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andrea bennett (they/them)

@akkabah.bsky.social

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Senior editor at The Tyee. Author of the essay collections Hearty: On Cooking, Eating and Growing Food for Pleasure and Subsistence (ECW Press) & Like a Boy but Not a Boy (Arsenal Pulp). Co-editor of the BC bestselling Points of Interest.

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andrea bennett (they/them) @akkabah.bsky.social · 2h

Yes! Gf béchamel and gf mornay are both pretty straightforward—not too difficult to swap out the flour. I make mornay quite often for mac & cheese.

andrea bennett (they/them) @akkabah.bsky.social · 3h

I have no desire to eat eggs Benedict but I wonder if I need to, one time, with as open a mind as possible, to see why everyone is so excited about having egg sauce on their eggs

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andrea bennett (they/them) @akkabah.bsky.social · 4h

I use massage balls and a foam roller to activate my nerve root before I jog. And then I do this like towel stretch after I run for spinal decompression. This seems like a lot of foofaraw for 4 kilometres

andrea bennett (they/them) @akkabah.bsky.social · 4h

My comfortable shorts + t-shirt jogging weather is apparently 10°C (50°F).

andrea bennett (they/them) @akkabah.bsky.social · 21h

What if I made a caramel pumpkin ice cream & then used it for an affogato

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andrea bennett (they/them) @akkabah.bsky.social · 1d

(It’s probably ear and sinus stuff. *Or* I have a really really bad migraine coming. Only time will tell! For now I am going for a swim in a cold lake, which is uh probably somewhat counterindicated.)

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andrea bennett (they/them) @akkabah.bsky.social · 1d

Woke up dizzy today & unhelpfully my two natural warring responses to that are 1) “just ignore it and see if it goes away” and 2) “you’re dying! you are dying”

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andrea bennett (they/them) @akkabah.bsky.social · 2d

My migraine medication is in the trunk, which is not a strategic place to have left it

andrea bennett (they/them) @akkabah.bsky.social · 2d

I wish I wasn‘t felled by perfume, but I am felled by perfume, and someone just got on this islandlink bus absolutely bathed in vanilla bath spray

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andrea bennett (they/them) @akkabah.bsky.social · 4d

As drought in the Peace River region leads to massive wildfires and the Dawson Creek scrambles to find water, a report released today concludes that water use by the region’s fracking industry shot up 50 per cent last year. Ben Parfitt for @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

Fracking’s Water Demand Soared in Drought-Plagued Northeast BC | The Tyee

A report today from Stand.earth shows the industry’s water use increased 50 per cent in 2024.

thetyee.ca

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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 4d

Kinship agreements are commonly used to keep Indigenous kids out of the child welfare system and with family members.

But Julia's documentation was not recognized by a #DTES housing provider, contrary to BC Housing's own guidelines. thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

Indigenous Caregiver Says She Faced Housing Discrimination | The Tyee

Kinship agreements keep Indigenous families together — but one housing provider didn’t accept an applicant’s documentation.

thetyee.ca

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andrea bennett (they/them) @akkabah.bsky.social · 4d

Saw orcas from the ferry this morning!

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andrea bennett (they/them) @akkabah.bsky.social · 4d

Bought some on the ferry. Expensive mistake!!

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andrea bennett (they/them) @akkabah.bsky.social · 4d

Just realized I didn’t take my allergy pills or pack them this morning. hmmmmmmmmmm

andrea bennett (they/them) @akkabah.bsky.social · 4d

“Righting this historical wrong is inconvenient for me and I am feeling some anxiety I will express as anger.” okay buddy, you process that alone or with a friend & come back when you’re ready for some self-reflexive honesty

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andrea bennett (they/them) @akkabah.bsky.social · 4d

I am so tired of people calling things divisive when what they mean is that they were more comfortable when other people were just being silently oppressed and they didn’t have to hear about it or change anything

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andrea bennett (they/them) @akkabah.bsky.social · 4d

am unfortunately familiar with that one!

andrea bennett (they/them) @akkabah.bsky.social · 4d

roasted a squash to take as a snack on my bus journey tomorrow

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andrea bennett (they/them) @akkabah.bsky.social · 5d

Conservatives in my town keep complaining about "the five councillors" who need to go from city council. I just realized today that there are *only six* elected councillors. The sixth is this guy: www.prpeak.com/local-news/c..., globalnews.ca/news/1027506...

Councillor ‘belittled and mocked’ language in Powell River name change debate: First Nation - BC | Globalnews.ca

Councillor Jim Palm was speaking about an opinion poll on whether or not Powell River should change its name at a meeting last Tuesday.

globalnews.ca

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 5d

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 5d

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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andrea bennett (they/them) @akkabah.bsky.social · 5d

Definitely crisp time! Galas definitely do stay firmer. (You could try a mix?)

andrea bennett (they/them) @akkabah.bsky.social · 5d

the future of apples is leaving them as-is! honestly i can't believe i didn't give up sooner

andrea bennett (they/them) @akkabah.bsky.social · 5d

Interesting! Could be down to apple type, oven temp, cooking them too long, or adding ingredients that macerate them (like sugar) pre-cooking. You could experiment with adjusting these elements? We grow something like galas, so honestly I have the opposite problem & add macerating elements.

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andrea bennett (they/them) @akkabah.bsky.social · 5d

(If you have texture stuff it's worth trialling before committing but if not—less time, more fibre.)

andrea bennett (they/them) @akkabah.bsky.social · 5d

Also: I tested out skin-on apple crisp this weekend & it's absolutely fine! No need to peel apples for crisp.

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