Christmas photos!
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A pomegranate dish cooked by Azer's girlfriend, to celebrate the winter solstice.
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A peas-and-cheese dish cooked by Azer's girlfriend. This is the only time I remember being unable to stop eating peas.
The recipe calls for butter, but Azer insisted on using olive oil because he thinks butter is too unhealthy.
Lavep hand-letterpressed this Christmas card! It took him two evenings. The text is a reference to how I like to walk in and say "hello friends!".
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A pomegranate dish cooked by Azer's girlfriend, to celebrate the winter solstice.
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A peas-and-cheese dish cooked by Azer's girlfriend. This is the only time I remember being unable to stop eating peas.
The recipe calls for butter, but Azer insisted on using olive oil because he thinks butter is too unhealthy.
A chicken baked by Aff. We sent this photo to Azer to show him how much butter is being used, along with the caption, "That's how we roll."
Azer: "Well done."
Christmas tree! I like following traditions, knowing that millions of other people are doing the same. It feels community-like.