of mallow plant (Althea officinalis) which grows near salt marshes."

I always wanted to be G.I. Joe villain...

Grilled cheese experiment: olive and brunost, Norwegian brown cheese. Was good, if a little odd.

Sexy, sexy pumpernickel

Am I the only one bothered by the term "black IPA"? Like, y'all know what the "P" stands for, right?

TIL from @englishhistpod that Wales and Welsh both come from an Anglo-Saxon word meaning "foreigner", which is ironic given that the Welsh were the native Britons and the Anglo-Saxons were the invaders.  Also: the wall in Cornwall and the wal in walnut mean "foreign" as well!

Possibly unpopular opinion: Martinis do not taste very good.

A piece of gingerbread, slightly lopsided. Still delicious. I used Anna Olsen's recipe.

Pot of misir wat, Ethiopian spiced lentils. Delicious.

Annoying how most recipes calling for condensed milk call for a 14 oz can, while the cans in Canada appear to be 300 ml (10 oz).

Cannoli pound cake. Really just an excuse to use leftover ricotta. Smells amazing.

The pandemic will be over when I can eat in a crowded restaurant again.