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"Cultivate the inability to feel inadequate." - Kim Yodisberg, 2020.

Begun in January 2021. Finished in March. 55" x 76" (140 x 190 cm). Piecework and florals based on Pockets Full of Posies pattern by Racheldaisy Designs.

Grace would totally make this. She would.

Give Alec a challenge and he comes alive! Read Without Being Told by @dassandre-00qpidsarrow and @boffin1710 to learn how he does it.

This recipe makes a very large cauldron full. If you can't eat the entire cauldron at once, no worries. It freezes well. It's also the first chili I've ever eaten that I liked.

First step towards championship chili: roasting the chili peppers.

@dassandre-00qpidsarrow @boffin1710

A tempting treat for everyone’s favorite Quartermaster. Recipe inspired by a mention in Without Being Told by @dassandre-00qpidsarrow and @boffin1710. You need to love your tea-drinking boffin (or his story) well to make this. It has many steps.

More chocolatey goodness from Without Being Told by @dassandre-00qpidsarrow and @boffin1710. 

This recipe is not super sweet but, oh my, if you need a chocolate boost, this will supply it! 

Inspired by a recipe from @dassandre-00qpidsarrow and @boffin1710′s saga Without Being Told. They were supposed to be Vanilla Bean Scones but the exchequer was rather lean and we’re still under shelter-at-home restrictions so they became vanilla-extract-from-the-pantry scones. 

 And a pic of a real life scone, which was very yummy. (And, yes, I’m aware that scones are traditional cut into triangles. I’m a lazy baker. Vaguely squarish shapes worked just fine, thank you very much.) 

Locations in the amazingly complex and well-provisioned town of Devil’s Gulch, Colorado, the main place of action (up to this point) in @dassandre-00qpidsarrow​ and @boffin1710​‘s monumental 007 fanfiction Without Being Told. Since the story is still being written, I expect I’ll have to go back and squeeze some things in.

Detail shot of some essential points downtown:

Finally and at long last, here’s the illustrated recipe for that all-American classic, Tater Tot Casserole! I’m informed by those steeped in the Midwestern culture of Hot Dish Suppers that this version has  too many more ingredients than usual. Feel free to eliminate the sour cream and/or one can of condensed soup and/or one of the canned vegetables. It’ll still be Tater Tot Casserole!

The making and illustrating of this recipe was inspired by Without Being Told over on AO3. When I asked the authors’ permission to illustrate the recipes mentioned in their story, they had only one requirement: I must report my spouse’s reaction to Tater Tot Casserole (he had expressed doubts). So, @dassandre-00qpidsarrow and @Boffin1710, here is the spousal verdict: 

“Interesting.” 

He ate three helpings in one sitting.

Another delicious sweet mentioned in @dassandre-00qpidsarrow’s and @boffin1710′s amazing Without Being Told over on Archive of Our Own. (The food in that story is totally responsible for my pandemic weight gain. Totally.)

Sketched menu inspired by a seven-course meal in @dassandre-00qpidsarrow and @boffin1710′s evolving novel Without Being Told. Close up of the desserts because everything is better with dessert (pudding).

Wear your safety gear, people! Salted caramel sauce foams and splatters magnificently! Haven’t had this much kitchen chaos since chem lab.

Riffing off a recipe in Without Being Told by @dassandre-00qpidsarrow​ and @boffin1710​.

Goes best with cheese toasties