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5 days ago | 
stirthepot.substack.com | Michelle Albanes-Davis
Hey Pot Heads,There’s no new recipe this week but I wanted to take a second to wish all the parents out there a very happy Mother’s Day. It’s a crucial job for society but one that’s criminally under-supported. We know all moms are superheroes but they shouldn’t have to be. Here’s to all of you making magic out of nothing. I’m always down to babysit. Stir the Pot is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
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6 days ago | 
stirthepot.substack.com | Michelle Albanes-Davis
I’ve always been ambivalent about my previous job but when I saw that my old website had been deleted, it hurt. I love writing recipes and sharing them with people for a living. It’s my life’s work and a portion of it just disappeared like it was nothing. That’s what I get for enduring a bunch of bullshit for so many years just to get the job done: nothing. This might feel familiar.
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1 week ago | 
stirthepot.substack.com | Michelle Albanes-Davis
Hey Pot Heads,Yes, we’ve finally reached the last entry of our chickpea flour and naturally, it’s the most decedent. You know I’m not big into frying things but there’s just something about fried chickpea flour fritters that taste both decadent and wholesome. It’s worth trying, particularly if you serve them as a burger. Like all the recipes I’ve shared with chickpea flour, you can mix and match what you add to them based on what you have and what’s in season.
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1 week ago | 
stirthepot.substack.com | Michelle Albanes-Davis
Hey Pot Heads! Like the rest of you, I’ve been reading the news and screaming into the void about all the dumb and terrifying shit going on right now in US. I know it’s a lot. The misinformation and outright propaganda all of us are wading through is caustic no matter how well we try to protect ourselves. It got me thinking about this piece I wrote last year about MSG and how lies can so quickly become accepted as reality through repetition and bad science.
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2 weeks ago | 
stirthepot.substack.com | Michelle Albanes-Davis
Hey Pot Heads, Next week we’ll be back in the kitchen to finish out our chickpea flour deep dive but this week I’m taking a much needed to break. Between the horrific news cycle, packing up for my move to Seattle, and the general shitty vibe in US right, now I am feeling extra wiped out. I know you are too. We all need enough energy to make it through t…Keep reading with a 7-day free trialSubscribe to Stir the Pot to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.
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2 weeks ago | 
stirthepot.substack.com | Michelle Albanes-Davis
It’s a been bad week to be an American who eats food. I started at least ten different versions of this newsletter because the shitstorm just kept coming and I didn’t know where to focus. It’s impossible to keep up with every single horrifying, idiotic, and embarrassing action our current administration is taking against the safety and prosperity of its citizens and the world at large. And yet I try.
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3 weeks ago | 
stirthepot.substack.com | Michelle Albanes-Davis
Hey Pot Heads!Yes, we’re still working with chickpea flour. This affordable flour deserves a place in your pantry simply because you can whip up so many different kinds of meals with it. The most expensive bag I’ve found of it in LA (a very expensive city) is one pound for $3.99. For that price, you get about 3 ½ cups of flour which is more than enough for several meals. See? Even when you factor in the cost of some random veggies and spices, that’s still one hell of a deal.
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3 weeks ago | 
stirthepot.substack.com | Michelle Albanes-Davis
If there’s shit all over my food, I expect somebody to say something. I’m old fashioned like that. I thought we’d all agreed that none of us should eat poop, and we certainly shouldn’t be paying for the privilege. Well apparently, that deal is off. There was a massive E. coli outbreak over the last few months and almost none of us heard about it. Sure, there was plenty of other horrifying news to grab our attention but that’s not why we all missed it. We missed the story because there was no story.
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1 month ago | 
stirthepot.substack.com | Michelle Albanes-Davis
Hey Potheads! Last week I shared three different recipes for how to make quick meals on your stovetop out of chickpea flour. If you missed it, catch up right here. Before we move on to baking and frying with chickpea flour, I thought I would make a video to go along with the omelette recipe. There are some of you who just won’t try the recipes without more visual guidance and I am hellbent on getting you all to try chickpea flour. It’s too good of a staple for you to be intimidated.
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1 month ago | 
stirthepot.substack.com | Michelle Albanes-Davis
Hey Potheads! Before we get into this week’s post I wanted to let you know that I’m hosting a lil q & a in Kansas City on May 1 to celebrate the release of my bud Mamrie Hart’s new cookbook All I Think About Is Food. It will be a goofy night at Tom’s Town Distillery and I’d love for you to come if you live near by. All the info you need is right here but you can always DM if you have any questions. Ok, now back to business. Right now, the trees all over my city are heavy with loquats.
