Wednesday TV Series (The Addams Family) Episodes

As part of the March Meta Matters challenge over on marchmetamatterschallenge, I've written about the recent series Wednesday. All links have been archived with the Wayback Machine and/or Archive.fo. Below I discuss the episodes of Season 1.

* Overview
* Interesting Aspects
* Episodes
* Promising Crossovers
* Relevant Dreamwidth Communities
* Memorable Fanworks

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Wednesday TV Series (The Addams Family) Promising Crossovers

As part of the March Meta Matters challenge over on marchmetamatterschallenge, I've written about the recent series Wednesday. All links have been archived with the Wayback Machine and/or Archive.fo. Below I suggest some promising crossovers.

* Overview
* Interesting Aspects
* Episodes
* Promising Crossovers
* Relevant Dreamwidth Communities
* Memorable Fanworks

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Wednesday TV Series (The Addams Family) Relevant Dreamwidth Communities

As part of the March Meta Matters challenge over on marchmetamatterschallenge, I've written about the recent series Wednesday. All links have been archived with the Wayback Machine and/or Archive.fo. Below I list some useful communities on Dreamwidth for people interested in this fandom.

* Overview
* Interesting Aspects
* Episodes
* Promising Crossovers
* Relevant Dreamwidth Communities
* Memorable Fanworks

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Birdfeeding

Today is sunny and mild.

I've seen a flock of sparrows, a mourning dove, and two starlings.

I started trimming brush and dead stems from the wildflower garden.

EDIT 3/5/23 -- I fed the birds.

I did more stem trimming in the wildflower garden.  I cut brush in the prairie garden.

Lots of flowers are blooming, especially more crocus.

EDIT 3/5/23 -- I started raking leaves off the wildflower garden.

EDIT 3/5/23 -- I put the covers back on some of the pawpaw seeds where the wind had blown them off.

Wednesday TV Series (The Addams Family) Memorable Fanworks

As part of the March Meta Matters challenge over on marchmetamatterschallenge, I've written about the recent series Wednesday. All links have been archived with the Wayback Machine and/or Archive.fo. Below I list some fanworks to start exploring.

* Overview
* Interesting Aspects
* Episodes
* Promising Crossovers
* Relevant Dreamwidth Communities
* Memorable Fanworks

( Read more... )

Today's Cooking

Tonight I made omelettes with moringa.  The leaves are used similar to spinach in African cooking, and we found a packet of dried leaves at Ashar recently.  My sense is that moringa should work anywhere you'd use dried flakes of something like spinach, parsley, cilantro, or other leafy greens.  I want to try it with a mix of herbs. 

Review: "Seven Neighborhoods in Detroit"

Seven Neighborhoods in Detroit: Recipes from the City by J N Cameron


We picked this cookbook because my partner Doug grew up in Detroit (the inner city, not a suburb). The featured neighborhoods are Little Italy, Hamtramck, Chinatown, Paradise Valley, Dearborn, Greektown, and Mexicantown. The recipes are organized per neighborhood rather than by type of dish.  

This cookbook had one of the highest hit rates for marking recipes we'd like to make, probably the highest since The Elder Scrolls Cookbook.  Little Italy examples included Antipasto Salad, Baked Mastaccioli, and Crusty Italian Bread.  Hamtramck offered Potato Pancakes, Beer Braised Kielbasa and Kraut, City Chicken, and Paczki.  Chinatown had Almond Boneless Chicken, Woo Dip Harr, and Up North Pasties.  Paradise Valley featured Collard Greens, Boogaloo Pork Sandwich, and Old Fashioned Banana Pudding.  Dearborn provided Grilled Kafta Kabobs and Ashta Fruit Cocktail.  Greektown brought Gyros and Coney Dogs.  Mexicantown didn't have any marked.  Most of these are practical, everyday recipes that don't require a lot of fuss, special equipment, or hard-to-find ingredients.  There are a few fancier feast foods, though.

Seven Neighborhoods in Detroit is ideal for anyone from Detroit in particular or Michigan in general.  It's also a good choice if you like to tour America's ethnic cuisine, or you want everyday recipes that are still interesting.  Highly recommended.