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Hannahminnea's avatar

Never mind the A$$holes bothering you, -what really matters is that Tagine! Could I get that recipe from you? It looks AMAZING! And I really love the lemons that you’ve made.

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Christopher Messina's avatar

Life is not worth living without a continuous supply of ageing lemons in the larder.

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Hannahminnea's avatar

Yes-now I see the recipe for the tagine. Thank you.

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Nora's avatar

I am sorry for all the hate you have been facing. I believe you are strong and will always make them mad because they can’t break you. 🙏🏻

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Christopher Messina's avatar

Thanks, but don't worry about it. I find these basement dwellers amusing - truly. I live rent free in their heads and I never think about them at all until they pop their heads up to be obnoxious.

I had a WONDERFUL moment in Manhattan last autumn. I was in Union Square. There was a pack of keffiyeh-dress-up pansies looking all tough, shouting something about Israel. I was wearing this ridiculous 3-inch carved pounamu Magen David (a green jade from New Zealand) hanging off a Cuban Miami silver chain glinting in the sunlight. I stared at the ringleader, reached into my pocket and put my kippah on, then walked STRAIGHT at him. I got to within a couple of feet and just stared at the lead douchebag.

He and his Tough Guys stopped their shouting and after a minute or so, they walked away. As they were walking away, a couple of them shouted shit at me, which was just priceless.

Screw these people.

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Mark L's avatar

He is tough!

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Fern Burg's avatar

Hilarious. How long did you say you stare at yourself in the mirror??!!! 😃

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Christopher Messina's avatar

Baby, I lose time... It's mesmerizing. I don't know how my wife leaves the house.

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Fern Burg's avatar

How could she-indeed!!

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ForeignLocal's avatar

Proud of you, brother!

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Mark L's avatar

Hang in there. If you ever get to Montreal , I will treat you to some Fairmount Bagels. And you can try one of my Mango Cheesecakes.

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Christopher Messina's avatar

Wood-fired kosher delights?! I'm all in!

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Barbara Krystal's avatar

I would like that recipe!

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Christopher Messina's avatar

Moroccan Spice Mix:

• ¼ cup ground cinnamon

• ¼ cup ground cumin

• 2 tablespoons ground turmeric

• 2 tablespoons ground coriander

• 2 tablespoons ground ginger

• 2 tablespoons crushed dried mint

• 1 tablespoon salt

• 2 teaspoons ground black pepper

Tagine:

• 1½ cup chopped dried apricots

• 1¼ cup figs

• 4 diced chicken breasts

• ¼ cup olive oil

• ½ small onion, minced

• 2 teaspoons chopped garlic

• 1 cup chicken broth

• ¼ cup honey

• ½ bunch fresh cilantro, chopped

• ½ bunch fresh mint, hand torn

• ¼ cup toasted sliced almonds

See my discussion of preparing aged lemons: https://christophermessina.substack.com/p/id-rather-be-cooking-trust-me-on?r=erlb4

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Barbara Krystal's avatar

Thank you. Now I am really part of the family.

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Christopher Messina's avatar

Low heat. Best results with a Moroccan tajine, as pictured.

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Barbara Krystal's avatar

Pretty good for my first attempt! I didn't take as care of my lemons as you did, but I had a desert to cross!

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Ken Macko's avatar

Well you, Trump and Elon all have at least one thing in common. And it’s all for the good.

And there are so many things worse than being called a whore ! I guess that would make my day too, especially by something so damn cute 🙂

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Nikki Richard's avatar

😂😂😂😂 OMG that meme was hilarious. It’s something I would say. Seriously though, try not to get bombed and if you have people chanting for your death, at least you know you are doing the right thing! ❤️

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