HeyJaredNatalie’s Stack
Short stories + desserts. Where the recipes are dialed, but the lives behind them deeply unstable. 🪿
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Lobster Boils (opens the original)
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Julia Child once asked, “Why not have a community duck press, lobster pot, fish steamer, pâté en croûte mold, or spring-form pan?”I don’t know, Julia. Why don’t I? Sharing a lobster pot with my downstairs neighbor Kenny is frankly something I’ve never considered. Kenny is a nice enough guy. He has a lovely wife, a new baby, a small dog named Mellow. Nancy, our landlord, tells us he’s a successful accountant. Kenny is also a DJ. His weekend sets start in his living room around 9AM. A bumping bass
Happy Cakes™ (opens the original)
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Dear Laurel, We hope this letter finds you well. We want to THANK YOU! for volunteering for Happy Cakes™. WE APPRECIATE YOU!!! 🐻💛🍰From our records, you were assigned to bake a cake for Brendan on his 10th birthday! His request was for a six-layer Triple Chocolate Dream Cake with chocolate mousse filling, dark chocolate ganache, and chocolate sprinkles. We love that little guy. And boy, does he love chocolate!This is not meant to be harsh, but we noticed the cake you delivered (THANK YOU!!!</stro
The Sunday Market Spread (opens the original)
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This week I met a man named Bill Kernoodle. You don’t hear a last name like that often. I was so delighted I shook his hand. Probably with more enthusiasm than the situation called for. It was a firm grip. Which, if you know me, is saying something. I generally avoid physical contact with strangers. Wow, do I love a good last name.• Jeff Kitchens• Dale Cardigan• Sue Garcia GarciaI usually excuse myself upon meeting such a unicorn as Jerome D. Eulenthrope or Kenneth Beavers to jot the name in my
Putting the Last Grapefruit on Ice (opens the original)
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Well, fellow travelers, we’ve come to the end of grapefruit season. A humbling journey it’s been indeed.Should you have missed Week 1, Week 2 or Week 3… please, enjoy. As I’ve chipped away at these essays, I’ve had a candle burning next to me. Lighting one has been a writing ritual of mine for years now. My favorite comes in a big, heavy glass jar. Dark amber. It’s an Arizona, hand poured bran
I Nearly Singed Off My Eyebrows (opens the original)
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This week I lit a grapefruit on fire. Sugar, as it turns out, is highly flammable. And culinary torches should be way harder to buy. The idea came to me after a Pinterest search: a crème brûlée topping on a chilled grapefruit posset. If that sentence sounds unhinged to you, you’re making better decisions than I am. I don’t know. After recommending two grapefruit recipes this month, I felt the need to come in with something more impressive than an olive oil cake or a jar of m
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