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  • Kind code reviews

    August 18, 2024

    Code reviews can be tough for everyone involved. If it’s your code, you’ve put your work out there to be critiqued. If you’re a reviewer, you have to balance critique and criticism. What’s the difference? The approach: critique offers a balanced and constructive approach to review, while criticism is subjective and often focuses on flaws. Both can get the job done, but one of these is more effective long term.

  • Chorizo & Beef Chili

    August 29, 2020

    Chili is something near and dear to my heart. I’ll always remember my mother making chili and letting it simmer for hours so that the flavors would meld together. This chili is a little different from Mom’s. It’s a Texas-style chili (no beans) with lots of meat and flavor from both beef and chorizo.

  • Improvised Mujadara

    May 15, 2019

    Mujadara is a Lebanese recipe, often made for Friday Lenten dinners. The recipe I’m writing won’t be used for any Lenten Friday night though, since it calls for a cup and a half of chicken broth. Sure, you can use veggie broth for a Friday night or a vegetarian meal, but all I had in my pantry was chicken, so there you are. This has a few extra ingredients from your basic Mujadara.

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