2021

Recent cooking projects

April 6, 2021 · Cucina Mia · cuisinart
Artichoke mandala / Pad ma kuer / Risotto stuffed peppers / Roasted veg and creamy polenta / Penne primavera w/ griddled zucchini / Fun with French…

St. Germain Shepherd: #ketelonevodka #stgermain with fresh squeezed...

grapefruit, champagne float, lemon twist #cucinamia #misenmade

Sisters, not twins.

March 28, 2021 · Facebook

New Mike Doughty came out this week! #nowspinning

March 20, 2021 · Facebook · #nowspinning

We hate you now

March 18, 2021 · rant
These words have been percolating in my head for months now but I didn't have the courage to write and share them. / She did.

A riff on the old fashioned: #pechaudsbitters, house-made cara cara syrup,...

#makersmark, #badabingcherry, ice #cucinamia #misenmade

#nowspinning

March 7, 2021 · Facebook · #nowspinning

#nowspinning

March 7, 2021 · Facebook · #nowspinning

Why direct action?

March 6, 2021 · Activism & Politics
You may well ask: "Why direct action? Why sit ins, marches and so forth? Isn't negotiation a better path?" You are quite right in calling for…

Larb with #nimonranch Italian sausage

March 1, 2021 · Cucina Mia · Facebook · #nimonranch

Once you start making your own ricotta, you’ll never go back

February 27, 2021 · Cucina Mia · Facebook

#nowspinning

February 23, 2021 · Facebook · #nowspinning

#nowspinning #billyjoel #thestranger

February 21, 2021 · Facebook · #nowspinning · #billyjoel · #thestranger

An important PSA from the Pasta Department at #cucinamia

February 9, 2021 · Facebook · Cucina Mia

Palak paneer and butter chicken with basmati rice

February 9, 2021 · Facebook · Cucina Mia · #italindian · #misenmade · #imperfectfoods
I was unable to source any fenugreek but I had everything else I needed for the aromatics. Sauce for the chicken was a little thinner than I had…

Sourced everything I needed to make my own Thai green chili paste!

February 6, 2021 · Cucina Mia · Facebook

We had one of SF’s most underrated views all to ourselves on a chilly...

February 6, 2021 · Facebook
weekday afternoon.

A Must-Read Letter from Andrea Ocasio-Cortez

February 2, 2021 · Activism & Politics
Content warning: This email contains details regarding abuse, violence, and sexual assault. / Monday night, I hopped on IG live to talk about what…

Rubbing whiskers

February 2, 2021 · Facebook

Mediterranean night! Tricolor quinoa tabouleh, jalapeño hummus, pita,...

February 1, 2021 · Facebook · #omahasteaks · Cucina Mia · #misenmade · #suntory
#omahasteaks filet minon pieces pan seared with sumac, Japanese whiskey (okay so that part was off-theme) #cucinamia #misenmade #suntory

Moscow Mules to celebrate the fact that Putin is no longer our president?

January 30, 2021 · Facebook

The Black Crowes: Charming Mess

January 23, 2021 · Facebook
The Black Crowes just put an unreleased track from their first album (1990) on Spotify, made me think of you guys. https: /…

Pad Kee Mao with #imperfectfoods chicken, red bell pepper, and rice noodles...

January 22, 2021 · Facebook · Cucina Mia · #misenmade · #imperfectfoods
with house-pickled Thai chili #cucinamia #misenmade

Moyashi Goma-ae, my favorite Japanese salad

January 19, 2021 · Facebook · Cucina Mia · #misenmade
Soy, sesame oil, toasted sesame seeds, raw garlic, green onion, and a dash of sake or marin, best if left overnight, but darn near impossible once…

Preach

January 18, 2021 · Activism & Politics
"We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly."…

Ribollita

January 16, 2021 · Facebook

I don't care what you say or do you demented turtle, your party, the party...

January 12, 2021 · Facebook
of Nixon and Bush's unwinnable "wars," is now the party who aided and abetted Trump's attempt to destroy this country. No "purge" will ever be…

Apparently I’m a dog person AND a cat person

January 9, 2021 · Facebook

More fun in the kitchen

January 9, 2021 · Cucina Mia · molinari
From left to right: / Orange cauliflower, purple onion, and Molinari sweet Sicilian sausage elbow Mac-n-Cheese with Tillamook sharp cheddar and…

I don't know how anyone coulda seen this coming, omg, [clutches pearls] . ....

