Dawna Read

@riverofcrows.bsky.social

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Reader, Writer, Eater, Cook. She/Her.

A mostly white cat with a grey tail is lying on his side with his paws half-curled, looking up at the camera coyly.
A mound of couscous on a blue and white plate, topped with Moroccan-inspired stew of chickpeas and seven vegetables (eggplant, red onion, carrot, cauliflower, zucchini, red bell pepper, and butternut squash).
A small cup of high quality Spanish ice cream. There is a thick swirl of golden through the white ice cream. It looks like caramel, but it is really tocino de cielo in pourable form.
Squid croquetas, black with ink, in a green rectangular dish. One has been bitten into, revealing the inky interior, and is being held above the plate in a paper napkin.
A hand clutching a torrezno (crispy pork belly with crackling) above a bowl of the same.
A rectangular plate of torreznos (fried pork belly bites with crackling) alongside a row of coarsely mashed mixture of potato and rutabaga, heavily seasoned with pimentón until orange-coloured.
A trade format paperback of "the twisted ones" book by T. Kingfisher. The book is being held above the black-clad surface of my lap.
Artichoke hearts with a lemony sauce on an oval plate with crispy jamón on one end and a few rippled potato chips on the other.
A slice of empanada de cecina y queso de cabra, showing layers of dark pink cured beef, white fresh goat's cheese, and red tomato in a thick, buttery pastry, resting on a paper bag on someone's hand.
Grilled octopus, potatoes, well-dusted with pimentón, on a round wooden plate. There is a similar plate in the background holding padrón peppers.
A golden brown, nicely risen dutch baby pancake, fresh from the oven and still in its skillet, sitting on one corner of the stove, with a yellow and a green daisy motif plate in the background.
A new Bsky acct stealing someone else's pizza photo AND post text about a pizza, presenting it as if it were their own.
Salmon (Gravlax) benedict with a modest amount of hollandaise and a small spinach salad beside it, all on a small red plate . In the background is a glass of sea buckthorn juice and a green coffee mug.
A mostly white cat, Iggy, with a grey tail and markings, being a cutie pie, lying on his side clasping one back leg in his forepaws, head tilted at a quirky angle.
Two poached eggs perched on a square of spoonbread, draped with jalapeño cheese sauce, all on a red plate with a daisy motif.
A most white cat with a grey tail and markings is crouched down in the hallway pretending he's invisible behind the edge of the raised hardwood floor of the living room. Behind him is a black patterned carpet and in front of him is the edge of a red patterned carpet with a fringe.
A rack of ten freshly baked cheese scones sitting on a black stovetop. They are golden brown and flecked with orange cheddar chunks.
An open paperback book showing an illustration of a fairy dressed as the wildflower Bird's Foot Trefoil on one side, and a little poem about it on the other.
A bowl holding a scoop of ground beef chili and a slab of spoon bread with a bit of butter melting on it, being held over a dark red sofa and a wooden floor. There's a fork resting alongside the food in the bowl.
A dutch baby pancake in a steel skillet resting on a black glass stovetop. The sides are high and golden brown, and the edge looks wonderfully crisp.
A mostly white cat with a grey tail has wedged his head and upper body into the corner of a wood-floored room with his feet hanging over the threshold of the hallway, which has black and white squared flooring. He appears to asleep.
Four lunch boxes, inspired by bento styling, demonstrating different lunches you could make with a base of made-ahead couscous. Box 1 has Couscous, baked chicken thigh (curry seasoning), finely diced cucumber, tomato, yellow bell pepper, and spiced sweet potato coins with a bit of sliced green onion. Box 2 has Couscous, Berbere-spiced chickpeas, diced tomatoes, diced cucumber, crumbled feta, sliced avocado. Box 3 has Couscous, boiled egg, diced yellow bell pepper, avocado, and spiced roasted sweet potato coins. Box 4 has Couscous, Caribbean curry spiced chickpeas, finely diced cucumber, yellow bell pepper, crumbled feta, spiced sweet potato coins with sliced green onions, and diced dried apricots.
A gaudy tiered/flounced sundress with narrow staps on a mannequin in a store window. The colours are mostly shades of orange, pink, and cream. Each flounce has a completely different pattern, and the entire length of the dress is ma series of flounced tiers.
A few multi-lobed clusters of bright yellow fungi on a mature willow trunk beside a lake.
Iggy, a mostly white cat with a grey tail and markings is lying curled on his side with the top of his head mashed into my butt.
A dinner table set for two, with four skewers of pork shoulder souvlaki on a plate, a casserole of eggplant, zucchini, red bell peppers, onion, garlic, chickpeas and tomato, topped with feta, a bowl of Halkidiki olives with chili, a big bowl of tzatziki, and a plate holding six freshly made pita breads.
Four skewers of marinated pork shoulder souvlaki in a grill pan on the stove. They've just hit the pan, so the top is still pinkly raw, and you can see flecks of fresh chopped rosemary here and there.
A close-up of a woman's eyes, as she looks over the tops of her eyeglasses. There is a sheen of sweat on her face, but her black eyeliner has not smudged or feathered.
