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Rick MacPherson

@rickmac.bsky.social

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“Don’t lose that anger. Just have a little more patience and forgiveness. For yourself as well.” -Larry Kramer Ocean, Bull Terriers, Food, Quiet, Repeat Born in 319 ppm. Gaymer 🎮 Knitter 🧶 Fermenter 🍺 🏳️‍🌈🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Rick MacPherson @rickmac.bsky.social · 5d

Summer’s still swinging here in Northern California, so we harvested the bounty of the farmers market and made toasted heirloom tomato sammiches for dinner: Bernal Bakery sourdough + kewpie mayo mixed with laksa paste (another Chef @jonkung.bsky.social idea). Sweet, spicy, perfect. Transcendent. 🌞🍅

Rick MacPherson @rickmac.bsky.social · 7d

Rick MacPherson @rickmac.bsky.social · Sep 20

Rick MacPherson @rickmac.bsky.social · Sep 19

Chef @jonkung.bsky.social dropped a bowl of miso-corn noodle heaven that wrecked my taste buds… and then wrecked the kitchen. 🌽🍜 Holy shit Chef, spectacular broth AND spectacular dishwashing chaos. Worth every slurp, and worth every scrub. 👏🔥

Miso Corn Noodles made with Corn Bone Soup

TikTok video by Jonathan Kung

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Rick MacPherson @rickmac.bsky.social · Jun 19

Yes, King.

Rick MacPherson @rickmac.bsky.social · Apr 22

Enjoying this read on Earth Day.

Cover of the paperback book, “The Solace of Open Spaces” by Gretel Ehrlich.

Rick MacPherson @rickmac.bsky.social · Apr 19

Cool! Looks so similar, albeit on a different scale, to ocean-bottom sand ripples I photographed off the Bahama’s Bank.

Rick MacPherson @rickmac.bsky.social · Apr 14

Ooh hey, @katieocean.bsky.social! It be me… I be it. 😉 Officially launching during Nat Ocean Month. Currently organizing in collab w/ brewery email lists, through local environmental NGO contacts, Eventbrite, bottle shops, SF Bay event calendars, etc. Would love to have you as guest speaker! 🌊 🍺

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Rick MacPherson @rickmac.bsky.social · Apr 1

Current mental state.

Rick MacPherson @rickmac.bsky.social · Mar 16

Perhaps it’s time to walk away from the sushi bake now.

Oven tray of tobiko & green onion-topped sushi bake partially eaten.

Rick MacPherson @rickmac.bsky.social · Feb 20

That blue peeking behind those darker, earthy glaze hues is stunning!

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Rick MacPherson @rickmac.bsky.social · Feb 16

Current vibe

Sleepy sea lion basking on a dock in the sun.

Rick MacPherson @rickmac.bsky.social · Feb 13

We’ve made the executive decision to leave our holiday lights up indefinitely as a home remedy to add some degree of joy to these very dark days.

Windows with pink/purple holiday lights at night.

Rick MacPherson @rickmac.bsky.social · Feb 3

I first read The Shipping News by Annie Proulx back in 94 right after publication. I brought it with me to read during stops while driving from Northern Maine to Gros Morne in Newfoundland. While she isn’t Canadian, she still captured the sense of place so beautifully.

Rick MacPherson @rickmac.bsky.social · Feb 3

Wow! That’s a win!

Rick MacPherson @rickmac.bsky.social · Feb 2

Gorgeous! Hoping stress has negative calories given how much stress baking I’ve been doing.

Rick MacPherson @rickmac.bsky.social · Feb 2

Loving everything about this! The shape, the glaze, the little feet, the graceful handle, the gorgeous violet hues!

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Rick MacPherson @rickmac.bsky.social · Feb 1

Beautiful every step of the way…

Rick MacPherson @rickmac.bsky.social · Feb 1

I’m a huge fan of beautiful glaze drip margins, and this is particularly a stunner!

Rick MacPherson @rickmac.bsky.social · Jan 31

Yes, Please!

Rick MacPherson @rickmac.bsky.social · Jan 31

With this addition to my Heath Ceramics dinnerware, this brings my Heath collection to a whopping 2 pieces. I’m not made of Silicon Valley dollars, so I cherish every piece. A Dessert Bowl in Moonstone from the Heath Coupe Line.

Blue moonstone ceramic dessert bowl with a wiped, natural clay rim, made by Heath Ceramics in Sausalito, California.

Rick MacPherson @rickmac.bsky.social · Jan 30

RIP Marianne Faithfull, and thank you for a lifetime of music and emotions.

The Ballad of Lucy Jordan by Marianne Faithfull on Apple Music

Song · 1979 · Duration 4:10

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Rick MacPherson @rickmac.bsky.social · Jan 30

Abandoned thoughts of doom for a few hours today and focused my energy and hope into a new batch of Chef @jonkung.bsky.social’s fragrant chili oil. Loads of Sichuan peppercorns but also used Aleppo chili flakes. So much mala goodness just in time for Lunar New Year!

Hand holding a jar of freshly made Sichuan chili oil.

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Rick MacPherson @rickmac.bsky.social · Jan 29

Stunningly accurate! Such a great hand at color! Would this be sufficient weight for a hat or scarf?

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Rick MacPherson @rickmac.bsky.social · Jan 29

恭喜发财 Happy Year of the Snake! 🐍 Early morning stroll through Chinatown. Stepping on the red firecracker paper represents symbolically stepping on the remnants of the evil spirits that firecrackers were meant to scare away and "stepping into good fortune.”

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