Do you use a mortar and pestle in your kitchen? When making certain dishes I like adding some mustard seed as an emulsifier along with some peppercorns, Celtic sea salt and some other freshly ground ingredients. It’s fun to experiment. When I make my homemade chicken stock, I usually add some ground mustard seed and […]
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Louisiana, it’s time for change. We sit on a wealth of resources yet give away the money that we need to invest back into our state. My plan calls for Every parish to identify core projects that are needed yet have gone unfunded (infrastructure, health, education, and more) Parishes complete studies and estimates for projects
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The Baton Rouge Arts scene is heating up in a big way and it’s time to create more established pathways for the maintenance of the creative atmosphere here. Step one is mapping the landscape. I developed this framework as a starting point to map cultural landscapes and connect people to the Arts. Tag me in
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https://www.reddit.com/r/batonrouge/comments/1u4wy9r/stop_the_garden_district_flooding_community/ Thank you to @stopthegdflooding for an amazing meeting! I am so inspired by what your community has done to work on getting results for issues that matter to local residents. A town hall in the median with neighbors and elected officials and leaders coming out to YOU? Yes we need more of this! I
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I love homemaking. I studied Home Economics for my Bachelor’s degree. They’ve changed the program some and the name (when I graduated it was called Family, Child, and Consumer Science), now it’s called Child & Family studies. I went to LSU and the program was housed in the College of Agriculture. Fun fact, Home Economics
On November 20, 2027, Louisiana will choose new leadership for our state. We need to flip the seats of Louisiana legislators and officials who failed the Common Sense Test that was SB 121. About For those unfamiliar with why SB 121 is such a big deal: SB121 is drawn in such a way to purposefully
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Last night I made the perfect spaghetti in the instant pot. Here is the recipe: Ingredients: 1 lb of pasta, 4 cups of water Cook: 1 minute high pressure; rest 5 minutes, then manual realease Ta-da! Perfect pasta!
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And yes, they’re all on my bucket list Curated by Curated by is the name of the event, not a description of this list. September 5– October 4, 2025 curatedby.at Viennacontemporary September 17-20, 2026 Vienna, Austria www.viennacontemporary.at/en/ Art Vienna September 18-20, 2026 www.artvienna.org Vienna Highlights Art Fair September 18-21, 2026 www.highlights.info Fair For Art Vienna
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I drew a garden hibiscus plant again and again…
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24 full pan set from Jackson’s Fine Art in London This set is from my favorite art store in the entire world (so far), Jackson’s Fine Art in London. I purchased this set online in 2017, but I have since been to their physical store in London multiple times. In fact, I no longer consider
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