A tall and gloriously golden dutch baby popover pancake, fresh from the oven in a steel skillet, sitting on a black glass stovetop. Behind it, two plates await their portion.
A wide, shallow china bowl full of a brothy chicken and bacon stew with peas and herbs, topped by two fluffy, herb-flecked drop dumplings, and five spears of steamed asparagus arranged in a fan shape on one half of the bowl.
A mostly white cat with a grey tail and markings is curled up next to a person wearing grey jeans (mostly out of frame). The cat has braced his head and hind legs against the person's butt.
A crispy golden corn tortilla topped with refried black beans, crumbled chipotle chorizo, guacamole, red onion, sliced radishes, and a freshly cut red habanero salsa and a few crumbs of cheese. All of this rests on an antique dinner plate featuring a pink rose with silver leaves, mostly obscured by the food.
A banana bread baked in a 23cm square pan instead of a loaf tin. It's been cut into 12 slices and stashed in a cake safe. One piece is missing, for mysterious reasons, and another is perched on top of the rest like the king if the mountain. You can see chunks of chocolate in the cut surfaces.
Two well-stuffed long buns lined with lettuce and piled with shrimp salad, side by side on a blue plate with white writing on it.
A pale yellow sleeveless linen dress on a rack in a shop. It has fake pockets which is already a sin, but for some godforsaken reason they are JETTED pockets. In a sleeveless linen dress. Smdh.
A bread bun stuffed with cheeseburger fillings being held over a very small plate over the lap of someone wearing grey jeans, a black and pink shirt and brown slippers. Half the bun has already been eaten, so you can see the ground meat and cheese inside.
A dark purple bowl containing orzo and chickpea salad with dill and feta being held above a person's lap.
A tall, golden brown dutch baby pancake in a steel skillet resting on a black glass stovetop. In the background are a couple of plates patterned after vintage cheese wrappers.
A door to a public toilet (mini room with toilet and sink), featuring two figures in silhouette. One appears to have enormous shoulderpads, one much higher than the other, leading down to feet tapered to a point, and the other could be someone wearing a cape that is flowing around them.
A breakfast place setting of a soft boiled egg in a cup, a small slab of focaccia, a spotty ripe banana, and a coffee cup, all lit by the morning sun to create a chiaroscuro effect. The plate and cup are matching china pattern, and there is also a flatware knife and spoon. All of this is laid on a round woven pumpkin coloured place mat.
A cross-section of a glazed ring-shaped cherry cake, showing cherry distribution.
A ring-shaped cake resting on a cooling rack. The cake is drizzled with thick white sugar glaze, and crowned with quartered glacé cherries ad toasted almond flakes.
A mostly white cat using his human's crochet slipper clad foot as a pillow.
Cross-section of a freshly baked focaccia, studded with rosemary, on a black mesh silicone mat.
A pan of focaccia, not yet baked, studded with rosemary sprigs, and with a few Halkidiki olives on the left hand side.
A bottle of El Yucateco brand hot sauce, Habanero & Coffee flavour, being held above a butter-yellow tablecloth and a thyme plant.
An orange tabby with white legs and shirt front is posing on an inside window ledge with one leg stretched out behind him. He is looking straight at the viewer. The wall is a pleasing shade of violet, and outside the window a cherry tree is starting to bud.
A pick-and-serve tub of violently red fudge cubes, with a label reading Redbull Fudge and a Union Jack flag.
A small dark red ramekin resting on a dark wooden table. Inside, is a nest of chocolate mousse holding three tiny chocolate and caramel eggs. Two are white with purple speckles, and one is all purple. The lid of the ramekin is resting propped up on one handle, and there is a spoon on the other side.
14 golden Gougères cooling on a rack on top of the stove.
Three cheese and apricot blintzes covered in sliced strawberries, all resting on a pale green plate with a daisy motif on a yellow tablecloth next to a big ombre green coffee cup. Mostly out of frameis a pale yellow napkin with little white bunny silhouettes.
A stack of 12 golden edged unleavened pancakes, viewed from the crispy edge/side view to show the layers.
A glass of flat white coffee next to a small Paris-Brest pastry on a white plate.
A large golden sandwich bun spilling roast pork, crackling, and pickled red cabbage onto the white plate beneath. In the background, a glass of dry Riesling hopes it is up to the task.
The beautiful cover of the paperback novel "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" by Charlie Jane Anders. The lettering is colourful against a dark background. There are illustrations of blue butterflies, the ghostly outlines of a few plants on a field of stars.
A sizzling pan of golden prawn lasagna.
A store window display of large ceramic coffee mugs shaped and painted to look like theyare constructed out of several fried eggs.
Classic Eggs Benedict on a china plate, topped with volcanic lava salt from Iceland.
English Muffins on a cooling rack. In the front, one of the muffins is split open to show the characteristic nooks and crannies. They unattractive first efforts at these muffins have been scooted out of view.
Iggy, a mostly white cat with a grey tail is curled up next to a person in a dark green sweater and grey chalkstripe trousers, who is also curled up on a black sofa. He is completely filling the v-shaped space between the legs and torso of the human.