January 9, 2021 · Facebook
] . . . wait! If the Economist—not exactly a bastion of liberal thought—could see it coming, anyone could see it coming. Republican lawmakers, the…

I wrote these words on 2/26/2016 and was accused of being a Casandra. I get...

January 6, 2021 · Facebook
no satisfaction from being right. https: / chris.bucchere.com/2016/02/26/trump-portlandia-fascism

Gamestop

January 1, 2021 · rant
This Gamestop saga reminds me of why we have gun control laws. White people marching in the streets with guns = a well regulated militia. Then the…

NYE Sicilian pizza traditions die hard

January 1, 2021 · Cucina Mia · Facebook

2020

Reviving an old DiBona/Bucchere NYE tradition: Sicilian pizza! 🇮🇹🍾🥳

December 31, 2020 · Cucina Mia · Facebook
#cucinamia Reviving an old DiBona/Bucchere NYE tradition: Sicilian pizza! 🇮🇹🍾🥳 / #cucinamia Preview of what's to come tonight...Sicilian pizza!

Pizza beans! Great Northerns and crimini mushrooms baked in pomodoro and...

December 30, 2020 · Facebook · Cucina Mia · #misenmade
mozzarella, Caesar salad. #cucinamia #misenmade

Pizza beans

December 30, 2020 · Cucina Mia
Great Northerns and crimini mushrooms baked in pomodoro and mozzarella, Caesar salad.

Christmas Eve Cioppino

Click for video:Christmas Eve Cioppino / #cucinamia #falconefamilyvineyards #imperfectfoods #misenmadeChristmas Eve Cioppino #cucinamia…

The small tiger has found his calling: guarding the wine.

December 25, 2020 · Facebook

Christmas Eve Cioppino. Dungeness crab (#threeofseven), mussels...

(#fourofseven), clams (#fiveofseven), shrimp (#sixofseven), calamari (#sevenofseven), wild cod (#eightofseven), garlic bread, 2018 Falcone Syrah 🐟🐙…

Happy holidays from @marizzlebdubs and me. Tip: to capture that holiday...

December 24, 2020 · Facebook
spirit, make your white Russians with eggnog

Getting a head start on our #sevenfishes! Ahi shoyu poke (#oneofseven),...

), seaweed salad, imitation crab salad (#twoofseven — still counts!), pineapple, fried shallots over jasmine rice, togarashi #cucinamia #misenmade…

Christmas Eve Cioppino

December 24, 2020 · Cucina Mia · imperfect foods
Dungeness crab, mussels, clams, shrimp, calamari, wild cod, garlic bread, 2018 Falcone Syrah

Art imitating life?

December 23, 2020 · Facebook

Stay home save lives

December 23, 2020 · Parenting
“Stay home stay home stay home, because the great gift you can give those you love and those who work in medicine is not getting (or giving or…

The Miseducation of George Gascón

December 21, 2020 · Activism & Politics
I'm not hiding the fact that George Gascón tried to ruin my life, it's no secret, I wrote a book about it, and I ran political attack ads against him…

Calzoni

December 18, 2020 · Cucina Mia · imperfect foods
Spinach, crimini mushroom, ham, and gruyère; marinara and pesto cream, 2016 Pangloss pinot noir

rly?

December 15, 2020 · Facebook

Madeline got some firsthand experience with democracy today by helping send...

December 14, 2020 · Facebook · Parenting
272 letters to members of the electoral college asking them to reconsider their votes for Trump. There's still time to launch your own letter-writing…

Accidental brown theme

December 12, 2020 · Cucina Mia · imperfect foods
Butternut squash soup and Tillamook extra sharp cheddar grilled cheese, Asian pear galette with dulce de leche

Accidental green theme

December 11, 2020 · Cucina Mia · nimon ranch
Niman Ranch pork sausage risotto stuffed peppers with Buffalo mozzarella in a pesto cream sauce. Cucumber gimlets with St. Germain.